My family does, anyway. Our driveway is on a hill, so there are times when it gets snowy or icy that you need the AWD to get out. Or if there's a foot of snow in the driveway and you haven't got the time or the patience to clear it with the snowblower. Honestly, I'd say it's common sense to have an AWD vehicle if you live around here.General Gobblecoque said:You don't need AWD in New York State, do you? I drove three snowy winters in the Cutlass with bad tires.
Average snowfall in NY state (and the rest of the US North-east) is about six times more than what Denmark typically receives. I don't have an AWD unfortunately, but even in CT snow tires are essentially necessary to get through a winter safely. Most New Englanders own AWD vehicles because of our winters.General Gobblecoque said:You don't need AWD in New York State, do you? I drove three snowy winters in the Cutlass with bad tires.
Arvenski said:I guess this question can go here: Does anyone know a good website where I could ask whether or not an old vehicle is worth restoring? The reason I'm wondering this is, on the very edge of my family's farm is an old pickup truck that's sitting in the woods. I think it might be a 1950's Chevy; my dad and I discovered it when I was a kid, but it's been there since God knows when. It's just over onto the neighbor's property, and I believe it belongs to him. It's in pretty sad shape; if you do a google image search for "abandoned car in woods", it looks like a lot of those. (I need to go back there and take some pictures of it.) What I've been wondering is, if we bought it from the neighbor for a few bucks and pulled it out of there, could we sell it to someone who'd restore it or use it for parts for another project? I'm not just thinking about making a profit out of it, though making something from it would be nice: I've always had a lot of sympathy for old machinery that's seen better days, and it seems a shame to just leave it to rust away where it sits.
Three months late, but, pictures:General Gobblecoque said:Sitting on the ground for even a few years like that will irreparably rot the frame. If you try to lift the car, you might very well discover that the bottom quarter is gone. The most likely parts to be popular are the chrome/stainless trim pieces, if they're in good shape.
That being said, I'd like to see pictures.