I'd agree that a properly set up 2WD will get you around in snow, but I find it hard to say that 4WD is "just as good" as 2WD. Sorry, have owned plenty of 2WD and 4WD, I'd take 4WD over 2Wd any day. Guess it's a matter of opinion.
Larry C. Lyons wrote: > Given a standard transmission and about 150 pounds of sand bags in the > back of the car, you're more stable and have great traction. > > Hey I learned to drive in Western Canada and the interior of BC. There > is very few places elsewhere in the world that gets that kind of snow > - when I was living in the interior over a 2 week period we got almost > 20 feet of snow. We'd get a couple of feet overnight, then all but a > few inches would melt. Then that night it would snow a couple of feet > again. As long as you didn't get hung up on the snow and you had snow > tires etc., a regular car works great under those conditions. > > larry > > On 12/9/05, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Whoa, wait a minute. LIke Nick said, 4WD isn't the end-all-be-all for >>snow, but it is certainly better than 2WD, and not all 4 tires spin on >>snow. That why you have differentials and limited-slip, power transfer, >>etc. The whole reason for 4WD or AWD is just that, have 4 wheels that >>can provide grip, then give the power to those wheels that can use it >>the most. It's a hell of a lot easier to control a 4WD vehicle than any >>2WD one. >> >>Sorry, Larry, but this statement sounds like one made from a guy who >>drives a Geo Metro. >> >>That being said, I don't advocate jackasses driving like they have a >>sno-cat under them. That's unacceptable. However, 4WD is much safer >>than 2WD in the snow. >> >>Larry C. Lyons wrote: >> >>>on black ice or even normal ice or snow, all 4WD means is that all >>>four tires spin instead of two. >>> >>>larry >>> >>>On 12/9/05, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Yeah, I have a 4x4 SUV and still don't drive like that. I've always had a >>>>4x4 and learned very quickly that just because it has 4 wheel drive, at >>>>least on of the wheens still has to have traction for it to do much good. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>The 4x4 does help in most situations, however there is still a line that >>>>when you cross it you forfeit the benefits. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _____ >>>> >>>>From: Dawson, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 11:16 AM >>>>To: CF-Community >>>>Subject: Winter Pet Peeves >>>> >>>>2. SUVs that are exempt from the laws of physics. >>>> >>>>I left work at noon yesterday to get the kids from school. Since I have >>>>a rear-wheel-drive car, I took it pretty slow (35-50mpg). All these >>>>assholes (male and female) in their SUVs and 4x4s just had to pass me >>>>because I was *not* driving a similar vehicle. (I was slowing them down >>> >>>>from their important lives and who am I to keep their SUV in a >>> >>>>slow-moving line?) >>>> >>>>I wonder, when they end up in a ditch around a curve, if they actually >>>>thought that their vehicle is immune to physics? Sure a 4x4 can get >>>>started faster, but when on ice, it definitely takes longer to stop than >>>>my lightweight car. Also, a 4x4 won't help much when cornering on ice >>>>at highway speeds. >>>> >>>>Assholes. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:187097 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
