← Back to context Comment by organsnyder 7 years ago My Honda Civic does just fine in the winter in Michigan. A good set of snow tires is all I need. 3 comments organsnyder Reply simonsarris 7 years ago Yeah, FWD with snow tires is like 1000x better than AWD with "all season" tires.AWD has a great plus for thrust, but in terms of stopping, which is where most "oh shit" stuff happens, the snow tires are what's meaningful.(I live in New Hampshire) ynniv 7 years ago It turns out that all cars have four wheel braking... Actually, unloaded pickup trucks don’t use their back brakes very effectively. aidenn0 7 years ago Everyone I knew in the midwest with a pickup weighted the back in the winter.
simonsarris 7 years ago Yeah, FWD with snow tires is like 1000x better than AWD with "all season" tires.AWD has a great plus for thrust, but in terms of stopping, which is where most "oh shit" stuff happens, the snow tires are what's meaningful.(I live in New Hampshire) ynniv 7 years ago It turns out that all cars have four wheel braking... Actually, unloaded pickup trucks don’t use their back brakes very effectively. aidenn0 7 years ago Everyone I knew in the midwest with a pickup weighted the back in the winter.
ynniv 7 years ago It turns out that all cars have four wheel braking... Actually, unloaded pickup trucks don’t use their back brakes very effectively. aidenn0 7 years ago Everyone I knew in the midwest with a pickup weighted the back in the winter.
Yeah, FWD with snow tires is like 1000x better than AWD with "all season" tires.
AWD has a great plus for thrust, but in terms of stopping, which is where most "oh shit" stuff happens, the snow tires are what's meaningful.
(I live in New Hampshire)
It turns out that all cars have four wheel braking... Actually, unloaded pickup trucks don’t use their back brakes very effectively.
Everyone I knew in the midwest with a pickup weighted the back in the winter.