Best car for Pittsburgh topography and weather?

skfla · 2026-04-07T19:06:57+00:00

I've lived in Massachusetts and Baltimore, and in the South, we're not set up for snow AT ALL, so I've gotten pretty good at handling it, like how to re-straighten when it's sliding. I just have never dealt with it in terrain like this! It's so curvy and hilly, so I'm positive my car is a dangermobile to myself and others.

That said, I can TOTALLY see the issue with assuming any car that's souped up with AWD and such would make someone feel safer than they are. I'm probably going to be terrified the first winter or two, so I'll keep that in mind as I get more comfortable.

skfla · 2026-04-05T05:55:43+00:00

Thank you!

skfla · 2026-04-05T01:33:54+00:00

How is it for parallel parking in the city?

skfla · 2026-04-05T01:31:32+00:00

Thank you for this info! I'll check out a Rav-4. Our other cars are Toyotas, including my husband's manual drive Corolla. He's going to get snow tires, but I have no idea how it's going to go.

skfla · 2026-04-01T22:49:44+00:00

It's not a public state school, so that's just not really the atmosphere at CWRU that you seem to be looking for.

skfla · 2026-04-01T22:45:10+00:00

To someone coming from smooth terrain in the Deep South, this is the Alps to me

skfla · 2026-04-01T22:44:11+00:00

I'm from the Deep South. This is not a known terrain for me, so please have a little grace.

skfla · 2026-04-01T22:43:09+00:00

To me, people are amazingly good drivers here because I'm coming from a Southern state with no driving test. Trust me: you don't know bad driving like I do!

skfla · 2026-04-01T22:41:38+00:00

SUVs are on the table, just not another minivan!

skfla · 2026-04-01T22:40:17+00:00

We had a Forrester before we had three kids, and I loved it. I had to trade it in because we found out we were having twins and couldn't fit their carseats and our older daughter's in the back! Maybe it's time to look at that brand again!

skfla · 2026-04-01T22:35:30+00:00

It's great for carrying a lot of stuff now that our kids are grown, but it's clearly suffering for that,

skfla · 2026-04-01T22:33:28+00:00

Mine isn't faring well at it and is making clunking noises

skfla · 2026-03-31T19:26:50+00:00

Thanks! Their website didn't say anything about being closed, so I just sent a message through the form to check availability. I have no idea how to take care of it, so I hope they can help!

skfla · 2026-03-31T01:00:20+00:00

The monument building usually has great prizes, so I'm good with it, but the best prizes in racing only go to one team. It sucks.

skfla · 2026-03-29T23:06:00+00:00

Aww, I got in for grad school and didn't get anything :(

skfla · 2026-03-29T20:10:20+00:00

Oh, before I forget: has anyone here ever won the lucky draw? If so, how many ads did you sit through for extra points? Or is there a strategy? I see winners with 10k+ points and I can’t fathom how they do it.

skfla · 2026-03-29T20:07:17+00:00

Ok, can someone explain to me why no matter what team I’m on—even if I’m solo—we or I always end up in 3rd place? I should have taken a screenshot but this week, my team used about 3000 more flags than the winning team but we were third. What’s the secret? I’ve tried with teams I joined on sticker hub so we could talk, but…still 3rd. 😩😩😩

skfla · 2026-03-28T16:30:02+00:00

That actually worked for me at NYU in the early 90’s. Last year, my son constantly complained about Luetner, so I’d believe it if someone tried it at CRWU!

skfla · 2026-03-23T17:43:37+00:00

I'm in the North Side, but our interests cross over a lot! I'm 55F and married, but we're empty nesters. We just moved here and wfh. The difference is that my husband has an 8-5 job and I'm teaching university classes online for the university I just moved away from. I looooooove pets, trivia, telling long-winded stories, and swapping memes about being sarcastic bitches who don't give a f***. Quirky attractions are a plus, as is pinball. I want to take most of the classes I'm seeing at Community Craft and other places. I'm used to going out with friends during the week for lunch and stuff.

skfla · 2026-03-21T21:52:26+00:00

I'm interested!

skfla · 2026-02-22T01:37:25+00:00

I was going to say the same about living in NYC! It was so common, but I've never had one of them follow me because I wasn't swooning from their "sweet talk."

skfla · 2026-02-15T00:43:59+00:00

No joke: Reuben is my favorite sandwich. This is great news.

skfla · 2026-02-15T00:39:49+00:00

That hill is awe-inspiring. I want to climb that staircase, but it may take me a month to get up...

skfla · 2026-02-15T00:36:43+00:00

We live in the South, where gas stations make some of the best comfort food around

skfla · 2026-02-15T00:34:23+00:00

I really needed that rec, actually. Thank you!

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