"TheJWT" (thejwt)
01/11/2016 at 20:33 • Filed to: None
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"TheJWT" (thejwt)
01/11/2016 at 20:33 • Filed to: None | 8
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Because I was at work making money so that I can buy a RWD car and then look down on FWD plebs.
(Disclaimer: Some FWD cars are awesome. Some suck. Some RWD cars are awesome. Some suck. Deal with it.)
Tom McParland
> TheJWT
01/11/2016 at 20:41 |
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And you know what...some of us could have bought a RWD car and chose the FWD anyway. When I was getting my next ride, it came down to the 328 sedan and the GTI. At the end of the day, the GTI was pretty much just as quick and handled just as well (with the Performance Pack) in everyday situations. It was also 14 grand less with similar equipment.
I don’t begrudge people for getting a BMW, they are great cars. I may decide to get one someday. Nor do I judge folks on their choice of drive wheels. That’s some dumb shit.
brjklein
> TheJWT
01/11/2016 at 20:43 |
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What’s with all the FWD hate? Not only is variety the spice of life, there are much bigger arguments in autodom than FWD or RWD.
Sorry I’m late to the argument party, I was driving my FWD hot hatch around this afternoon having fun while you were at work working for someone other than yourself. #peons
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TheJWT
> brjklein
01/11/2016 at 20:54 |
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I’ve got no idea... I love my FWD sports car, but arguing over which wheels drive your car is
pretty
pointless if you ask me.
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TheJWT
> Tom McParland
01/11/2016 at 20:56 |
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Exactly! It’s personal preference, which is why I roll my eyes whenever someone says one is better than the other.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> TheJWT
01/11/2016 at 20:56 |
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Or maybe some people prefer a good, cheap all around car. More often than not, at least within their price bracket, the FWD choice will get better gas mileage, have more space, and be nearly as fun. Some people like fun, yet practical cars.
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Tom McParland
> TheJWT
01/11/2016 at 21:00 |
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Yeah when you have the opinion of “This type of car is good for a particular set of circumstances depending on the driver.” That isn’t exactly a #hottake.
LeaksOil
> TheJWT
01/11/2016 at 21:02 |
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I went from an S13 240sx hatch, to an NA Miata with a roll cage/bar, to,…a DC Integra. I’ve owned many other vehicles since then, including FWD, 4x4 & AWD.
Of all the cars I’ve ever owned, that slow DC Integra is still the one I wish I could have back the most.
I too, don’t get the rear wheel drive elitism and FWD hate.
I love cars. Import. Domestic. Rare ones. Common ones. Old. Newer. Front wheel drive. Rear wheel drive. All wheel drive. Four wheel drive.
(/runs and hides for admitting to replacing an NA Miata with a Honda on Oppo)
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TheJWT
> Tom McParland
01/11/2016 at 21:03 |
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Or when people lump all front wheel drive cars together into the limp-wristed, beige econobox category, or say all rear wheel drive cars drive like Mclarens.
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TheJWT
> LeaksOil
01/11/2016 at 21:04 |
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I love cars. Import. Domestic. Rare ones. Common ones. Old. Newer. Front wheel drive. Rear wheel drive. All wheel drive. Four wheel drive.
People who disagree with this have no place here.
Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
> Tom McParland
01/11/2016 at 21:16 |
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How did this even start?
Master Cylinder
> TheJWT
01/11/2016 at 21:17 |
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I definitely won’t hate on another enthusiast for choosing a FWD car, but my preference is still RWD. Definitely not of the opinion that there are no good FWD cars, though. I’d drive the hell out of a Focus ST or some such.
Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes
> TheJWT
01/11/2016 at 21:21 |
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I disagree with some of these things. Its having an opinion. I’d argue that if you have no real opinions on cars you have no place here. Also a lot of the same people that are offended about people not liking FWD (I dont, oh well) parade manuals as the only option so there’s more than a little hipocrasy going on.
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TheJWT
> Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes
01/11/2016 at 21:29 |
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Opinions on cars are perfectly fine. I’ve got plenty. I just think that the criteria above are waaaaaaaay too far reaching to have a black and white opinion on. Someone says that there isn’t
one single
front wheel drive car they like out of however many million are out there? Either they’re lying, or they’re probably not a car person.
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Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes
> TheJWT
01/11/2016 at 21:34 |
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Well there are many cars I like other aspects of but due to them being front wheel drive I would never consider for purchase. (Toronado posted earlier, many of VWs 80s offerings, 90s cadillacs) I also completely missed the original post on FWD dislike so I’m not in disagreement about things not being black and white. Almost nothing is.
NJAnon
> TheJWT
01/11/2016 at 21:40 |
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Yeah, I’m confused too. What argument? If what SuperSubaru posted was the summary of the argument, whoever started that argument was trolling. :P
I’ll even entertain the “still dumb but for the heck of it” Beetle argument. Yeah I get it the Auto Union did weird stuff. But since when did any car made that had the same drivetrain configuration as a Porsche 911 be consolidated as a 911? Have we fallen that far?
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TheJWT
> NJAnon
01/11/2016 at 21:46 |
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This arguement comes up every year or so around here
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NJAnon
> TheJWT
01/11/2016 at 21:48 |
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Must be during the “slow” times of the motorsports season or something? hehe.
Frenchlicker
> TheJWT
01/11/2016 at 21:52 |
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I like my cheap car that does great in the snow to be honest. I'm fine with fwd no matter what.
Carbon Fiber Sasquatch
> Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
01/12/2016 at 00:27 |
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This^
Of course a mid engined RWD sports car will be an enthusiasts dream but I'm way more impressed when a family hauler with good gas mileage is 90% of the fun or better!
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
01/12/2016 at 00:49 |
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Miata. Cheap fuel efficient and plenty of space. can haul a couch. do that with a fiesta
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Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
01/12/2016 at 01:06 |
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Strap it too the roof. While holding 4 people not exposed the the elements.
MachineReplica
> TheJWT
01/12/2016 at 07:17 |
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By physics, FWD is almost always inferior to RWD all things being equal. FWD is just a compromised drivetrain. It's just the way it is. That being said, there are FWD cars that are better than some RWD cars. I'll probably be selling my big bad RWD daily driver and replacing it with a FWD hot hatch. I'll always have my 95 Miata for RWD goodness.