On Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 10:51:50 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2019-04-14 7:24 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 8:01:02 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> >> On 4/13/2019 11:30 AM, Gary wrote:
> >>> John Kuthe wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Gary wrote:
> >>>>> Try 150 miles in the last 6 months. I should probably
> >>>>> get rid of this thing. Cost per mile is a joke but
> >>>>> convenience of having a vehicle on hand is priceless.
> >>>>
> >>>> You should go 100% electric and either get a used Nissan Leaf (80 miles a charge in my experience) or Tesla Model 3 which is speced at 300 miles a charge!
> >>>
> >>> I've got a nice Trek bike. Even cheaper than your electric car
> >>> and better for my health. All of my shopping is within a mile or
> >>> two. Anytime weather is bad, I can wait.
> >>>
> >> But Gary! You could charge your van for free in his garage! Except
> >> you'd have to move to St. Louis and live somewhere near (hopefully not
> >> in with!) John. Like you, I'd have to pass on his electric car suggestion.
> >>
> >> Gotta ask him why he thinks there are electric car chargers all over the
> >> place. Do you see many in or around where you live? I sure as hell
> >> don't see any in the Beaufort, SC area. If my car runs out of gasoline,
> >> it's readily available. My auto insurance includes emergency roadside
> >> assistance so they'll bring me a few gallons of gas or tow it if there's
> >> another problem.
> >>
> >> An electric car that runs out of juice when I'm out shopping or parked
> >> for a few hours at work? If it was dead there'd be no way of charging
> >> it. Not buying the electric car idea.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > I could manage my commute with an electric car, but I don't have
> > any faith in their ability to go in snow. I had a Toyota Matrix
> > up until 2004, and there were days when it was impossible to get
> > out of my driveway without stopping to shovel snow. I'm not
> > talking a foot; it was a few inches (which up here is nuthin').
> >
>
> That sounds more like a tire problem. My wife drives a Matrix and she
> has no problems dealing with snow.

The snow at the entrance to my driveway was frequently too deep.
the Matrix bottomed out on it and the tires didn't meet the pavement.

It's uphill from my driveway to the street. Since 2004 I've had a
Honda CRV and then a Toyota Highlander. Both had enough oomph to
get through the snow to the street.

Cindy Hamilton