Ah, but don't discount the difference the driver makes! I routinely drove away from 4WD Jeeps and trucks on the ice at stop signs in OKC in my first FWD car - the '74 Saab Sonnett. It was very light, but capable in the slippery stuff. Then again, I never had much trouble with the V8 MGA either.
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 12:39 AM, Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> wrote: > IIRC, Click & Clack put everybody's favorite FWD snow > car (a Camry, I think, or was it an Accord?) up against > some ancient giant boat of a RWD American car, both with > snow tires but no other special preparation, and the > boat kicked the rice cakes out of the FWD car in the snow. > > Their point was, it's all about weight. FWD was only > 'advantageous' because it puts all of a light car's drivetrain > weight over the driven wheels, compensating for the overall > lightening of more economical cars. Same reason the > old VW bug, though light, was pretty good in the snow. > (Would have been a good winter car, if you didn't care > about heat.) > > But bags of sand are pretty cheap, and are usually pretty > easy to deploy in a RWD car. > > -- Jim > > -- OK Don 2001 ML320 2012 Passat TDI DSG 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager 1957 C182A _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
