How many of you have gone to Big bear Mountain with your xb. just curious to know if the xb has any trouble making it up there.

I'm guessing a manual might be easier to go up with skis boards food and passengers up the hill


Thanks

 

I went up a few weeks ago with no issues. Just have to use 3rd and 4th gear most of the time.

 

Thanks sci box

Is yours a manual or auto, and did you feel you were working the car to hard?

Oh and did you have passengers?

Thanks. I live in Orange so come winter I'll be going the same route as you prob do

241 toll to 91

that 241 is a pita though on he way back I always feel the car too slow only going at 40mph, cnt go any faster

 

Mine is manual. I had my fiancee with me. It felt a little sluggish, but don't expect to be doing warp speed going up!

 

i've only gone up there when snowing, the box handles great w/ stock wheels and rubber
.....i think i was the only Scion up there on 3/11 i was sporting chains all that weekend.
the only suspension mod i had that time was the DC strut bar and my A/T didn't really hesitate to run uphill, slow enough to take the slow lane but fast enough to pass people.

the downhill is the best, the car handles great!!!!

 

I go up there about every couple weeks or so ,mine does well .actually last week i had four people in it and it did better than i thought ,a little slggish on climbs but all in all not to bad .

 

Thanks for the response guys

Do any of you have upgraded tire and wheel or any performance mods that you felt slightly helped?


Thanks

 

Blitz intake and 215/40/17 Toyo Proxes 4 mounted on forged Sportmax 003's.

 

when i had my xb it would drive the mountain road good. i had an auto and kept the over drive off and then would switch back and forth from D to 2 when needed. If it is snowing, the rear door helps block snow from falling on you. If you are driving in snowy conditions you better put your stocks on.