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. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:186957 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
