Would not recommend a Trax then. I have gotten stuck at the bottom of the hill to my private road in Lebanon, doesn’t get plowed much by the town, thankfully a neighbor helps out. Have had to walk about 300 yards to get to my house before in some of the rougher weather. Studded tires would probably bridge the gap.

I’m still daily driving my 2006 Trailblazer! It does exceptionally well in the snow and has been incredibly reliable. I have so much trust in it! The trailblazer line definitely is a solid one.

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I’m still daily driving my 2006 Trailblazer! It does exceptionally well in the snow and has been incredibly reliable. I have so much trust in it! The trailblazer line definitely is a solid one.

I have a 2018 Trax LS AWD, Chevy has now stopped making Trax in AWD for a reason. It is not good in anything with ice. Snow it does fine in, but if there is the tiniest bit of ice on a hill, the AWD breaks and disengages.

Read up on the 1.4 liter engine in the Trax. Very problematic.

They let everyone out. Western Maine keeps having police chases with people on bail from...having police chases....

If you want AWD don’t do it in a Trax. They are awful. Subarus are more true AWD than a lot of others that are FWD unless there is slip detected and even then it can be dodgy.

Others have said snow tires are more important and that is 100% true. In fact, FWD with good snows is 10x better that AWD without and it’s 99% as good as AWD with snow tires.

Red Devil, hands down.

subaru justy FTW!!!!

What's crazier is a police standoff is a Class E misdemeanor. The lowest class for criminal charges.

A regular FWD car with studless snow tires + decent ground clearance (think Honda Accord) will do excellent in a Maine winter. Got plenty of personal experience with that.

Chevy isn’t the most reliable, and not worth going with one just for AWD. You don’t need AWD.

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2wd with snow tires, I've never actually owned a AWD\4x4 vehicle.

I knew that pool hall would only lead to trouble.

> their clothes fall apart quickly.

I dunno...I bought leggings from them many years ago and they haven't failed me yet. Same with shirts. Bought a pair of Crocs for pretty cheap cheap I took with me to help a friend with moving out and they worked like a charm. And I bought a TV from them for $200 a couple years back that has worked very well for me--wasn't even a Black Friday product.

You just need to know how to shop properly, both in-store and online--otherwise you can and will end up with shitty products. Nothing more, nothing less.

Mardens and Big Lots aren't better than Walmart except to bootlickers. They sell hand-me-down or "budget" products that are a hit-or-miss when it comes to quality. I'd pit Big Lots over Mardens just because the quality of the products looks better than a lot of what I've seen in Mardens, but it's not really stellar and I'd much rather turn to places like Walmart or Amazon for things like electronics. Appliances, you default to Home Depot or Lowe's for stuff like that. That's just common sense.

Again, personal preference.

Winter tires are a much bigger differentiator than the specific kind of vehicle. If you care at all about overall safety and driving in the snow you should seriously consider getting some. Ideally on a 2nd set of wheels, which makes swapping easier and cheaper.

Driving in the snow is:

45% Tires

45% Skill/Experience

10% Vehicle

>And they do sell good-quality products.

No, no they don't. Some of the TV's and electronics are intentionally "down market" versions of the main stream products, with the Black Friday versions being even worse. There shoes are worse than crap and their clothes fall apart quickly.

Yes it should.

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It should. The lifespan of a gaming console should be far longer than 2 years (or even 4, really)

My mother has a Buick encore (mechanically the same as a trax IIRC). She has no issues in Northern Maine, but like others have said it really comes down to the tires. In high school I had a geo prizm and it was great with snow tires, equivalent or even slightly better than my silverado with all terrains.

Would this work with game consoles? Like, if my playstation 5 craps out in 2 years and I've taken care of it, I can say lol no if the repair replacement is denied?

Yeah, this is my guy. Normally buy at a farmer's market but during the winter I do the mail order. Roasts to order and I usually get the order the next day.