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post Nov 3, 2006 - 4:57 PM
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Since it is getting close to winter and i havent had a chance to drive my car all summer due to the 3sgte swap, i was jsut wondering how the car handles in the snow? Especiallly since i will have all that added power that wasnt intended for this car in teh first place. I was planning on using hakkapeliittas snow tires btw.

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post Nov 7, 2006 - 7:15 PM
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in the snow it pretty much goes

AWD > FWD > RWD
post Nov 7, 2006 - 11:19 PM
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QUOTE(playr158 @ Nov 7, 2006 - 6:15 PM) [snapback]500372[/snapback]

AWD > FWD > RWD


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post Nov 8, 2006 - 7:59 PM
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QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Nov 7, 2006 - 11:19 PM) [snapback]500464[/snapback]

QUOTE(playr158 @ Nov 7, 2006 - 6:15 PM) [snapback]500372[/snapback]

AWD > FWD > RWD


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That is the traditional view. But due to what I've seen lately, I question it. There is no doubt that FWD is easier to control. And my experiance with mud trucks says that if you loose your front, you are screwed, but if you loose your rear you have a chance. I think it's not that FWD is worse than RWD in the snow, it's just that RWD isn't as bad as it's made out to be. But, it just takes more skill to use. I don't know, I'll have to test several cars in the snow with RWD, FWD, and AWD to actually know.


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Posts in this topic
- bigal004321   snow handling   Nov 3, 2006 - 4:57 PM
- - hitcachi   is it lowered? Its all in the tires and driver my ...   Nov 4, 2006 - 3:08 AM
- - Kadett   Driven with both the 3S-GE and 3S-GTE now. The GTE...   Nov 4, 2006 - 4:11 AM
|- - 94celicadude   +1 about all being about the tires and driver.   Nov 4, 2006 - 2:39 PM
- - spolski07   good thing i dont have to worry about snow in texa...   Nov 4, 2006 - 2:56 PM
- - Bigmeanbulldog55   Get some studded tires and prepare to use them. I...   Nov 6, 2006 - 1:29 AM
- - hurley97   you should watch rally... the car handles great b...   Nov 6, 2006 - 3:09 AM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE(hurley97 @ Nov 6, 2006 - 2:09 ...   Nov 7, 2006 - 4:21 PM
- - Bigmeanbulldog55   QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Nov 7, 2006 - 4:2...   Nov 7, 2006 - 5:00 PM
|- - hurley97   QUOTE(Bigmeanbulldog55 @ Nov 7, 2006 - 5...   Nov 7, 2006 - 6:37 PM
- - playr158   snow handling 101.... 1) left hand onthe wheel ri...   Nov 7, 2006 - 5:07 PM
- - tomazws   and the movie is out today!   Nov 7, 2006 - 5:28 PM
- - toyotacrazy   I got some 205/60R15 nokian snow/all season tires....   Nov 7, 2006 - 5:57 PM
- - dakk   I agree.Tires and driver.   Nov 7, 2006 - 6:25 PM
- - playr158   in the snow it pretty much goes AWD > FWD ...   Nov 7, 2006 - 7:15 PM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE(playr158 @ Nov 7, 2006 - 6:15 ...   Nov 7, 2006 - 11:19 PM
|- - Bigmeanbulldog55   QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Nov 7, 2006 - 11...   Nov 8, 2006 - 7:59 PM
|- - Kwanza26   QUOTE(Bigmeanbulldog55 @ Nov 9, 2006 - 1...   Nov 10, 2006 - 1:27 AM
- - syaoran60085   all the above what everyone says here is true, bas...   Nov 7, 2006 - 8:18 PM
- - jdg371   a 4x4 block behind the accelerator.. tires will ...   Nov 7, 2006 - 9:47 PM
- - Bigmeanbulldog55   QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Nov 10, 2006 - 1:27...   Nov 10, 2006 - 10:07 AM
|- - Kwanza26   QUOTE(Bigmeanbulldog55 @ Nov 10, 2006 - ...   Nov 10, 2006 - 4:32 PM
- - Zimluura   a little off topic, but in the *ice* they say that...   Nov 10, 2006 - 4:40 PM
- - SpoonR530   I definitely agree that it all comes down to the d...   Nov 10, 2006 - 5:00 PM
- - Bigmeanbulldog55   QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Nov 10, 2006 - 4:32...   Nov 12, 2006 - 3:19 PM


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