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Originally Posted by brt3
You nailed it. For DD usage I'm sure AWD is great. However, for honing your skills, RWD is way more fun. Quicker on track? It's more about the total package than any one thing, as the Z/28 and C7 Z06/7 demonstrate.
I've driven RWD at Rally Schools in mud, snow, and on ice. When you master a RWD car in those conditions, you feel like you've really accomplished something.
At a recent COTA HPDE I was in awe of the GT-Rs and how quickly they could go in the rain. However, some of them start to believe they're invincible -- until they're not:
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Yikes!! That doesn't look like it was very fun!
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Originally Posted by Scarrzz
Too true Dragon.. Err, Mr Wyndham.
To paraphrase Yogi...
" Driving is ninety percent mental and the other half is the driver. "
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...and just wait until I change my name again.
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Originally Posted by Bhobbs
Talking about the Iowa class reminded me of my trip to the USS Iowa. I finally found a picture.
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We have a missile cruiser permanently moored in our harbor here in Buffalo...and for all the years I've been working on the waterfront - I have not taken the opportunity to get on board and get a picture like that. What's wrong with me??
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Originally Posted by hotlapZL1
 True winter tires on a RWD car will outperform a FWD with all season tires. I've done it for 10 years and my GTO is more controlled than my wife's FWD by a wide margin.
AWD would be an advantage to those who don't want to deal with changing tire on a RWD Camaro every spring/fall and I bet it would attract more entry level buyer.
FYI - My wife's car was available in FWD or AWD and we felt FWD was enough for the few snow days
FYI 2 - In Germany, winter tires are mandatory for all cars |
The same is True in Montreal, Canada (a few hours north of me) - required winter tires in the shivery season.
After experiencing the difference that winter tires offer...so long as I live here, I will never drive another winter without them. FWD, AWD, or RWD.
