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"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo) 12/11/2014 at 14:30 • Filed to: Idiots

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AWD>Everything, therefore AWD is faster than everything.

Always.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 12/11/2014 at 14:33

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^Better for being 2wd, sez I, if not better for being V6.

macanamera > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 12/11/2014 at 14:33

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These are facts, why don't you accept them.

HammerheadFistpunch > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 12/11/2014 at 14:37

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I guess I didn't see that. The e30 story?

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > HammerheadFistpunch 12/11/2014 at 14:38

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Either that or the Focus RS

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 12/11/2014 at 14:40

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Meh, some people don't understand the drawbacks. I keep screaming at people that a 300-500lb AWD system on the Fiesta ST would do noting but make it slower and cost as much or more than the Focus ST. ut no, apparently some people would only buy the FIesta ST if it was more expensive and worse.........whatever.

Alfalfa > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 12/11/2014 at 14:42

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I've never cared for the handling of AWD cars I've driven. Granted, they have mostly been Subarus or similar crossovers.

Funktheduck > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 12/11/2014 at 14:43

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I'll keep my E30 325is. They can keep their ix

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > HammerheadFistpunch 12/11/2014 at 14:45

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Focus RS.

FWD is apparently unpossible for driving anything. AWD ALL THE THINGS!!!!

HammerheadFistpunch > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 12/11/2014 at 14:46

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Well there is a point to the idea of too much front drive power, or rather torque. This isn't news.

ACESandEIGHTS > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 12/11/2014 at 14:48

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Agreed. Know what's great about AWD? Four wheel low—oh wait...

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > HammerheadFistpunch 12/11/2014 at 14:52

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I agree. There are also other candidates in the Uber-Hatch/Compact segment that offer similar performance and AWD. Generally they will have a Subaru badge on the front.

These people though, just cannot live with the idea that Ford thinks that FWD is good enough. I have suggested that if they really desire an AWD performance Ford that badly they are welcome to buy a Subaru and replace the badges with Ford ones.

HammerheadFistpunch > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 12/11/2014 at 15:02

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Look at is this way

The far left of the car enthusiast curb is the J.K. Trotters, hippies and general car hatters. To the far right are the Chris Harris/Clarkson/etc. The jalopnik crowd is right in the fat bit, and that's the part that watches Top Gear but couldn't tell you the difference between a strut and a solenoid....for the most part...and are happy to argue and bickers points that they may or may not know anything about...but think they do. We, as opponauts, reside on the right of the curve and know better. We know that "different strokes for different folks" isn't dirty or a Ford bumper sticker but that every shitbox has its merit, the answer is....when we are serious...not always miata and that its totally cool if you like something that isn't generally well liked...if thats what makes your enthusiast light come on. Its a good place to live.

nermal > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 12/11/2014 at 15:42

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I think the cut-off for FWD power is somewhere around 250-300 hp. Anything more than that and it just becomes too much, and AWD is a better option.

This supports my Ideal Road Car Power Theory, which states that the ideal amount of power for a road car is however much the current GTI has. Anything less will leave you wanting more, and anything more will be too much to effectively use during normal road driving, and is therefore wasted.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > HammerheadFistpunch 12/11/2014 at 16:27

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I know. It just grows tiresome when I present rational, well thought out points, only to have them totally ignored because reasons and BS.

TDogg > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 12/11/2014 at 18:43

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What about RWD Fiesta? Yeah?