Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

FrankW <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote:

>Why not keep the car and get a little
>trailer to haul stuff around?

yeah thought of that

but its a Mazda Protege and not really rated for ANY
towing

And.....Id have to store trailer somewhere.... get
license..etc

Also....I'm wanting the extra ground clearance a small
truck has

Last snow up here was abt 12". My poor Protege was
dead in the water..... only abt 4" ground clearance on
that thing!!! High centered on damn snow!!

I guess I'm wanting the best of ALL worlds and maybe
that's not possible:

Ground clearance
Greta fuel economy
Utility
Cargo hauling

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

FrankW <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote:

>Why not keep the car and get a little
>trailer to haul stuff around?

yeah thought of that

but its a Mazda Protege and not really rated for ANY
towing

And.....Id have to store trailer somewhere.... get
license..etc

Also....I'm wanting the extra ground clearance a small
truck has

Last snow up here was abt 12". My poor Protege was
dead in the water..... only abt 4" ground clearance on
that thing!!! High centered on damn snow!!

I guess I'm wanting the best of ALL worlds and maybe
that's not possible:

Ground clearance
Greta fuel economy
Utility
Cargo hauling

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

FrankW <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote:

>Why not keep the car and get a little
>trailer to haul stuff around?

yeah thought of that

but its a Mazda Protege and not really rated for ANY
towing

And.....Id have to store trailer somewhere.... get
license..etc

Also....I'm wanting the extra ground clearance a small
truck has

Last snow up here was abt 12". My poor Protege was
dead in the water..... only abt 4" ground clearance on
that thing!!! High centered on damn snow!!

I guess I'm wanting the best of ALL worlds and maybe
that's not possible:

Ground clearance
Greta fuel economy
Utility
Cargo hauling

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

A VW bus may fit the bill (old kind, no luxury). Seems to have all
those characteristics. Not Front WD but has the motor right over the
rear tires for traction. I once came across a BMW that could not make
it up a very steep section of paved street in the rain. The VW bug I
was driving went right up with no problem. You should have seen the
look on his face! I felt good for days afterwards.





On Jan 24, 2:18 pm, nos...@nospam.com wrote:
> FrankW <f...@norpak.ca> wrote:
> >Why not keep the car and get a little
> >trailer to haul stuff around?yeah thought of that
>
> but its a Mazda Protege and not really rated for ANY
> towing
>
> And.....Id have to store trailer somewhere.... get
> license..etc
>
> Also....I'm wanting the extra ground clearance a small
> truck has
>
> Last snow up here was abt 12". My poor Protege was
> dead in the water..... only abt 4" ground clearance on
> that thing!!! High centered on damn snow!!
>
> I guess I'm wanting the best of ALL worlds and maybe
> that's not possible:
>
> Ground clearance
> Greta fuel economy
> Utility
> Cargo hauling

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

A VW bus may fit the bill (old kind, no luxury). Seems to have all
those characteristics. Not Front WD but has the motor right over the
rear tires for traction. I once came across a BMW that could not make
it up a very steep section of paved street in the rain. The VW bug I
was driving went right up with no problem. You should have seen the
look on his face! I felt good for days afterwards.





On Jan 24, 2:18 pm, nos...@nospam.com wrote:
> FrankW <f...@norpak.ca> wrote:
> >Why not keep the car and get a little
> >trailer to haul stuff around?yeah thought of that
>
> but its a Mazda Protege and not really rated for ANY
> towing
>
> And.....Id have to store trailer somewhere.... get
> license..etc
>
> Also....I'm wanting the extra ground clearance a small
> truck has
>
> Last snow up here was abt 12". My poor Protege was
> dead in the water..... only abt 4" ground clearance on
> that thing!!! High centered on damn snow!!
>
> I guess I'm wanting the best of ALL worlds and maybe
> that's not possible:
>
> Ground clearance
> Greta fuel economy
> Utility
> Cargo hauling

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

A VW bus may fit the bill (old kind, no luxury). Seems to have all
those characteristics. Not Front WD but has the motor right over the
rear tires for traction. I once came across a BMW that could not make
it up a very steep section of paved street in the rain. The VW bug I
was driving went right up with no problem. You should have seen the
look on his face! I felt good for days afterwards.





