As soon as I sent that, I knew I was wrong. True all wheel drive is a full
time set up. Usually viscous coupled, sending power to all four wheels in
differing ratios depending upon need. My Tribute is a 4WD in the sense that
it's FWD until I tell it otherwise (manually select 4WD), and then it's a
viscous coupled 4WD setup that has enough give for most situations, but will
get torn up if left on and driven on dry pavement for any length of time.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Timpe, Jim [mailto:Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 7:11 AM
>To: 'olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
>Subject: RE: OT Credibility (?) Re: [OM] Corrupted
>
>
>Sorry... All Wheel Drive. Not the bone crushing, stump
>jumping variety of Jeep fame, but usually associated with the
>newer car based 'cross-over' type
>SUVs that tout 4WD. My Mazda Tribute has such a system.
>Ideal for my uses
>(for the occasional snow or very inclement weather here in
>latte land). I'm not heading off road looking for mud bogs to
>slog through or fallen trees to jump.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Thomas Heide Clausen
>>Subject: Re: OT Credibility (?) Re: [OM] Corrupted
>>
>>
>>Ok, you guys were responsible for teaching me what the
>>abbrevation "SUV" meant, a few years back. Considering that I
>>still don't have a car, I am not sure I need to know what AWD
>>means, unless it mounts on my OM2s/p....
>>
>>--thomas
>>
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