Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 14:49:23 +0100 From: "Phil Born" <anonnopsamty.com> Subject: Re: 4 wheel drive
Impossible? I doubt that. Very unlikely, perhaps, with the correct tyres in most conditions, but not impossible. If you took your Jeep onto sheet ice, I'm sure you have more than enough power to break traction on all four wheels if you wanted to. Diff-locks or not. "X" <xnopsamm> wrote in message news:0i_Q8.77552$Hn4.2716052nopsam1.east.cox.net... > It's impossible for a Jeep to be "spinning its wheels", since Jeep is the > only 4x4 with a locking differential standard. I've never once been stuck > in a Jeep, even in 8" unplowed snow. It was probably an Explorer. :-) > > X > > > "Four Weis" <mweinopsamcom> wrote in message > news:3D13B5C4.CCFA6836nopsamcom... > > Maybe because Saab does not need four wheel drive? There were snow > covered > > hills where Audi Quattros and Jeeps were spinning front and rear wheels. I > > stopped at the base of the hill and started and went up hill, right past > those > > other vehicles, in my 900. > > > > Frank Jackson wrote: > > > > > Does anyone know if SAAB is coming out with a 4 wheel drive? > > > Used to be the most advanced of manufacturers, but is the last to go in > for > > > the 4wheel drive. > > > Why? > > > Frank Jackson > > > >