From: "Robert Comer" 

> I should have been clearer. If you can only have two driven wheels then
make
> them the front.

I agree with that, but I'm not limited to two.

btw, not all front wheel drive cars are good in snow, it depends on how
much power and how much torque steer it has.  I drove a Mercury Sable one
time that was the 3rd worst car in snow I've ever driven. (most rear wheel
drive cars come in better than that.)

> Because a car isn't a suitable platform for extreme conditions. You'll
beach
> it, or otherwise wreck it even if you can keep it going. A 4WD is designed
> (but seldom actually used) for extreme conditions.

You sell Subaru's short -- as long as you don't try to stop in a place that
the snow (or mud)is deeper than the car frame, you can get through just
about anything.  I've had to drive in extreme conditions just to get to
work -- hence my love of Subaru's. I wont own anything bigger like a 4WD
SUV or pickup.  If my Subaru can't get there, I don't have to get there.

I really don't need a Subaru now, no snow here in SC, but I still like the
AWD for fun.

- Bob Comer


"Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
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> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3eceafa6{at}w3.nls.net...
> > That I disagree with, a front drive car cannot keep up with a Subaru in
> snow
> > by any means. (assuming the Subaru driver is competent.)
>
> I should have been clearer. If you can only have two driven wheels then
make
> them the front.
>
> > > 4WD would add confidence in marginal conditions, but you don't want to
> > have
> > > a car anywhere near where a 4WD becomes mandatory, regardless of how
> many
> > > wheels it can drive.
> >
> > Why not?
>
> Because a car isn't a suitable platform for extreme conditions. You'll
beach
> it, or otherwise wreck it even if you can keep it going. A 4WD is designed
> (but seldom actually used) for extreme conditions.
>
> Paul
>

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