Yeah, the kids are VW fanatics. Son drives an R32, and daughter an EOS. I drive a Highlander Hybrid that sits outside.....
Anyone considering a new winter dd, should at least test drive an 06-07 HighHy. The electrics give you that instant torque which gives you the ability to just smoke a lot of cars off the line. I have more fun with that Al Gore car.....
I live on top of a neglected road on a hill. Once the salt truck comes, it dumps a mother-load of salt that I just cant bring myself to let the nice cars drive in. They get babied now until Spring, so until then, I have to amuse myself with the HiHy.
I live between Syracuse and Binghamton, so we get around 100+ inches of snow/year. Worst storm I recall must have been the 93 blizzard..... I remember opening up my garage door, and had just a 6inch slot of daylight at the top. The whole family shovelled for 3 days (of course the snowblower died....). I dug the equivalent of my entire house foundation by hand in 3 days.
When it's nice here, it's very nice. When it's tough, it can be mean.
Cold doesn't bother me as I'm R-19 in a tee-shirt.
~juli
