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[Steven Champeon <schampeo AT hesketh.com>]

on Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 05:27:36PM -0500, Thomas C. Meggs wrote:
> zman wrote:
> > the factory are usually set very much on the safe side. Next thing you'll
> > be telling me is front wheel drive is an advantage. The only advantage is
> > it cost them less to make your car, they can make the entire drivetrain in
> > one piece.
> 
> Actually, I've always been curious about that. I'm guessing rear wheel 
> drive handles better on the road? But you always hear that front wheel 
> drive handles a lot better on ice or through mud.

I wouldn't use the word "handling", really - it's more that on ice and
snow, front wheel drive sort of pulls the car along as opposed to having
to use the front wheels as unpowered skis.

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