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Canadians... HELP!
While we're on this subject, I'm going to drive from Seattle to
Whistler in early Jan. My initial thought was to get an SUV. However, an SUV is close to 3X the price of a full size car. I realize it all depends on the weather, however any thoughts would be welcome. |
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Canadians... HELP!
"Sherrie and Andy" wrote in message news:iLmHb.853275$9l5.18929@pd7tw2no... R...your trip sounds great....very feasible if your in shape. You can make B.W. to Van in a day. No need for a 4WD though....A. Thanks Andy... of course I'm in shape. In fact I'm a supreme athlete, a machine... ;-) To give you some idea, I've not had a beer for nearly 2 months... and I don't know about Canada, but down here in Australia, that's an equivalent sacrifice to laying down your life for a friend. I'm gonna be ready!! Thanks for your input. RR |
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Canadians... HELP!
I can't address the Seattle element but I'm sure it could be easily dealt
with but, I took a shuttle from Vancouver International to Whistler and the thought never even crossed my mind that the trip would have been improved by a car. . . but then again, when I go on a boarding trip that's all I do so if you're planning to sight see in the area a car may make more sense, but for whistler it's all right there in walking or cheap taxi (or even bus) distance. have fun, bill On 28 Dec 2003 08:44:30 -0800, (Chet Hayes) wrote: While we're on this subject, I'm going to drive from Seattle to Whistler in early Jan. My initial thought was to get an SUV. However, an SUV is close to 3X the price of a full size car. I realize it all depends on the weather, however any thoughts would be welcome. |
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Canadians... HELP!
You don't need AWD from Seattle to Whistler. It would be extremely rare for
the highway to whistler to require AWD. If it is you can park in squamish and take the bus. "Chet Hayes" wrote in message om... While we're on this subject, I'm going to drive from Seattle to Whistler in early Jan. My initial thought was to get an SUV. However, an SUV is close to 3X the price of a full size car. I realize it all depends on the weather, however any thoughts would be welcome. |
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Canadians... HELP!
"og" wrote in message ...
You don't need AWD from Seattle to Whistler. It would be extremely rare for the highway to whistler to require AWD. If it is you can park in squamish and take the bus. Well, you may not *need* AWD. But like I said before, I recommend AWD for safety on that highway. There are more fatal collisions on that road than on most other roads in BC: http://www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/klink/g470/class02/yhgma/abstract.htm Whatever car you get, drive carefully, don't follow the car in front of you too closely. Leave plenty of room to stop, because the ice can be difficult to see. It often just looks wet and you don't know it's ice until you try to stop. Or, the shuttle sounds like a good idea too. But if you're careful you should be fine. It's a beautiful drive, and Whistler's great. Have fun! -Jules -- Jules Agee http://learning.snowboarding2.com |
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Canadians... HELP!
Cool...
So it sounds like I don't NEED an AWD, but it can't hurt, and we'll have heaps of room for gear etc.. so I've booked one for the Banff, Fernie, Big White, Vancouver legs of the trip... then Coach transfer from Vancouver to Whistler and back. We're in no mad rush, so we'll take it steady, suck in some scenes, and be fresh and pumped upon arrival! Thanks one and all for input... all except the 'killer highway' call, which obviously sucked immensely ;-) If we're due to die, going out chasing the snow in BC would be fine! It's a big trip for us from way down here!! Rich. "Jules Agee" wrote in message om... "og" wrote in message ... You don't need AWD from Seattle to Whistler. It would be extremely rare for the highway to whistler to require AWD. If it is you can park in squamish and take the bus. Well, you may not *need* AWD. But like I said before, I recommend AWD for safety on that highway. There are more fatal collisions on that road than on most other roads in BC: http://www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/klink/g470/class02/yhgma/abstract.htm Whatever car you get, drive carefully, don't follow the car in front of you too closely. Leave plenty of room to stop, because the ice can be difficult to see. It often just looks wet and you don't know it's ice until you try to stop. Or, the shuttle sounds like a good idea too. But if you're careful you should be fine. It's a beautiful drive, and Whistler's great. Have fun! -Jules -- Jules Agee http://learning.snowboarding2.com |
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