11-10-2006, 03:33 PM
On the crossover SUV vs sedan argument I would calculate out how many days of snow you have in your area then calculate the total amount of extra gas you'd have to buy with a SUV over a sedan. If you only have 3-6 big snow days you might as well get something with better gas mileage and pocket that money.
Unless your girl is a nurse or some other profession that has to get to work in the snow the ground clearance isn't a big deal. Not only that, but a SUV takes longer to stop, and that obviously gets worse when there's not much traction to begin with. Also, for the other 360 days of the year its not snowing the better handling of something like the Legacy GT will help her stay out of accidents (assuming you don't add too much boost...).
Unless your girl is a nurse or some other profession that has to get to work in the snow the ground clearance isn't a big deal. Not only that, but a SUV takes longer to stop, and that obviously gets worse when there's not much traction to begin with. Also, for the other 360 days of the year its not snowing the better handling of something like the Legacy GT will help her stay out of accidents (assuming you don't add too much boost...).
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