Winter driving preferences
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awd, then 4x4, then fwd, then RWD for winter fun....for summer fun on the other hand
RWD, then AWD, then 4x4, then wrong wheel drive (aka FWD)
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I voted 4x4 because I've had a couple trucks that were 4x4 and I like the fact you can take it out of 4 wheel drive when you don't need it and save the gas. Awd comes in a close second for me my girlfriend has a Rav4 and it's awesome in the snow gets great traction mostly due to the fact that it has absolutely no power
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Without winter tires anything but RWD, with winter tires I wouldn't care what it was.
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RWD's not bad at all if you have decent tires. I drove my mustang through 1 winter with craptasticly bald non-performance tires and whenever the car "lost control" i felt like I had more control than I do if my bonneville goes "out of control" now. If I had my choice of a RWD vehicle w/ 4 Blizzaks vs a FWD vehicle with regular all season tires i'd choose the RWD vehicle.
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JN607 wrote:
RWD is the worst when it comes to winter if you ask me. Espicially if you have posi-track. They have no control. Your just spinning your tires the entire time. I voted 4x4 because that's what I had in Alaska and I never got stuck.You must be a stupid n00b if you cannot handle driving RWD in the winter. I drove my mustang, which is lowered with all-seasons on my old wheels last winter and was just fine. I could get around anywhere except when there was a lot of snow on the ground. Limited slip is a good thing, just don't nail the gas or you'll end up swingin 'er around and smacking something. For someone who is oblivious to whats around them and their vehicle, then yes, RWD does suck. If you have half a brain and some common sense, then RWD is just fine.
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Drove my first S13 on all season tires for my first winter ever.
Never spun out.Now driving the S12. Weighs about 400lbs less (~2200lbs), and has a solid rear axle.
So yeah, RWD FTW. To hell with FWD, and AWD is for people that can't drive. :icon_geek:
-Peter
1991 240SX
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dubbsy wrote:
and of course some people disagree...I'd much rather have RWD than FWD in winter, RWD turns.
alas, I'll keep my 4WD though.
drove both and in my personal opinion being pulled through a corner is far easier then being pushed, especially when your tires are spinning on glare ice...
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I drove an S-10 4x4 most of last winter and loved it. I kept it in 2wd pretty much all the time unless there was really deep snow and sometimes out on the lake, that's using some pretty wore down car tires on it too. In town it doesnt really matter, but back home out of town we get some deep snow on the roads sometimes. I've gotten stuck in a FWD car, never had that problem with the truck and that doesnt have much ground clearance either.
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As far as going through stuff, the Subarus and Audis with AWD seem to go through more stuff than most 4x4 trucks! Then you have Jeeps, which go through more than, uh, well everything, thanks to the 50/50 torque split (but you can't use that on pavement!).
With 4x4 and awd vehicles listed on the poll, I don't even see why fwd or rwd are even listed.
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