I'm thinking that is one impressive feat, I have not had my WRX out in that much snow, sounds like fun !. The most I have seen is about 12 inches. The WRX sits a bit low compared to many SUV's so if it can go that far in 3 feet of snow that is pretty darn good. That would be one fun snow plow. I love my WRX, I have not found a single fault with it yet.

 

I was very impressed esp. considering the ground clearance. I didn't want to damage the car so I just pulled it straight back to were it was parked. I drove home on ice the other night and didn't even slide once just went slow and steady, it really is a great awd system.

 

Yup it feels better than the Honda AWD system I had on my HR-V, much more stable IMO.

Driving on ice scares me a bit with AWD, 4wd, and RWD as the rear end can get a bit squirrely if you hit a large patch or black ice. I haven't had my WRX on ice that much, I would like to get some practice on ice if we ever get an ice storm, maybe by going to a remote parking lot and tossing it around. FWD has never done me wrong in icy conditions they seem pretty tame for the most part.

 

Going to a parking lot and getting a feel for it is a very good idea. In my experience nothing is good on the ice even snowmobiles don't stop or steer on ice, I have slid backwards down a few icy hills on a snowmobile.
One thing that I haven't experienced myself but looks like it works is the tires with studs or screws in them that they use on vehicles that ice-race.

 

I love driving in heavy snow, I have driven in one freezing rain storm that was the most crazy thing I have driven in, even if you know it is coming with advance warning. You are driving in perfectly dry weather, then it turns to a light wet rain, then all of a sudden you are on solid ice and all hell breaks loose. You can't stop, you can't steer, just hold onto your hat and hope for the best.

 

I’m not the best part of waking up.

 

I'm noting when I got the HR-V I was living further up in the mountains so the WRX clearance probably wouldn't cut it. But I'm so borrrrrrrrred with the HR-V. And now I live in town and work mostly from home so it just makes sense to not deny myself a little fun. Only potential hitch is if there's enough space in the back for the puppers.

 

I'm remembering back in the day when stores were closed on Sundays, my dad would take me to the Kmart parking lot and encourage me to mess around.

I'm also noting I have studs on my winters. Haven't needed them this year, but they've been verrrrrrrry helpful the past couple years.

 

Oh yeah the HR-V was terribly boring, it could inspire narcolepsy at an insomniac convention .

The WRX has tons of room in the back seat, as much as the HR-V, just not in a hatch format. It doesn't have the lift up seats like the HR-V but I never really used that feature.

 

I'm not an owner of an HR-V.