"Don" <engguy58@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Sean Donaher" <nospam@nospam.ca> wrote in message
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> > 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."

When I did I ever say I was an American? I'm Canadian, so I know what I'm
talking about when it comes to snow. Also, why do you think that almost
every car with traction control has a button to turn it off? Maybe because
the car companies realize that there are many situations where traction
control is detrimental? Traction control is in the same league as ABS.
Learn to drive properly, and you'll never need it.