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Snow Miata
Different drivetrains in snow. 2016-12-11 11:37:22 Post No. 16304487
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so I just got to try all 3 drivetrains in the snow. Here's my review. The cars I got to try were
My 2006 Miata (RWD)
Sisters 2012 Malibu (FWD)
Mom's Honda Crosstour (AWD)
Tires aren't a problem, the crosstour and miata got new all seasons in october, and the malibu got new ones yesterday.
also need to note that my driveway is a steep hill
RWD review- really need to be focused when driving it through, have to make slight adjustments constantly. Barely made it up my driveway, but I've got ideas on how to do better that I'll try out another time. However, I was able to steer great. The miata went around turns great. Driving in the miata was as fun as always, even in the snow.
FWD review- Everything was pretty medium. Less adjustments needed to be made while driving, however steering wasn't great. Turning radius wasn't good, but not great. Overall decent but not great.
AWD review- fucking tank going up the driveway and down the road, however couldn't steer for shit. Had the turning radius of a commercial airliner. Had to reverse while turning once.
So, TL;DR- Don't listen to anons when they say "Don't get RWD it can't do shit in the snow, u need AWD" RWD can work fine. Id still reccomend trying them all on your own, as they're very different.
Ask me any questions, I'm here to help!
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oh wow a post on /o/ that's finally not a fucking shitpost
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>>16304487
I've driven both an AWD Highlander and FWD Mazda3 (snow tires on both obviously) and the performance/handling differences are completely negligible. I've never had an issue with either.
I did just buy a Miata though so I am eager to see how it performs in this weather.
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This may be true but for an anon looking at new cars in 2016/17, there really aren't any options for rwd if you don't want a sports car. It's all awd or fwd now. No more manual as well, outside the sport car class. At least from what I've seen.
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I've never particularly liked FWD in the snow, although at least usually the worst that happens is you can't go or plough right into something.
Good AWD is amazing. My old MT Subaru went rings around almost everything else on the road especially including 4x4s even with just all seasons.
Trying RWD for the first time this year. Not at all point and drive but so far it's much easier to deal with than I thought. Mainly just concerned about getting stuck, but at least it has an LSD.
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>>16304487
>here's my review of 3 different drivetrains on 3 entirely different cars
holy lel how can one person be so stupid
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I feel like the entire worry over winter driving can be summed up quite easily actually:
>In snow/ice, tires and cautious driving lead to a safe trip, not the drivetrain.
or, more directly:
>Get gud tires, don't be retarded.
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