Best car for icy roads?
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And they came in a RWD Crown Vic. LOL mike hunt – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> A couple of years ago, a friend of mine with an Audi S4 quattro hadn’t put > his winter tires on it yet (Blizzaks, I believe), and we were out in it on > some icy roads on the summer performance tires– pretty scary, but a lot of > fun doing power slides. > Rob in Colorado (where it used to be cold and snowy in the winter, now it’s > sunny and dry all the time) > Yup, we used to tie sleds/toboggans/gt snowracers on ropes to the back > of our cars and pull friends around on em’…. Lots of fun around > corners 
Until the police come 
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> I have owned a mid-nineties Subaru with all-wheel-drive and an > early-nineties Chevrolet with front-wheel-drive. Winter tires make all > the difference in the world for winter driving. All wheel drive > vehicles are great for accelerating on icy roads but make very little > difference when braking or cornering (unless you like to perform high > speed drifts).
A couple of years ago, a friend of mine with an Audi S4 quattro hadn’t put his winter tires on it yet (Blizzaks, I believe), and we were out in it on some icy roads on the summer performance tires– pretty scary, but a lot of fun doing power slides. Rob in Colorado (where it used to be cold and snowy in the winter, now it’s sunny and dry all the time)
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> A couple of years ago, a friend of mine with an Audi S4 quattro hadn’t put > his winter tires on it yet (Blizzaks, I believe), and we were out in it on > some icy roads on the summer performance tires– pretty scary, but a lot of > fun doing power slides. > Rob in Colorado (where it used to be cold and snowy in the winter, now it’s > sunny and dry all the time)
Yup, we used to tie sleds/toboggans/gt snowracers on ropes to the back of our cars and pull friends around on em’…. Lots of fun around corners Until the police come Chris Stephens CarCentral – Do you love cars? Visit us at http://www.carcentral.net
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Pick the car that you really want (FWD or AWD preferably) and install a good set of Winter Tires during the season. You’ll have great traction. Chris Stephens CarCentral – Do you love cars? http://www.carcentral.net
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That is a common misconception by those that have only owned FWD vheicles. FWD is a good suggestion if you drive mostly in deep snow and mud. For icy or wet roads you should look for an AWD vehicle that has at least a 70/30 rear bias or better yet one with an 80/20 bias. If you can’t afford such a vehicle, look for a RWD vehicle with a limited slip differential and/or traction assist. FWD is the worst type of vehicle on wet roads and ice because of the pertinacity to quickly loose steering control when the front end looses traction. mike hunt – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Pick the car that you really want (FWD or AWD preferably) and install > a good set of Winter Tires during the season. You’ll have great > traction. > Chris Stephens > CarCentral – Do you love cars? > http://www.carcentral.net
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I have owned a mid-nineties Subaru with all-wheel-drive and an early-nineties Chevrolet with front-wheel-drive. Winter tires make all the difference in the world for winter driving. All wheel drive vehicles are great for accelerating on icy roads but make very little difference when braking or cornering (unless you like to perform high speed drifts). Not to mention I live in Winnipeg, Mb., Ca. and if it isn’t winter here… It’s August long weekend. Chris Stephens CarCentral – Do you love cars? Visit us at http://www.carcentral.net
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We want to buy a new car soon. We live in the state of Washington, where it rains a lot and has a lot of icy roads in the winter. Any recommendations? We are intrigued by the Subaru models that feature all wheel drive but are not pleased with the lack of power and noisy ride. We can afford up to $20K. Thank in advance.
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There are several models out there with AWD. It doesn’t have to be a rice burner y’know. 
There are plenty of AWD vehicles out there for less than 20k.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> We want to buy a new car soon. We live in the state of Washington, where it > rains a lot and has a lot of icy roads in the winter. Any recommendations? > We are intrigued by the Subaru models that feature all wheel drive but are > not pleased with the lack of power and noisy ride. We can afford up to > $20K. Thank in advance.
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