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<blockquote data-quote="nofearfactor" data-source="post: 2828376" data-attributes="member: 1535"><p>When we moved to Des Moines from north central CA I thought it was going to be a living hell when winter came from what I had read online but when winter came the worst part was just the cold, we got as much snow up on the mountain in CA as in Iowa it just wasnt as cold and we had ice there, in Iowa it snowed a couple of feet and then it just never melted it stayed packed on the ground mostly from November to almost April. And 30 below and 30 above doesnt really seem much different without wind, its still cold as F. </p><p></p><p>In CA we couldnt go anywhere without 4x4 and chains where we lived- CHP had road blocks at the bottom of the foothills, no chains no go past the block, put em on or go back down the mountain. There would be guys out there making side cash by putting chains on peoples cars for crazy amounts of money, F that, I always carried mine in the back of my K5 because even with 4x4 they made you put em on. I would get stuck sometimes even with chains and 4x4 in my drive and would winch it out. </p><p></p><p>In Iowa their road crews are pro's at keeping all of the roads driveable so most of the time I just parked my 4x4 and drove around in a RWD twin turbo sports car with no heater (didnt need one back in CA- in IA I just plugged in a little 12v portable heater and got by just fine). Once you got the ft or so of snow that had fallen while you were inside working cleared off your vehicle when you came out at 2am after work, getting around there was pretty easy. </p><p></p><p>When I got moved out here I thought it was going to be a piece of cake in the winter with the mild climate here. Then I got a taste of OK's version of ice and driving around on it. I didnt like it at all and still dont. We have 4x4, AWD, 2WD-RWD, and 2WD-FWD vehicles and none seem like theyre better on the ice than the other. My RWD SUV is my go-to here usually, its all in the rubber like someone else said.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nofearfactor, post: 2828376, member: 1535"] When we moved to Des Moines from north central CA I thought it was going to be a living hell when winter came from what I had read online but when winter came the worst part was just the cold, we got as much snow up on the mountain in CA as in Iowa it just wasnt as cold and we had ice there, in Iowa it snowed a couple of feet and then it just never melted it stayed packed on the ground mostly from November to almost April. And 30 below and 30 above doesnt really seem much different without wind, its still cold as F. In CA we couldnt go anywhere without 4x4 and chains where we lived- CHP had road blocks at the bottom of the foothills, no chains no go past the block, put em on or go back down the mountain. There would be guys out there making side cash by putting chains on peoples cars for crazy amounts of money, F that, I always carried mine in the back of my K5 because even with 4x4 they made you put em on. I would get stuck sometimes even with chains and 4x4 in my drive and would winch it out. In Iowa their road crews are pro's at keeping all of the roads driveable so most of the time I just parked my 4x4 and drove around in a RWD twin turbo sports car with no heater (didnt need one back in CA- in IA I just plugged in a little 12v portable heater and got by just fine). Once you got the ft or so of snow that had fallen while you were inside working cleared off your vehicle when you came out at 2am after work, getting around there was pretty easy. When I got moved out here I thought it was going to be a piece of cake in the winter with the mild climate here. Then I got a taste of OK's version of ice and driving around on it. I didnt like it at all and still dont. We have 4x4, AWD, 2WD-RWD, and 2WD-FWD vehicles and none seem like theyre better on the ice than the other. My RWD SUV is my go-to here usually, its all in the rubber like someone else said. [/QUOTE]
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