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YES the 08 Highlander Hybrid is a POS in snow!
I grew up driving in snow, I enjoyed the challenge of taking vehicles that do not drive well in snow, like a Mazda Miata, I have never been stuck.
Today I took our 08 HH into the snow, we turned on a downhill road with about 5 inches of snow on it. While slowing down the traction control system shut the power off to the wheels and I was unable to control the car and it slowly slid into a snow bank.
Once I was stuck in the bank, the reverse (trying to go up hill) would not engage, the tires may turn a little and then all the power shut off.
I was able to clear the snow from the tires, get it moving forward with a little power and the second the traction control kicked in the car power shut down and it slid back into the bank.
I ended up having to take my floor mats out of the car and used them for each wheel and slowly inched it forward out of the snow bank and onto the hill.
The this is a pile of sh*t in the snow, a 2WD Miata is better than this huge POS boat.
BUYERS: Do not buy these if you want to drive in the snow or tow something heavy that needs to be backed up.
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