The only reason they were cool is because they were a smallish (compared to suvs) station wagon.

Ok,no diesel. How about a straight six with a manual ? BTW why do Americans pronounce diesel like it has two s’ ? dease-SELL ? Its really more DEE-zel.

David Tracy, automotive engineer, journalist, fixer upper of clunkers, declares that a 64 hp car does not climb steep highway grades fast and an inexpensive excellent offroader is a crappy highway cruiser.

Glaciers have no political agenda.

True. They did have a number of model s’ and x’ which apparently did last all day. But those are a big investment over a camry hybrid.

An all electric taxi company in Montreal, Teo Taxi, just went bankrupt. They said a big problem was running the fleet in the winter. 

Move the brewery.  

Its a race car, what is original on the engine ? Spark plugs ?. Crank bearings ? Piston rings ? What do these guys want, the original engine oil ?

Stenmark and Schiffrin got their victories in SL and GS which are less injury prone. Its hard to compare different eras.  82 WC wins is just crazy.  

Did that for years and its somewhat true. 

Honda Fit is practical, probably has more room than some crossovers. “Eww..... I don’t want a hatchback ! “ WTF    Crossovers ARE hatchbacks. And/or stationwagons with crappy handling. 

Yeah modern cars cold start pretty well, but its still worth it to have a block heater if you live in a cold place. Car starts up way easier, uses less fuel, less wear and tear on the engine, less pollution and interrior warms up faster. Even plugging in for an hour makes a difference.

I generally don’t like tattoos and my reaction to most of them are “whatever” but charcoal barbecue grill is awesome !

Would rather wagon. Unless you are driving a lot of really bad unpaved roads I see no logic to this. And those low pro tires are not very offroad worthy anyway.

Getting any power out of a very cold (eg -10c or colder)  engine results in very poor fuel efficiency and lots of pollution. Idling the engine for 2-3 minutes then driving (carefully) will result in better overall economy and less pollution.

Cheaper and longer lasting. 

I go to Starbucks maybe twice a year, of course I am clueless, cut me some slack.

Hmm. Canuck here who lived in the USA for a while. Grain of truth in that but sometimes the American friendlyness is a BS facade.

Got to disagree with you on the snow clearing. Toronto comes to a stop with a few cm’s. Montreal neighbour moved to Calgary and she said they just wait for the chinook. Vancouver, forget it. Seattle even worse, if thats possible. I heard the same for Portland. The snow crew for the Sierras in California talk like they…

You need a Hyundai Pony, worn stock michelins, and some snowy parking lots and roads. Easy.