On Jan 24, 2:18 pm, nos...@nospam.com wrote:
> FrankW <f...@norpak.ca> wrote:
> >Why not keep the car and get a little
> >trailer to haul stuff around?yeah thought of that
>
> but its a Mazda Protege and not really rated for ANY
> towing
>
> And.....Id have to store trailer somewhere.... get
> license..etc
>
> Also....I'm wanting the extra ground clearance a small
> truck has
>
> Last snow up here was abt 12". My poor Protege was
> dead in the water..... only abt 4" ground clearance on
> that thing!!! High centered on damn snow!!
>
> I guess I'm wanting the best of ALL worlds and maybe
> that's not possible:
>
> Ground clearance
> Greta fuel economy
> Utility
> Cargo hauling

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

A VW bus may fit the bill (old kind, no luxury). Seems to have all
those characteristics. Not Front WD but has the motor right over the
rear tires for traction. I once came across a BMW that could not make
it up a very steep section of paved street in the rain. The VW bug I
was driving went right up with no problem. You should have seen the
look on his face! I felt good for days afterwards.





On Jan 24, 2:18 pm, nos...@nospam.com wrote:
> FrankW <f...@norpak.ca> wrote:
> >Why not keep the car and get a little
> >trailer to haul stuff around?yeah thought of that
>
> but its a Mazda Protege and not really rated for ANY
> towing
>
> And.....Id have to store trailer somewhere.... get
> license..etc
>
> Also....I'm wanting the extra ground clearance a small
> truck has
>
> Last snow up here was abt 12". My poor Protege was
> dead in the water..... only abt 4" ground clearance on
> that thing!!! High centered on damn snow!!
>
> I guess I'm wanting the best of ALL worlds and maybe
> that's not possible:
>
> Ground clearance
> Greta fuel economy
> Utility
> Cargo hauling

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

They weren't successful. One major deficiency was the more you loaded in
the back the less traction you had on your drive wheels (front). It
didn't help steering either.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Rampage

nospam@nospam.com wrote:
> Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> My son just picked up a 94 Dodge Caravan and it is front wheel drive.
>
> Understand
>
> But some of the bigger vans are still RWD
>
> This begs a question tho....why in the hell aren't
> there FRONT wheel drive only small pickups? Like the
> Ranger?
>
> That seems and ideal solution to someone like me who
> just wants a "city truck"...... small one for utility
> purposes

--
FRH

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

They weren't successful. One major deficiency was the more you loaded in
the back the less traction you had on your drive wheels (front). It
didn't help steering either.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Rampage

nospam@nospam.com wrote:
> Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> My son just picked up a 94 Dodge Caravan and it is front wheel drive.
>
> Understand
>
> But some of the bigger vans are still RWD
>
> This begs a question tho....why in the hell aren't
> there FRONT wheel drive only small pickups? Like the
> Ranger?
>
> That seems and ideal solution to someone like me who
> just wants a "city truck"...... small one for utility
> purposes

--
FRH

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

They weren't successful. One major deficiency was the more you loaded in
the back the less traction you had on your drive wheels (front). It
didn't help steering either.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Rampage

nospam@nospam.com wrote:
> Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> My son just picked up a 94 Dodge Caravan and it is front wheel drive.
>
> Understand
>
> But some of the bigger vans are still RWD
>
> This begs a question tho....why in the hell aren't
> there FRONT wheel drive only small pickups? Like the
> Ranger?
>
> That seems and ideal solution to someone like me who
> just wants a "city truck"...... small one for utility
> purposes

--
FRH