exar333
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- Feb 7, 2004
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Not in uptown, I see blizzaks getting stuck with FWD constantly....I walk passed them during the last 2/3 blizzards in Pirelli P6's (mediocre all seasons).
I was in the same boat OP ... loved the TDI, but FWD sucks in Minnesota...went with my B7 Audi 2.0T 6MT...can't live without AWD.
I'd love to see the 3.0TDI or diesel hybrid of some sort..AWD of course.
When I first got in an AWD car, there was no way I was going back to FWD..summer/winter, it just feels so much better when driving.
EDIT : I also own a 06 4.7L grand cherokee ... 4x4/AWD with all seasons tires, and that thing kicks ass too. 2 sundays ago I drove 50~ miles to Afton to go snowboarding, had no issues outside of visibility.
I see this when driving my fiance's FWD Jetta with snow tires; bad drivers are bad drivers. People all winter have gotten stuck in 4x4 or AWD vehicles and I have breezed by them without an issue. Poor drivers will get stuck in superior vehicles over a good driver in sub-optimal all the time. I am not saying it doesn't help to have AWD, but 4 spinning tires with all-seasons doesn't help you all that much...
