On Wed, 8 Nov 2017 15:18:01 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 11/7/2017 11:00 PM, Vic Smith wrote:

>>>
>> Snow and rain handling. FWD is better. Not snowing or raining?
>> Doesn't matter to me, I'm not racing.
>>
>
>Best car I ever had in the snow was RWD. Yes, my '62 Corvair
>

My VWs were good in the snow too. Not much clearance though.

>You can argue the merits or each, but, snow aside, the fact is, 99% of
>the drivers can't see the difference 99% of the time. The typical
>commute to work or shopping is under conditions that you cannot see the
>variance in handling.
>

Try telling the other guy that handling is a non-issue most of the time.


>Present and last car are AWD. It varies from F/R 40/60 normal, 50/50 in
>snow mode and if the front or rear are on slippery road it can shift to
>either 90/10 to 10/90 depending on traction. It was great one day in
>the snow going up a hill passing 3 cars stuck or struggling. Retired
>now, I have no plans to drive in the snow.

I suppose to the other guy that's a marketing gimmick.