thunderbirdlver
Registered User
I strongly disagree;
AWD is a fantastic benefit to have, and a RWD based AWD system similar to Nissan's ATTESSA system.
Like RWD with optional AWD.
That would be super.
Or at least make AWD an OPTION for just about everything. I can certainly tell you they'd sell more windstars in the midwest with AWD as an option.
I'm probably going to buy a Suzuki SX4 as my next vehicle because it's the cheapest new car I can buy with a 5-spd and AWD at just 15k, and that's with a 10 year powertrain warranty.
While AWD is not always necessary, it is FANTASTIC to have should you ever actually need it...
Having driven cross-country during February of 2004 in a RWD car through the Rocky mountains and through a snow-covered midwest, without the benefit of snowchains, I can say that RWD is VERY difficult to manage, BUT FWD can be just as difficult-- I used my 280ZX and a towcable to help pull a Sunfire out of a snowbank because it couldn't pull itself out.
-Ghost
thats what i said. awd is great in the dirt and crap. dont need it on pavement. i cant have awd cause i love brakestands!