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Ed Rooney · 11 February 2010, 05:22 AM

Ok, last October I sold my 2003 Toyota 4runner and bought a CPO BMW 530i. During the time I had the 4runner I lived in Minnesota for 3 years, and MD since 2006. In those 6 winters, including MN, I never got more than 8" of snow in a storm. I could always drive over whatever fell, and even enjoyed it. The 4runner drove as nicely as a lot of crossover SUV's, even though it was a fully capable body-on-frame truck-based SUV. It never gave me a lick of trouble in 125,000 miles. It was the most reliable vehicle I ever owned.

Since buying the BMW, we've had 3 major and 3 minor snowstorms. I'm smart enough to know my limitations, so I am sitting at home with the car in the garage. It's not only the snow. I can't do anything with the BMW except drive to work. Honestly, it's probably not even the right BMW for me, if I had to have a BMW.

So now I am thinking of getting either another 4runner or it's Lexus counterpart, the gx470. I can't stand the thought of another winter with the BMW, or a summer without being able to pitch beach stuff in the back of an SUV. My wife's Subaru is brilliant in the snow, but it just wouldn't suit me.

11 February 2010, 05:22 AM	#1
Ed Rooney "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Annapolis, MD Watch: Sea-Dweller 16600 Posts: 5,081	Car/Snow Rant Ok, last October I sold my 2003 Toyota 4runner and bought a CPO BMW 530i. During the time I had the 4runner I lived in Minnesota for 3 years, and MD since 2006. In those 6 winters, including MN, I never got more than 8" of snow in a storm. I could always drive over whatever fell, and even enjoyed it. The 4runner drove as nicely as a lot of crossover SUV's, even though it was a fully capable body-on-frame truck-based SUV. It never gave me a lick of trouble in 125,000 miles. It was the most reliable vehicle I ever owned. Since buying the BMW, we've had 3 major and 3 minor snowstorms. I'm smart enough to know my limitations, so I am sitting at home with the car in the garage. It's not only the snow. I can't do anything with the BMW except drive to work. Honestly, it's probably not even the right BMW for me, if I had to have a BMW. So now I am thinking of getting either another 4runner or it's Lexus counterpart, the gx470. I can't stand the thought of another winter with the BMW, or a summer without being able to pitch beach stuff in the back of an SUV. My wife's Subaru is brilliant in the snow, but it just wouldn't suit me.

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