Remember the promo by the car companies, "less steel with no long drive shaft and heavy rear axle, so better gas mileage, and lower car cost! "
Well, 2 out of 3 isn't a Complete Lie. Cars are still WAY overpriced... Especially the mediocrity most companies are putting out!
What none of the Mfgs want to say is that most FWD cars are most weight forward and thus very UNBALANCED, and thus PRONE TO LOSE TRACTION IN TURNS AND CRASH,especially on wet asphalt.
Just a minor point.
Have you noticed that most new cars with FWD are not labeled as such? Rather odd, isn't it.
AWD, yes. FWD, a No.
If the Auto Industry is so Proud, then put a label on the rear, like a tramp-stamp.
And have you seen the big pile of car parts broken at the hard left turn Eastbound off the SF Bay Bridge on Highway 80 in Emeryville ,,,in a light rain?
CalTrans can't keep up with picking up and sweeping up all the smashed new car part$ debris there.
And on infamous windy Highway 17 in a very light rain!
OMG.
Well, you have been WARNED!
I bought an Acura Integra in 2000 and will NEVER EVER AGAIN BY A FWD, Weight forward, UNBALANCED, HARD FAST UNCONTROLLABLE SPINOUT, Front Wheel Drive car again. Don't care what the car salesman says.
Period.
