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YACT: AWD, RWD, or FWD?

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Meh loves the AWD as you can drive it in more conditions than RWD. It is also much more stable, but RWD is probably a lot more fun as you lose control and sometimes that is just what you need in your day.
I still voted for AWD.
 
Originally posted by: Titan
My Volvo 240 wagon is RWD and I love it, I drive it up and down hills in vermont winters regularly.

I personally like the responsivenes it allows with a rear drive train. But I like to take turns a bit fast and enjoy the race-car feel of a box with wheels.

In terms of safety, our family has been driving this model volvo for like 10 years. My dad has a paper route where he drives in very harsh conditions in winter. We've never had any problems with bad roads, but we drive smart. If anything, the RWD makes it easier to get up an icy hill than FWD, which can be a problem on VT hills. Also the fact that I can spin the rear wheels easily in snow gives me a sense of road conditions and how gentle to drive when safety is a concern. But to me safety is more about the driver and not the car, which is why I scoff when little girls say they want an SUV because they think it makes them safe. Drivetrain really doesn't matter in slippery conditions unless you are going up/downhill or put yourself in a situation where some of your wheels may get stuck.
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I dunno man -- I kinda liked having studded tires and 4wd.. 😛

Edit: Although..mostly for uphill. So yeah, I guess you're right. :beer:🙂
 
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Originally posted by: Baked
Originally posted by: CadetLee
Midengine RWD. 😛
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Or MR for short...
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Nuh uh! NSX and Porsche 911 FTW 😀
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911 is RR, not MR.

My preference is for MR for most applications. For a family sedan, FR is fine. For adverse conditions, front engine, AWD.
 
i vote awd with DCCD to adjust power to 5/95 so that you almost have RWD action. Of course only the STI has this i think...
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Originally posted by: Titan
My Volvo 240 wagon is RWD and I love it, I drive it up and down hills in vermont winters regularly.

I personally like the responsivenes it allows with a rear drive train. But I like to take turns a bit fast and enjoy the race-car feel of a box with wheels.

In terms of safety, our family has been driving this model volvo for like 10 years. My dad has a paper route where he drives in very harsh conditions in winter. We've never had any problems with bad roads, but we drive smart. If anything, the RWD makes it easier to get up an icy hill than FWD, which can be a problem on VT hills. Also the fact that I can spin the rear wheels easily in snow gives me a sense of road conditions and how gentle to drive when safety is a concern. But to me safety is more about the driver and not the car, which is why I scoff when little girls say they want an SUV because they think it makes them safe. Drivetrain really doesn't matter in slippery conditions unless you are going up/downhill or put yourself in a situation where some of your wheels may get stuck.
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Yeah, it is surprising how fun my 240 DL is to drive. I was pissed off last saturday night and driving on some backroads, taking sharp turns at high speed, not even thinking about it and taking out frustration by accellerating into the turns. No way in hell I could do that in a camry.

I'm going to have to get rid of my volvo soon and can only afford FWD. I am not happy about it 🙁
 
Originally posted by: preslove
Originally posted by: Titan
My Volvo 240 wagon is RWD and I love it, I drive it up and down hills in vermont winters regularly.

I personally like the responsivenes it allows with a rear drive train. But I like to take turns a bit fast and enjoy the race-car feel of a box with wheels.

In terms of safety, our family has been driving this model volvo for like 10 years. My dad has a paper route where he drives in very harsh conditions in winter. We've never had any problems with bad roads, but we drive smart. If anything, the RWD makes it easier to get up an icy hill than FWD, which can be a problem on VT hills. Also the fact that I can spin the rear wheels easily in snow gives me a sense of road conditions and how gentle to drive when safety is a concern. But to me safety is more about the driver and not the car, which is why I scoff when little girls say they want an SUV because they think it makes them safe. Drivetrain really doesn't matter in slippery conditions unless you are going up/downhill or put yourself in a situation where some of your wheels may get stuck.
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Yeah, it is surprising how fun my 240 DL is to drive. I was pissed off last saturday night and driving on some backroads, taking sharp turns at high speed, not even thinking about it and taking out frustration by accellerating into the turns. No way in hell I could do that in a camry.

I'm going to have to get rid of my volvo soon and can only afford FWD. I am not happy about it 🙁
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When you only have 114 hp (yes, that was the HP rating of the engine in the 240 DL), in a car the size of the 240, the words "high speed" and "accelerate" are relative.

Great car, my family had an '86 240 wagon for a long time, and it would run through any weather, but it was an absolute dog. It could hardly get out of its own way. Great car from a reliability standpoint, but it just wasn't anything resembling fast. Our '88 Accord could run lazy circles around the old 240.

ZV
 
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