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Old 02-03-2009, 10:33 AM   #28 (permalink)
bennelson
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My thoughts on 4x4 were mostly thinking about the possibility of simplifying hybridization, and improved performance on snow and ice.

I am in Wisconsin, and we do have pretty bad snow storms. I am fairly close to the city, so roads are typically not too bad, but it really depends on where you are.

My truck with rear-wheel drive is terrible on snow compared to my front-wheel Geo Metro or my wife's Pontiac Sunfire.

Since I am going to swap the diesel engine into my truck, I thought now would be the time to consider possibly going to a 4x4, if it made sense for other reasons as well.
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