Questions about upstate

[featherz]

I had to have 4wd in CA (I have a jeep wrangler) - I lived in the SB mountains at 6K feet and they don't salt the roads there. Anyone who wants to drive in the snow has to have 4WD or put chains on (EW).

[CBaillo]

tioga isnt talking about the minority of people who actually NEED the 4wd in socal.

[gold dust]

Originally Posted by featherz

Also just moved from CA to upstate NY. Love it so far! I moved from the mountains, so I have some snow experience - I love the fact that we are still getting lots of rain here. Is that why no one has sprinklers? (or so it seems). We have 25 acres out here and in California that would be next to impossible. Our house is a bit of a cosmetic fixer but so far so good!

Yay! I am SO happy to hear about a new New Yorker!!! I hope you love it as much as I did (and still do). Can't wait to go back there someday. Hope I don't grow to love Texas.

[Tioga]

Don't get me wrong...I know that in almost any state, there are those who definitely need a 4WD. And I will admit, in my teens and twenties, I went through a "motor head " phase. But even then, I had other interests. From my visits to CA.(esp SoCal) there are folks out there that live every minute of their whole day around their car hobby. Yeah, I still do some hobby car work(restoring a Ford for a relative at the moment). But I try to keep it all in perspective..they're just a machine..not a reason to live your life for.