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Posted by lyk71 NE (My Page) on Tue, Apr 10, 07 at 20:41
ok guys, I know already this is going to be a loaded bunch of comments but...
i've got two kids and another one on the way (please don't yell at me for having another petroleum-eating American). we've got a toyota corolla which has awesome gas mileage but three carseats simply won't fit in the back. i'll kill myself before i get an suv. and i need 4 wheel drive (i know, gas guzzler) but the roads get really icy and snowy where i live and i spent too many sweat-dripping episodes spinning my wheels on hills. a minivan would be ok but there are no hybrids, and i would love a hybrid to offset the gas usage of a larger car/van.
so...any suggestions? let's pretend money is no object (HA!) |
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RE: need a kid-friendly auto
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| One suggestion: winter tires. If you're using the typical "all-season" tires, you have no idea how much more traction you can have with tires dedicated to getting around on snow and ice. I use them here in Minnesota and the difference is remarkable even on my small front-wheel-drive car. Everyone I know who uses winter tires will not go back to "no-seasons". Good winter tires will cost only about $500 or so -- much cheaper than paying for the gas an SUV will cost you. With winter tires, you can consider a much wider range of vehicles. Maybe a Camry, if you like Toyotas. Or pretty much anything bigger than a Corolla. If you get a car with rear-wheel-drive, make sure it comes with traction control. It will make getting around much easier in the yucky stuff. |
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