i work in the automotive industry, and i judge people based on the cars that they drive, but like... in a weird way.
i do not care if you're driving a $100k+ luxury car. idgaf about mercedes. but if you're driving something that's reliable and easy to maintain like a honda CR-V or a toyota RAV4, i respect that. even more so if i know you're someone that has money and can afford to drive something like an audi or a BMW, but you're in a lexus instead. (and yes, lexus is still a luxury vehicle, but it's a good, solid, reliable luxury vehicle.)
anyways. jeeps are junk. i know jeep owners love their jeeps, but they don't last and they have quirky problems when they get old, so... i judge book!shane for driving a jeep cherokee, but i have more respect for that than tv!shane driving an overpriced land rover lr2. (yes, i know he's a millionaire hockey player, but he's not flashy like ilya with his sports cars.)
if he really wanted something reliable and good in the snow, why not a toyota 4runner?
or (and i know this has a reputation for being a lesbian car, and admittedly i know a LOT of lesbians that own subarus) something like a subaru forester -- AWD, excellent in the snow?
i've spent way too much time thinking about this, but either way, i hate the cars shane drives in canon.