[Jimmy N.]

Reminds me of several years back when we got a good amount of snow and all of said transplants were abandoning 4x4 SUV's all over the side of I-90. Meanwhile I'm driving my rear wheel drive 87 S10 pickup with regular all season tires, no chains, some weight in the bed (old excavator sprockets), and getting along just fine.

I've mentioned it before, and it's only a mild exaggeration; when I moved to the USA (CA) I had to learn to drive on dry pavement.

My first car probably spent more time going sideways than straight (in the summers I'd do rally car imitations on the dirt roads) and I developed a real liking for "drifting".

But it takes a bit of driver awareness and feel for the vehicle to do that kind of stuff, and with all the nannies on modern vehicles, not to mention the all-mighty 4WD, actual driving is quickly becoming a lost art, I think

 

[Jimmy N.]

The first time I drove the wifes 1500 silverado to work it freaked me out, I got to close to someone on I-5 and the seat and steering wheel started vibrating and the dash warnings lit up. Thought I had blown the darn thing up. Took some getting use to with the vehicle avoidance things. Its like they want people on there cell phones while driving ....

Yep. The first time I drove a pickup with that kind of stuff on it, and the dash lit up, I also thought that I had blown something up.
Can't say that it helped me keep my concentration where it should've been; on driving.

 

[Jimmy N.]

I think those nannies, like traction control, are meant to bring all drivers down to the lowest level of competence, making driving fair and equal for all.

 

[Jimmy N.]

The other thing they don't really design correctly is for snow accumulation inside the wheel well. i wish i had taken a picture of the fronts, but i had some rubbing while turning issues the other day, which isn't normally a thing for me. turns out it's just a winter thing. Took a picture of the rear wheel wells though to tell the story

Now that you mention it...

I don't remember having issues like that after driving on unsalted roads, but have spent quality time getting chunks of ice out of wheel wells after being on salted roads.

And please don't get me started on having to drive through slush, courtesy of salt, as opposed to nice, clean, hard packed snow.

 

[Jimmy N.]

Those photos inspired me to post one of my beater MGB GT, after I had to abandon my attempt to get to the road with it.
Backed it off the driveway, as seen in the photo, and took my Jeep XJ instead. And I still had to back up and take a run at it, twice, to make it out.