Rwd, Fwd and Awd classes

Do yall like to stick to one wheel drive type? Or do yall prefer to have a car in each class?

Don't like one wheel drive on my cars. On bikes it is fine though.

I have ran the gammet myself. Because of the south, I have not found AWD as intriguing as I thought I would have.

Loved my Focus and my Maxima so there are two +s for the FWD set. My X3 is AWD but behaves like a RWD 99% of the time. Love how it drives.

Flight Service wrote: Don't like one wheel drive on my cars. On bikes it is fine though. I have ran the gammet myself. Because of the south, I have not found AWD as intriguing as I thought I would have. Loved my Focus and my Maxima so there are two +s for the FWD set. My X3 is AWD but behaves like a RWD 99% of the time. Love how it drives.

You know what I ment

For a while I owned most of the possible configurations simultaneously:

front engine, all-wheel-drive

front engine, rear-wheel-drive

front engine, front-wheel-drive

rear engine, rear-wheel-drive

You know, I need a mid-engined car. (And other than the AWD car, I still have that mix.)

Some one asked me what the fwd record at the local track is - and nobody knows!

I don't tend to own fwd cars. Not on purpose, it's just not my usual target. Even my 323 was awd. I've got one fwd now, the classic Mini. 8 rwd and three awd/4wd.

I've owned several of each, daily driven them all, and raced in different forms with all three. It really depends on what you want to do.

If you know what type of racing you want to do, and want to be competitive, that can determine what's best pretty quickly in many cases. If you want to have fun, try to bum some rides at an autox/rallyx/track day, and see what you like. If you want to learn to drive better, there are advantages to all three. RWD might be the best to learn the basics, since most people find it very intuitive. FWD is great for teaching you patience and timing on corner exit, and trail-braking. AWD feels very different depending on how the differentials are set up. Can be the best of both worlds when it's set up well, or the worst of both when it isn't.

For daily driving, I wouldn't worry about drive type too much, there are more important criteria for selecting a car.

I've only tracked and autocrossed fwd cars because that's what I have and I have enough fun with it to keep a smile on my face and not have it abuse my wallet.

If I were to change cars I wouldn't have any drivetrain criteria aside from affordability and me enjoying driving it. Weather that's awd, rwd or fwd who knows.

Don't get caught up bench racing and convincing yourself you need X or Y things to have fun. I know guys that race Ferraris and Exiges that have just as good a time as myself and guys that have base Mini Coopers and Focuses (Foci?).

I've had two AWD cars, I like them. Right now I only own rwd, however. Both standard front engine designs.

AWD is fun but I hate that in the cheap cars they use "torque vectoring" technology AKA wasting your brakes instead of building a proper AWD system like in an EVO. 08-14 WRX AWD with nanny mode off has open front and rear LSD and a cender differential that will berkeley up your cornering because of that. Basically all of a sudden you get switched to RWD in mid corner and it's not very predictable. The alternative is turning on their patented brake wasting system. After this I decided to stick to RWD unless I can get a proper AWD system in a car.

I have a WRX (AWD) that I daily-drive I have an e30 (RWD) that I rallycross, plus an e21 and a Triumph (both RWD) I have a Sequoia (4WD) and have had an XJ Cherokee (4WD) Before those I had a Maxima, Integra, Accord Coupe, Plymouth Voyager (FWD)

I'd say I prefer AWD for all-season DD duties (we get winter here, and heavy rain), but gas prices are killing me so my next DD will likely be something small/light/non-AWD (like a BR-Z or Focus ST), especially since I have the truck for snow days anyhow.

FWD in general doesn't excite me anymore and I have little interest in owning another one, with the exception of a few performance models like Focus/Fiesta ST, MS3, etc.

irish44j wrote: I have a WRX (AWD) that I daily-drive I have an e30 (RWD) that I rallycross, plus an e21 and a Triumph (both RWD) I have a Sequoia (4WD) and have had an XJ Cherokee (4WD) Before those I had a Maxima, Integra, Accord Coupe, Plymouth Voyager (FWD) I'd say I prefer AWD for all-season DD duties (we get winter here, and heavy rain), but gas prices are killing me so my next DD will likely be something small/light/non-AWD (like a BR-Z or Focus ST), especially since I have the truck for snow days anyhow. FWD in general doesn't excite me anymore and I have little interest in owning another one, with the exception of a few performance models like Focus/Fiesta ST, MS3, etc.

The problem is that a lot of the FWD "performance" cars still have things like small brakes close to stock and open differentials. They used to come with things like that aside from VW being the opposite and finally having some kind of a LSD on the new GTI. I think the Focus ST has one as well. So basically if you do any power addition to the car, like a 500 abarth or a Fiesta ST or older GTI, you get one wheel drive. MX5, FRS, 370Z, Mustangs, etc all have LSD available as an option. FWD cars either have it or dont and that is very important for enjoyment of a FWD car.

AWD cars are the same way but you don't notice it as much.

It depends on the car and the suspension setup, especially if you auto-x it or track it. You can make them all fun but I prefer the driving dynamics of RWD over the other drivetrain setups. FWD is the cheapest to manufacture.

Can small pick-ups (like a ranger or s-10) autocross? are they aloud?

What about a daily driver rwd? I like my rwd till it rains. Then it feels like if its raining hard and i go over 40 im gonna spin. Is that normal? Or does mine just need suspention work?

Silverbrick27 wrote: Can small pick-ups (like a ranger or s-10) autocross? are they aloud?

SCCA permits 2wd trucks with a wheel base of 120" or less. Over 120" can apply for an exemption.

Back to the original topic, I have driven mostly FWD, with a few 4x4 trucks mixed in. The last RWD car in the family was my Mom's Crown Vic wagon that they replaced a year before I got my permit.

Silverbrick27 wrote: What about a daily driver rwd? I like my rwd till it rains. Then it feels like if its raining hard and i go over 40 im gonna spin. Is that normal? Or does mine just need suspention work?

Replace rain with snow, and over 40 with twisty up hills and that is why I stick with FWD.

I would think tires over suspension issues.