Author Topic: The Advantage Of All Wheel Drive (Read 1275 times)

funkedup · « **Reply #30 on:** December 08, 2002, 01:20:53 PM »

Do you even know what a four wheel drift is?

I'm not upset BTW. I enjoy having discussions with you in general. Maybe I had too much coffee.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #31 on:** December 08, 2002, 01:40:53 PM »

Face it... you saw a film that had a car similar to yours being driven in the snow by love muffines and you thought it was cool how much it showed the others up. It doesn't really matter that it only showed them up in a "snowbound cookie contest"... just that someone finally found an extreme situation to justify a choice in vehicle purchase.

Camaros are not good snow vehicles, most front wheel drives cars are decent in the snow, most AWD vehicles are even better. Audis, Subarus and Jeeps have held this distinction for some time.

Here's the thing... I had an Audi Quattro for 5 years... not once did I have to engage the Quattro feature in the snow (that's about 30 snow trips) because the handling of the car combined with driving safely never required it. I've seen plenty of Audis, Subarus and Jeeps in the gutter that most likely had AWD enabled when they went in.

So you haven't had an accident in the snow yet. Either you're driving more like I'm talking and less like you are or you are simply lucky. If its the latter, I'll be sure to honk when I drive by your busted subaru as it sits highcentered on a mound of snow off the side of the road.

AKDejaVu

Dinger · « **Reply #32 on:** December 08, 2002, 02:51:09 PM »

Up here the first clear day after a snowstorm is a good sporting day. You load up the car and head to the interstate, and check out all the SUVs rolled in a ditch.

Vulcan · « **Reply #33 on:** December 08, 2002, 04:27:39 PM »

I've noticed a lot of US 'SUV's have 2WD models, I'm curious, is this common. And on the 4WD models are they manual 4WD selection, or the AWD autotraction select type, do they have the hi/lo ratios and do they have center-diff locking?

Just curious coz some of the US SUV specs I've seen seem a little 'dumbed' down, which might explain why the end up rolled all the time.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #34 on:** December 08, 2002, 04:35:59 PM »

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Originally posted by funkedup
Could you possibly be more clueless about vehicle dynamics?
Drop by sometime and I'll give you an education on one of the local twisties.

I know a thing or two, how close are you to the Glen?

funkedup · « **Reply #35 on:** December 08, 2002, 06:00:28 PM »

OK Thanks again for the lesson Mr. Driving Expert DejaVu.

funkedup · « **Reply #36 on:** December 08, 2002, 06:12:50 PM »

PS I apologize for calling you those names DJV (seriously). It kinda changed the tone of the thing and was uncalled for.

funkedup · « **Reply #37 on:** December 08, 2002, 06:15:29 PM »

PPS I probably do drive more like you do in general. I do reach and exceed traction limits fairly often, but I "pick my spots". Only at moderate speeds and in situations where the only victims would be my pride and pocketbook.

Creamo · « **Reply #38 on:** December 08, 2002, 06:29:05 PM »

"FunkyFlame" in tha hiz-ouse!!! Rollin on dubs in hiz blazin "Dubua-XR" Boooooeeeey ... FunkyFlame gets all the ho'z!

Funky Got It On Inda Snow and toejam ya'll

Speeding around like a hoopty punk funky? lol, get em, you'll crash just like I told you about my co-worker.

edit- "I do reach and exceed traction limits fairly often, but I "pick my spots".
lol, stop it!!!!!

funkedup · « **Reply #39 on:** December 08, 2002, 06:32:51 PM »

What co-worker? I wanna hear this.

And don't be talkin sheeyit bout mah homeez tha stuntaz.
Bling bling baby.

Bay Area is officially the rice capital of the automotive world. I need to get a digital camera so I can document the ridiculous wings and bondo sculptures I see every day.

Staga · « **Reply #40 on:** December 08, 2002, 06:32:54 PM »

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Originally posted by AKDejaVu

Here's the thing... I had an Audi Quattro for 5 years... not once did I have to engage the Quattro feature in the snow (that's about 30 snow trips) because the handling of the car combined with driving safely never required it.

Propably because Audi is using "full-time 4WD" so you were driving it with four-wheel drive on.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #41 on:** December 08, 2002, 06:34:35 PM »

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Originally posted by funkedup
OK Thanks again for the lesson Mr. Driving Expert DejaVu.

Expert driver? Nope. Good driver? Yep.

Its the good drivers that get to thinking their experts that are the problem. Experts keep it on the track.

AKDejaVu

Kieran · « **Reply #42 on:** December 08, 2002, 06:34:37 PM »

My Geo Tracker 4x4 is the best snow vehicle I have owned bar none. I even got the soccer mom version with four doors and a hard top. 'Course I don't try to climb Mount Everest either, just go from point "A" to point "B".

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #43 on:** December 08, 2002, 06:36:19 PM »

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Originally posted by Staga
Propably because Audi is using "full-time 4WD" so you were driving it with four-wheel drive on.

Umm.. read up on older Audis bud. You won't look so silly.

AKDejaVu

Creamo · « **Reply #44 on:** December 08, 2002, 06:37:34 PM »

I told you my friend at work bought your car before you did, that's why I knew what you bought.( I did dig it).

He took the crew chief home on slick Reno roads last year demonstrating its 4 wheel power and wrapped it on a pole. Crew Chief walks with a cane now, and ironically, he nows drives a Audi..

Not that I care, just saying be careful. And please post more "I do reach and exceed traction limits fairly often, but I "pick my spots"stuff! It's not carpet in your garage, but Im nearly upside down in comedy relief.