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Jan. 30, 2012 9:59 a.m. Brett_Murphy Dork

Mazdaspeed 6? Probably still out of the price range, though.

I have heard that a huge downside of the Haldex setups is the fact if you drive on your tires for a while and then damage one beyond repair, you have to buy 4 new tires instead of 1-2, since you'll kill the Haldex if the tires are different diameters.
Jan. 30, 2012 10:27 a.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork

If you get a Jaguar X-Type, check the Ford dealership for parts before the Jag dealership (if you get OEM parts). The more modern Jags share a lot of parts with Fords and genuine Jag parts are marked up compared to the same Ford part.
Jan. 30, 2012 10:41 a.m. iceracer SuperDork

A FWD car with four snow/ice tires ,such as Blizzaks will out perform any AWD on all sasons.
Jan. 30, 2012 1:27 p.m. Taiden SuperDork

iceracer wrote:

A FWD car with four snow/ice tires ,such as Blizzaks will out perform any AWD on all sasons.

Absolutely agree.
Jan. 30, 2012 2:43 p.m. Jay_W Dork

Yep, in the snow my car goes from not real swell on normal street tires to half snowmobile on cheap studless snows...