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Originally Posted by johnydep
The $4000.00 that AWD owners paid was not only for a transfer case, front tail shaft & differential & drive shafts, but also for the Dynamic Stability Control system. Add all these items up & that seems like very good value to me.
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It is good value - I just don't think I'd get enough value to justify the purchase. I never drive in icy conditions and very rarely on roads dangerous enough to make 2WD cars too dangerous to drive on. I personally prefer the feel of a RWD car - it's what I've grown up with (maybe about 18 years worth out of 21 total driving years). The AWD DOES feel different.
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Originally Posted by johnydep
Subaru have known the benefits of AWD for years, that’s why there most powerful sports cars have it as standard.
Nissan has also known the benefits, remember the GTR Godzilla? It blitzed everything at the races; CAMS eventually changed the rules making it illegal for the race team to use AWD.
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Very different argument. DSC is not a selling point for these cars having AWD. The only AWD benefits come from having power available from 4 wheels rather than 2. Given the power these cars have, it's very easy to agree with AWD. The Terri won't have this problem until the Turbo comes out :-)
(with my flame proof suit on) I still think however that RWD has more predictable car control than AWD, particularly given the weight bias in most AWD vehicles. Given what most Terri city owners would do with their vehicle RWD is generally the best option (all things considered). For country users AWD should be an automatic choice as there is often a need to get onto the dirt.
I think that the sales split has shown that Ford has made a spot-on marketing choice that no-one else in Australia will be able to copy. Holden's S3X I believe is FWD/AWD. Toyota's Klunker is based on a FWD. All the Korean boxes are based on FWD. Nearly everything in USA is based on FWD or a genuine Truck (caps to emphasise old-fashioned truck ladder chassis).
