Bro, I want a tattoo of that !

Gotta disagree with you on that one. I think most modern cars are overpowered. Sure you may not fly up steep hills fully loaded but it will be enough.

Some of the most lethal driving I have ever done or seen is in ‘small european villages’.

I recall me and my dad gathering firewood with the ‘79 ford econoline (carb and no cat) and we were running out of gas on a back road. My dad poured in the pre mix gas for the chainsaws. We made it to the gas station OK and never had any problems later.

Hello Norway, just joking around. I am from Quebec and British Columbia and I ski a lot so I have been on a lot of snowy roads . More than a few times I wish I had a wrc car with studded tires and the driver to get me to ski area quickly and safely ! Skiing in Norway is on my list too.

They cheat with narrow studded tires.

Are you kidding ? The abuse those things get !

He talks in circles about things barely related to the question to give the impression that he is giving a detailed answer. Typical politician stuff.

So I can buy a merc with a diesel, manual transmission and a solid rear axle? Maybe even brown ?

I recall rocking my way out of a tricky parking spot at Kirkwood ski area with my ‘87 celica. When I finally got out (was really maybe 3 minutes) two snowboarders who were watching the whole process said “Dude, you need 4wd”. They were probably Californians that were brainwashed by their government that you must have…

Should have gone backwards, with gravity, makes a huge difference. When parking on snow/icy conditions, always try to ‘park up’ so you can roll out.

True. I see lots of contractors using vans. All you gear and materials stay dry. More room and the loading floor is not so damn high like modern pickups.

If you have a yard plant a few trees. We did this and had a “local” tree every 3-6 years. Then it got burned in the wodstove, carbon neutral energy, but that is another debate.

I grew up in Quebec, in an english speaking neighbourhood, and in elementary school in the 70's we played “soccer baseball” every recess. So at least in the olden days it was “soccer baseball”.

Overly confident pick up truck drivers, what a surprise.

Hey look, a jackass and a horse.

Carbon Fiber is difficult/expensive to recycle. This will be its biggest challenge.

Removing your cat converter will probably put out less CO2. Cats convert nasty gases and convert them to H2O vapour and CO2.

All the Newfies in Alberta are drawn to the rock.

Too many people use way to much salt. When it snows they just pour salt over the snow on their walkway and driveway. Shovel the snow first ! Then use less salt to keep it safe.