What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

need a bag of kitty litter or sand and drive right out?

 

Someone photochop this pic to make it look cool all flexed out....

 

Nope, 2wd = fail.

The proper way to do it is not go off in the first place

 

I drove my 5 lugger through 4 snowy winters and never once went off the road. Ice and all. How do you go in the ditch on a straight road anyway?

 

because no one has even seen snow before...ive seen it twice in my life once in 1989 and then in 2010 when i went to philly and neither time have i ever driven in it...

 

You sir are too cool, please teach me!

 

This is my fourth winter with my 2WD Ranger. All it takes is knowing how to drive properly. I have 240 lbs of sand in the bed and snow tires. Only time I've gotten stuck in 4 years is when I was backing out of a buddy's driveway and drove off the edge into a 3' snow drift.

 

It's called common sense. It does wonders to overall success in life.

 

Sadly, common sense isn't so common

 

I love how people up North treat Southern people like they're idiots when it comes to driving. I do agree that there are people that just shouldn't be driving, but how do you expect somebody that has never pushed the limits of their vehicle, let alone in snow/ice conditions, to know how to react?

Now I've never wrecked or gotten stuck because of snow/ice. But I have been in the situation where I began to slide and couldn't do anything about it. I was lucky enough to slide right up into somebody's driveway instead of the 6 feet ditches on either side.

 

The same way you did when you learned snow driving for the first time... Did you crash? I didn't. I drove slow because I didn't know what I was doing. You don't push the limits of your vehicle if you don't know how to drive it in the current conditions. That's how you kill yourself and others. Like I said, common sense.

 

Yes I can agree, I didn't crash. But at the same time if there's somewhere you have to go, such as work, I don't know if you have much of a choice.

And honestly, if I'm driving over 20 or 30 I'm in 4x4 unless I'm playing around. I don't take chances haha

 

im gonna be going up to TN next month, so once im in snow i should be in 4wd, even on the highway? Florida born and raised, never driven in snow

 

You don't need 4wd unless there's 5+ inches of snow on the road IMO. Even then it's iffy. 4wd only helps you take off, it does NOT help when slowing down or on ice at all.

People seem to think that even though you have 4wd, you're invincible on snow and ice.

 

It depends on if there is snow on the highway lol. While driving 4wd keeps the back end from walking out on you on. I drive on the highway when it's covered in snow at 55 regularly.!

 

rule of thumb is if there is snow on the road use 4wd then?

 

yeah but if you hit small patches of ice on the highway having 4wd engaged will allow the front end to keep tracking where the wheels are pointed. thats how ive always thought of it

 

Yes it helps, but it's not necessary. I guess since you're a noob to driving on the snow it wouldn't be a bad idea for you.

You'll get the hang of correcting your truck when the ass end kicks out.

 

Really just depends on the road conditions. If there's a decent buildup of snow or slush go with 4x4 and keep it under 45.

No-one said they were invincible but 4x4 works wonders in snow and you don't just need it taking off. If you're open in the rear and going up a hill you're going to break traction and lose momentum in 2wd. The biggest thing that will help people in the snow is experience. You have to know what to look for, where on the road to drive, and when to let out of the throttle.

 

Yeah, 4x4 helps in many more situations that just taking off in the snow...