Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 20:15:27 GMT From: tom reingold <trn244nopsamnline.net> Subject: Re: Saab 9-5, Volvo V60, or Audi A6
davehinznopsamcop.net wrote: > Well, not to start a holy-war, but if Saab needed to be AWD to perform well > in winter, they would have gone AWD decades ago. The weight distribution, > center of gravity, and suspension geometry are all set up to make it handle > well, summer or winter. > > Dave Hinz And the fact that you (Dave) and the Scandinavians and Finns here do so well in your Saabs is a testmonial to that. I live in NJ, where we only get snow occasionally, and it doesn't usually stay on the road for long. I am probably among less than 1% of Jerzoids who get snow tires. I expressed my reasons for this earlier. I watch as people slip around, and it seems that I slip around less than anyone else, no matter what type of vehicle they're in. I attribute this to three things: my vehicle, my driving style, and my tires (Nokian Hakkapelliita Q's) -- Tom Reingold IT Guy looking for opportunities in NJ or NYC to enhance your business http://whatexit.org/~tommy/resume-func-tlr.html
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