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Those of you that claim to have better traction in snow with RWD, what type of vehicle were you in?
I myself like RWD. Aside from the reasons already posted, when working on the engine, it seems RWD's are easier.
The one time I decided to change the plug wires in a FWD and found the distributor cap was on the fire wall side plus the only way of getting to it was to pull the engine which mounted in from above, is when I decided no more FWD cars.
Some people will prefer one. Others will prefer the other.
Three people will tell you that you are an idiot, one will tell you that you don't know how to drive and that's your problem--even though you didn't say you had any problem and were simply asking a question. Two people will read the subject but not the question, although in this case they are mostly the same.
Of the ten legitimate answers you get, five of them will spark some sort of argument based on someone's personal opinion.
Four people over the age of 70 will tell you about "their day".
The best thing you can do is click on the little "e" on your desktop. In the bar that appears on top, type in www.google.com. When the page appears enter the following in the little box "fwd vs. rwd". Spend as much time as you want learning. Other options would be to enter "fwd wiki" into the search box, read about the mechanics of fwd and then go back and enter "rwd wiki" into the search box and read about mechanics of rwd and draw your own conclusions.
FWD bad in snow? That's news to the Swedes since both Volvo and Saab have had FWD for many decades. Recently read a magazine article on FWD, RWD, AWD. They had professional drivers driving each of these types of vehicles on a track. What they said is there are good and bad points of each and that you must drive using different techniques for each when pushed to their limits. If you've had problems driving in the snow with a FWD vehicle then you were probably using RWD driving techniques for snow with a FWD car.
I don't drive my car in a performance manner so FWD is fine for me. I do like the acceleration feel of RWD with the lack of torque steer but the manner I accelerate reduces my torque steer to almost nothing. The professiona drivers said when pushed to their limit, they're more easily able to control RWD. Using a different technique, they were also able to overcome the understeer of FWD. However, with AWD, when it began to break loose, it was gone so they had to really feel the car to know if it was about to go and back off a bit.
The best thing you can do is click on the little "e" on your desktop. In the bar that appears on top, type in www.google.com. When the page appears enter the following in the little box "fwd vs. rwd". Spend as much time as you want learning. Other options would be to enter "fwd wiki" into the search box, read about the mechanics of fwd and then go back and enter "rwd wiki" into the search box and read about mechanics of rwd and draw your own conclusions.
I love it. Coming into a discussion forum and being condescending because people are discussing things.
If you live in the north, AWD is the best choice with FWD coming in second. Snow is a ***** in RWD, somewhat easy in FWD, and a cakewalk with AWD provided you're skilled in winter driving.
In places like San Diego, Phoenix, or Vegas, RWD is the best choice since you have very few traction issues since it's so dry.
In South Florida it's kind of a toss-up between AWD and RWD. RWD is fine b/c you never see snow, but you do have a lot of rain. In the rain down here I see some high HP RWD cars like GTO's, Mustang Shelby Cobras, and Z-06 Vettes spinning their wheels a lot taking off from a stop.
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