[quote][quote]Dave,

Answer me this. Would you rather be driving a rear wheel drive car or a front wheel drive car when traction is limited such as snow/ice or mud/dirt?

This is because the front cuts a path so the rear more easily rolls through,

**BS. It's because the rear is being pulled in the same direction the front just went.**

but mainly because a fwd vehicle has all the weight over the driven wheels,

**So does every thing else but your VWs.**

if your theory were correct i could take a rwd s-10 and drive in reverse and be fine, but try this in the winter and it won't help,

**I've done this and it does help.**

but if you had the same weight over the rear that you normally do in the front it would drive just fine,

**No it doesn't. It drives like a snow machine. If you have the front wheels turning then they grip and pull you in the direction you are steering.**

that and drop the air pressure down slightly ;-) I personally would rather have a rwd with weight because you have more control and can use the engines power via torque steer to aid in my control of the vehicle.

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