"Sean Donaher" <nospam@nospam.ca> wrote in message news:<i_ayb.662$IF6.46731@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>...
> Don't drive like a retard during the winter and you won't need traction
> control. Take the money you saved by not buying the V6 and take some
> driving lessons. I've never talked to anyone who had traction control and
> liked it. All it does is trigger the rev limiter when the front wheels slip
> so you lose power. Christ, you can do that yourself, just take your foot
> off the gas a bit. There I just saved you a couple thousand bucks.
>
>
I drive a Saturn with traction control and it works well in snow.
Sean is wrong about "All it does is trigger the rev limiter when the
front wheels slip
so you lose power." Traction control also applies the brakes to the
slipping wheel so that the opposite wheel gains torque. You get
2-wheel drive rather than one-wheel drive and that IS helpful in snow!

Most Americans are ignorant about traction control. Front wheel drive
with traction control is almost as effective as 4 wheel drive, but
without the high center of gravity and the weight of another drive
train. And yes, some of us think that even a small improvement in gas
mileage is important. So traction control isn't just for "retards."