Mike_in_NEPA
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How is she in the snow? I've had Subarus since 2004, and people keep telling me I am going to be sorry with a FWD car in the winter months.good choice on golf tdi....lol (read my sig)
How is she in the snow? I've had Subarus since 2004, and people keep telling me I am going to be sorry with a FWD car in the winter months.good choice on golf tdi....lol (read my sig)
Get winter radials and you will be fine.How is she in the snow? I've had Subarus since 2004, and people keep telling me I am going to be sorry with a FWD car in the winter months.
I've been driving RWD and FWD cars in Quebec winters now for close to 40 years. Never had any issues. The secret has always been 4 good winter tires. With electronic stability control as well, you'll be fine. I'd rather have a Golf with stability control and FWD than an older Subie without stability control any day. I drove the latter once for 200 km on snow-covered and slushy roads from Quebec City to Chicoutimi one winter.How is she in the snow? I've had Subarus since 2004, and people keep telling me I am going to be sorry with a FWD car in the winter months.
Can't really comment about the JSW or Beetle in the snow since we just shut the city down if there are more than a few flakes in an hour. I've had fwd since I bought my 82 subie (yes, it was only fwd) and have had few issues with Iowa, Wisconsin, and Indiana winters. There were times where I could get around better in my subie than the neighbor's 4x4 pickups. As long as the snow wasn't deeper than the hood, I could get through it. Also, the traction control and all the other traction stuff in the fwd now gives better traction (IMHO) on ice than most awd or 4x4.How is she in the snow? I've had Subarus since 2004, and people keep telling me I am going to be sorry with a FWD car in the winter months.
I'm convinced people who drive 4wd cars say this because they put up with all the negatives of their cars when they don't need the extra drive wheels, and want to feel better about their decision.How is she in the snow? I've had Subarus since 2004, and people keep telling me I am going to be sorry with a FWD car in the winter months.
I am sick to death of the fuel economy of the Forester XT, and contemplating seeing if I could get out of lease now instead of waiting all the way until September. The fuel costs are about $80-$100 a week with it, and it's guzzlicious 19 mpg fuel economy. Not fun. Plus the tires are at the wear level of what is acceptable on a lease return and the mileage is at a hair over 33K right now.I'm convinced people who drive 4wd cars say this because they put up with all the negatives of their cars when they don't need the extra drive wheels, and want to feel better about their decision.
I had an Audi A4 Quattro for six years before getting the Jetta Wagon and didn't notice any issues going back to FWD. And I do drive in VT and ME a lot in the winter. What I did notice was no longer paying the fuel economy penalty of AWD.
Sedan sales are notoriously poor in Europe, (about 85% of Passats are wagons) and yet we still get the sedan.The euro wagon is a facelifted previous generation Passat. The didn't make one on the new, US-based platform. Wagon (and hatchback) sales are notoriously poor in the US.
Pricing was released, here is everything I know in a neat, organized buying guide on my site: http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/b7/2012-vw-passat-tdi-forum-buying-guide.htm Check back for updates becuase I am constantly editing as more info comes out.Any word on official pricing (MSRP/Invoice) and options lists? anything floating around vortex?