2WD Vs. 4WD SUV

[mofford]

RWD vehicles do not get around well in an Iowa Winter. FWD is much better, especially a small vehicle with skinny tires on it. Wide tires do not bite into the snow and contact the road surface like a slim tire will. My old festiva was incredible in the snow, six inches on the road would not stop it from climbing a hill. I miss that car for winter driving, should of never sold it.

I get by with my RWD Ranger until the snow gets packed down on my hilly side street. Even with 300 pounds of sandbags in the back, it's still quite worthless. Thats when I take the sandbags out of the back and put my tire chains on, and go for a pleasure drive. Sometimes I like to stop halfway up an icy hill to see if the 4WD riding my tail can start from a dead stop and keep pace with me up to the top of the hill. They never can, my awesome 2.3 is too much competition for them.

[Mercruiserdr]

Originally Posted by mofford

I like to stop halfway up an icy hill to see if the 4WD riding my tail can start from a dead stop and keep pace with me up to the top of the hill. They never can, my awesome 2.3 is too much competition for them.

I advise you to make sure that vehicle behind you is not a grand cherokee with Quadra-Trac and a 5.7 hemi, you will be the one in for a surprize.
They dont slip if driven correctly , and there is deffinately no lack of power.

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by mofford

Sometimes I like to stop halfway up an icy hill to see if the 4WD riding my tail can start from a dead stop and keep pace with me up to the top of the hill. They never can, my awesome 2.3 is too much competition for them.

Originally Posted by Mercruiserdr

I advise you to make sure that vehicle behind you is not a grand cherokee with Quadra-Trac and a 5.7 hemi, you will be the one in for a surprize.
They dont slip if driven correctly , and there is deffinately no lack of power.

Or someone who just had a nasty fight with their girlfriend and has a gun the glove box...