Rear wheel drive car owners,advice sought!

[Spartacus]

when I think of rwd,I think of drifting! That new toyota fr is bad ass!

 

[krichardson]

Thanks for taking the time to break all of that down.

 

[Dan F]

Its called 4wheel DRIVE, not 4wheel STOP for a reason...

My very first car was a '82 Ford Ranger (a super-lightweight RWD, pretty much zero weight over the rear axel), which I drove for many winters in the Philly area and the Northeast in general. Never had an issue, even as a teen... In our area Krich, unless you're drag racing or participating in car-chases, its all how you drive and how comfortable you are.

While the brakes on an AWD vehicle don't have any more stopping power than a 2WD vehicle, downshifting does. Especially when going downhill in icy conditions an AWD or 4WD vehicle can slow you down a lot without touching the brakes if you keep it in a lower gear.

 

[petspoiler]

............It doesn't matter how bad or good your vehicle is for a given situation if you don't drive appropriately for the situation. Hence in theory the 4wd vehicles should be more stable in the snow, but when the snow comes I see a 10 to 1 ratio of 4wd to 2wd vehicles on the side of the road...........

Not me. but people who think 4WD is a replacement for brains will drive over cliffs and are hard to see without a search party.
;-)
Cars piled up on the roadside are ALL inexperienced vacationers.
On winter mountain roads you aren't allowed without chains or 4WD.

 

[petspoiler]

While the brakes on an AWD vehicle don't have any more stopping power than a 2WD vehicle, downshifting does. Especially when going downhill in icy conditions an AWD or 4WD vehicle can slow you down a lot without touching the brakes if you keep it in a lower gear.

AMEN! you preach it, Dan. LOL.
Lo4 is the hottest thing on earth, when u need it, eh?

 

[petspoiler]

Plus I've got a Hemi... for clear weather and "watching cars disappear behind me". I can pass cars while pulling a 4 horse trailer with 2 horses inside.
Oh, the power is sweet.
))

 

[AQUAMONSTER]

This is gonna turn into a ford vs chevy vs dodge junk real quick. Ill start. Ford and chevy make drivers happy while dodge drivers are just happy to get past 1000 miles without going in for repairs.

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[petspoiler]

This is gonna turn into a ford vs chevy vs dodge junk real quick. Ill start. Ford and chevy make drivers happy while dodge drivers are just happy to get past 1000 miles without going in for repairs.

too far Off Topic.

 

[AQUAMONSTER]

Just playin but u know how the chevy vs ford vs dodge goes. I figured it would happen but I was just messin. The charger woulf be much better if they had a 2 door option but I guess that's what the new dart is

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[MaddMaxx]

That new toyota fr is bad ass!

soooooo much WANT!!