I had a Saab 99 and a Saab 96. Both were excellent in the snow. Our "go to car" when we went skiing. The movable radiator shutter and the free wheeling feature on the 96 were neat. The freewheeling was a bit disconcerting though. Lift your foot off the gas and the car would keep rolling at the same speed!
I'd love to get an electric car for scooting around town. I hear Nissan leaf are relatively in expensive in the pre owned market... I read an article where a gent from europe was buying used electric cars in the US and shipping them to the continent. After the smoke cleared and tariffs paid he made a tidy profit...
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now say they miss them very much. I like your story, which reminds me of happy days in snow country.

I've only got a 93/20T, but love the sound of jet engineering in its startup and high speed hum. It's old but only has 67,000 on it, so it will last as long as I do.

I've probably owned 11 cars of domestic and foreign makes and models, new and used.

For me, cars have always been my security and freedom. They've delivered me to all the best places and situations that I've enjoyed in my life.

I have that relationship with motorcycles.. They have taken me to some amazing places in the lower 48, Canada and Alaska.
My Saabs were neat but maintenance intensive. You had to keep on them or they could cost you$$$ somewhere down the road..
I was happy to see you can now buy third party batteries for electric cars and hybrids. A simple swap out of the cells of the battery. One gent on the youtubes has a vid on how to do it. Not to hard just takes a bit of time...
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Nissan was making the battery pack's at the main plant in Smyrna, TN (separate building but at the same location). They have since brought in LG. I don't think the original batteries were holding up very well.

They can be had cheap and I see them around regularly. There's not much to go wrong on an EV.

Accept the batteries!!
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electric cars are the future of vehicle