H3 and Snow?

[ajburton13]

Hey, I am thinking about getting a H3 in the coming months. I am probably (hopefully) moving to Colorado in the next few years. How is the H3 in snow? I love driving in snow, and believe it or not, got a good bit of practice in the mountain of NC. So for those who have driven it in snow and mountains quite a bit, does it handle it well, any problems? Right now I am driving an older Taco which is great in snow as long as there is some weight in the back.

Thanks

[ajburton13]

Oops I thought I was in the main discussion forum

[Mike E]

Well, I can't speak for how old Taco's handle in the snow but i can't possibly handle it very well.

I have driven my H3 in the snow a couple of times. It handles very well. One time was on he highway in a heavy snow storm and didn't even have a need to lock the hubs. The other time was local and drove through an empty parking lot where it was up to the bottom of the doors. I was very impressed and I don't even have the Adventure package with the rear locker.

[ajburton13]

Yeah, anything is better than getting out and manually locking the hubs, as I still have to do on my Toyota. Well hopefully I can find one in the next few months as the 07's come out. I am looking for Adventure Package with sunroof, colors either the green, white, or black. I have GM employee pricing through a friend, so hopefully I can get everything together.

[Huck BB62]

The H3 does a good job. I've found though that if I'm in a hurry, I have better control when I shut off the traction control and use the throttle to steer around the slippery corners. With it on, it sometimes gets into a scary understeer situation, with it off, blip the throttle, swing the tail around and giterdone, no problem. It snowed all month long in March. We have a very steep, long driveway. No problems, ever. As you can see, I was the only guy on the roads that day. I guess my biggest complaint period with the H3 is how the rear fenderwell/door jamb is the world's most efficient mud/soil collector in the universe.

[HummBebe]

I guess my biggest complaint period with the H3 is how the rear fenderwell/door jamb is the world's most efficient mud/soil collector in the universe.

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