bettyandbob Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 we need to look for a used car for a young person to possibly to take to Missouri. I've never been in this part of the country, so, I do not know what is needed for possible weather issues. What's a reliable vehicle that would be good. I'm going to guess 10-15K is the price range. We may need to go lower on the price. Needs to be reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamonlyone Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 I would say as long as the car has good (not worn) all-weather tires, the driver should be fine. We have owned 4-cylinder small hatchbacks, 4-cylinder sedans, and 6-cylinder sedans, and 6-cylinder vans, and the only thing that is hard to drive on is ice—and no vehicle but a Zamboni does well on that! It would be nice to have a back window defroster if the car won't be parked in a garage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) If it snows in MO, it is rare, and they usually close schools and make a huge deal out of it, and town life comes to a stand still. He won't be driving in snow much, because everything shuts down for a few flakes. Which will thaw in a day or two. And if there is ice, you cannot drive any kind of car anyway and stay home. MO is flat with some hills; no steep mountain driving. Any normal car will be fine, with regular tires. Nobody here changes to snow tires (not enough snow) and you never need chains. ETA: But summers get hot and muggy, and you want a working A/C! Edited April 17, 2017 by regentrude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solascriptura Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Probably a small AWD would work. CRV or RAV4? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Probably a small AWD would work. CRV or RAV4? unless he lives in the country on a steep unpaved road, AWD is overkill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Yep, for regular driving any car is fine. Nothing special needed. Working heat and A/C is probably necessary, as you'll be using them in the same day. I went to college in a more rural area in MO, and drove a truck. Locals always waved at me when I drove past them. That stopped when I started driving DH's little Civic around! People love trucks out here. But the Civic worked just fine. Maybe even better than my truck, because I had to pile sandbags in the bed every winter to get down the hill from my apartment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I have a Ford Fusion and live in Michigan. Pretty much any vehicle that is front wheel drive with decent tires, working heat/ax and that is generally road worthy should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTRMom Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Climate is not a concern at all for MO driving. Any reliable vehicle will work well. Something like a Toyota Corolla is reliable and inexpensive. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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