Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 16:54:53 +0200 From: Wolfgang Pawlinetz <w.pawlinetznospamet> Subject: Re: Cost of repair Audi BMW Saab...(crossposting)
Imad Al-Ghouleh schrieb: >I dont know why people keep insisting that BMW is bad in winter. Because it is. Especially compared to a FWD saab or a quattro Audi. :-) BTDT. The rearwheel drive is fun and with all the electronic gimmicks it will really do it's job. However at a certain climb angle or even slipperyness of the road, the rearwheel drive gives in, then the FWD and then the quattro. >IT IS >NOT! with the proper winter tires it handles superbly. Fair enough. In my experience, handling is one thing. In dry conditions I couldnt argue which is better on the edge of friction as I haven't driven all drive concepts in this condition. Maybe I should make it clear that IMO the risk of getting stuck with a rearwheel drive is higher than with a FWD or quattro. >Again, I live in >Montreal and I have an old 5 series and i dont have any problems. Ok, so I live in Austria, we also have quite a bit of snow and it's always the RWD vehicles that get stuck first. >least 3 more years. I dont know how much your quattro option cost you as >compared to non-quattro (i have never seen one here!) You are comparing apples and oranges. Using the same high quality winter tires FWD's do get you further and quattro even more so. Regards Wolfgang -- * Audi A6 Avant TDI * * reply to wolfgang dot pawlinetz at chello dot at *
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