 Poster: A snowHead
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@ski3, also many people, that have no need of 4x4 in daily use, are simply driving around unaware that their Haldex has failed and that they're just driving with FWD.
Most people that drive out to the Alps for their holidays tend to, once in a resort, not use their vehicle, so it's only on departure/transfer day, that should conditions arise, the car gets used in "anger" to quote @valais2, or if you're somewhere like here where the valley stretches for 10km and accommodation is all over the villages which then requires transport (navettes/buses are used), that's if you're not within walking distance of a lift. |
This, my friends failed (controller died) and another friend pulled out of an S3 sale due to a failed haldex.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I was going to buy an Octavia 4wd estate with about 60k on the clock but decided against it after reading too many reviews of VW Haldex failures. As it's turned out with my Goodyear Vectors I've never encountered anything my fwd couldn't handle.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Our family transport is an Audi with real centre differential and Torsen mechanical locking design, there's no controls, simple oil and complete reliability, works perfectly with no decision making needed.
As it drives all wheels fully, the tyres usual get too old rather than wear that mutch, excellent system.
Believe Subaru are broadly similar in design and performance.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I've got a newish Subaru forester as well. The AWD system is pretty good in snow, but the plastic bits of bodywork tend to fall off, especially driving it through a bit of water, and it struggles a bit with clearance in deep snow.
The last one I had, I got 250,000km out of it in 5 years from new with zero mechanical issues, and a lot of hard use. It got killed by a bus crashing into it.
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@hang11, So rule #1 don't buy a car off hang11  I'm now driving a swb Pajero/Shogun nice 4wd system with 2 wheel drive, 4 wheel with centre diff (basically all wheel drive) 4 wheel with centre diff locked and 4 wheel low with diff locked. Actually all the options great on the highway and goes pretty anywhere I am brave enough to try.
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Subaru Outback with winter tyres...never been stuck and I've had to rescue a Volvo XC 90 and LR Discovery's passengers when the local snow was bad.
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