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averyrm · May 7th, 2004, 02:31

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That said, I agree with whomever said 4WD is often misunderstood. When the roads do get bad here (doesn't happen real often, but it does from time to time), the vehicles most often found upside down in the median or at the bottom of an embankment are SUVs. People think 4WD means they can run 65-70 on snowcovered roads like it was CAVU and 75 degrees. 4WD DOES help when you are stuck in traffic and inching up a snowcovered incline. It DOES help when you are trying to get up the hilly drive that's not been plowed. In my sister's truck, it merely makes up for the inadequacies of being very light in the back end, as all pickups are.

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In Ohio, where people can't drive very well anyways, I find that I get farther in snowy/ rainy weather in my Toyota Corolla (no ABS, no trac control, etc.) then a lot of other people do in all kinds of cars. It's not always what you drive, but how you drive it.

I still wouldn't mind more space though, waiting for both the Highlander Hybrid to come out and some $$$ to burn.

May 7th, 2004, 02:31	#24
averyrm Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: LCK Posts: 1,648	Re: For the SUV fans [ QUOTE ] That said, I agree with whomever said 4WD is often misunderstood. When the roads do get bad here (doesn't happen real often, but it does from time to time), the vehicles most often found upside down in the median or at the bottom of an embankment are SUVs. People think 4WD means they can run 65-70 on snowcovered roads like it was CAVU and 75 degrees. 4WD DOES help when you are stuck in traffic and inching up a snowcovered incline. It DOES help when you are trying to get up the hilly drive that's not been plowed. In my sister's truck, it merely makes up for the inadequacies of being very light in the back end, as all pickups are. [/ QUOTE ] In Ohio, where people can't drive very well anyways, I find that I get farther in snowy/ rainy weather in my Toyota Corolla (no ABS, no trac control, etc.) then a lot of other people do in all kinds of cars. It's not always what you drive, but how you drive it. I still wouldn't mind more space though, waiting for both the Highlander Hybrid to come out and some $$$ to burn.