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Old 10-22-2004, 12:32 PM
Pete Burton Pete Burton is offline
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You don't have to be a bad driver to make a mistake.
During the winter there is black ice and lots of snow.
I am just explaining that FWD is better for snow and rain.
Of course FWD is not better all around. I consider RWD a better setup for cars.
For the winter months go with something more reliable.
I would not want to be stuck at my jobs parking lot at 9 p.m.
It has happend to me plenty of times with my first SD. Good thing I had nice employes always willing to help jump my car
You are confusing safety and reliability. They are related but not fungible. Honda makes a lot of great vehicles. We own a 2000 Odyssey, a 1980 Chevy K-10 pickup, and of course the MB. If the roads are so bad that 4WD might be helpful in getting to work, I take that. People tend not to drive recklessly around my truck with a 8' Fisher on the front. Otherwise, I take the SD because it is the safest vehicle we own.

Yes, getting out of a snowy parking lot is probably easier in a Honda in most conditions. But the SD IMHO is safer than any Honda if you are involved in a collision
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