snow trip

[shibaman]

I hade a fun trip today! I took my teenage son, my 2 dogs and my girlfriend up to Donner Lake to snow hike. Beautifull weather and new powdery snow. Those of you that have gone up the hill know that it is a test of your cars performance. My Vibe could pass at will going up the grade. 70 mph in 3rd gear(auto) without pushing it at all. The only downside was cleaning the car when I got home. I noticed that the plastic body cladding was pitted from all the sand and rocks. Those of you that have the monotone paint, do you have the same problem around the wheel wells?Mods- TRD air filter, Magnaflow exhaust, Hotchkis sway bars.