Bodhizefa
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So... my parents-in-law live in the middle of nowhere. This was a known issue when I purchased the car (at MSRP-woohoo!), but I have yet to venture into the gravelly unknown in the 6 weeks I have owned the car. My wife is finally pushing me to figure out if my car can viably traverse the gravel terrain, and justifiably so since we have a 7-month-old whom I need to transport to the grandparents house from time to time.
This brings me to my point -- what experiences does anyone on the board have on gravel roads? We're talking about 0.25-0.50 miles of gravel road overall, but my experience on this road in other cars has been that it generally has fairly crappy sporadic bumps and hills and occasionally nasty potholes (depending on recent weather).
How worried should I be about the car on stock wheels and tires traversing this gravel road? I purchased the Tire/Wheel warranty from the dealer almost exclusively with the grandparents' road in mind, so I believe I'm covered. But still, I don't want to deal with a warranty claim unless necessary. The stock Continentals are so incredibly sticky with gravel -- does that become problematic on a gravel road for half a mile?
Let me be clear that I am not worried about what happens when I eventually change wheels/tires in the future. I'm only worried about what happens in the here and now with the stock set-up.
Thank you for any assistance and advice!
This brings me to my point -- what experiences does anyone on the board have on gravel roads? We're talking about 0.25-0.50 miles of gravel road overall, but my experience on this road in other cars has been that it generally has fairly crappy sporadic bumps and hills and occasionally nasty potholes (depending on recent weather).
How worried should I be about the car on stock wheels and tires traversing this gravel road? I purchased the Tire/Wheel warranty from the dealer almost exclusively with the grandparents' road in mind, so I believe I'm covered. But still, I don't want to deal with a warranty claim unless necessary. The stock Continentals are so incredibly sticky with gravel -- does that become problematic on a gravel road for half a mile?
Let me be clear that I am not worried about what happens when I eventually change wheels/tires in the future. I'm only worried about what happens in the here and now with the stock set-up.
Thank you for any assistance and advice!
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