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yep - pure marketing gimmick
Posted by nt moore (more from nt moore) on Mon, 1 Aug 2005 20:13:26
In Reply to: AWD a gimmick?, Noel G, Mon, 1 Aug 2005 17:52:37
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I've lived and driven in Minnesota for most of my life. AWD may alow you to get going faster in the snow, turn, accelerate, not lose traction etc etc, but it doesn't help you stop any faster. IMHO AWD allows idiots to go faster in the snow than they responsibly should. Please compare the number of winter collisions cause by people not going fast enough to the number of collisions from people going too fast...
By the way, losing traction with an AWD car is a terrifying experience - you have absolutely no idea which way the car will slide. FWD by comparison is quite predictable.
AWD is a flat out waste of gas.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Benefits of AWD for us in mild climates?, Geoff, Mon, 1 Aug 2005 14:25:53
- AWD car companies......& gimmicks..., Mike Lynch , Tue, 2 Aug 2005 13:27:47
- Depends on how and where you drive., WFVIGGEN, Tue, 2 Aug 2005 09:51:28
- Depends on how much power you make and how you drive, Chad, Tue, 2 Aug 2005 09:07:38
- AWD/4WD in snow and ice, Erik, Tue, 2 Aug 2005 08:09:40
- You forgot a negative., saw, Mon, 1 Aug 2005 21:19:21
- Avoiding snow chains in California..., Mike Lynch , Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:53:12
- No chains for us..., Scott Paterson , Mon, 1 Aug 2005 19:01:30
- AWD a gimmick?, Noel G, Mon, 1 Aug 2005 17:52:37
- AWD all year long lets you put the power to the road>>, elGT, Tue, 2 Aug 2005 08:48:56
- AWD is not a gimmick, but a nicetie..., jimtimkim, Tue, 2 Aug 2005 06:05:02
- Re: AWD a gimmick? Mostly...., Noel, Tue, 2 Aug 2005 04:41:14
- yep - pure marketing gimmick, nt moore, Mon, 1 Aug 2005 20:13:26 <-- Viewing This Message
- Traction with higher power, AdamB , Mon, 1 Aug 2005 14:30:04
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