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Bob-omb @ Mar 7th 2008 10:14AM
Best argument against unibody pickups? A unibody pickup with 4WD, stability control, and traction control wouldn't have lost control on ice as easily as this RWD truck in the first place.
Jay @ Mar 7th 2008 11:20AM
Schmuck. Don't you see the locking hubs on the front wheels? This truck is 4wd, which he will need to get it home as the rear half is no longer attached.
Gonna be kickin' off a power of sparkage while he's at it too.
why not the LS2LS7? @ Mar 7th 2008 11:32AM
Most of those things you speak of merely help you get power to the ground. When you enter a bad situation, usually your concentration is not on getting more acceleration, but more braking. 4WD (or AWD) does nothing to increase braking, in fact, the mass and rotating of mass of 4WD hinders stopping.
Snow tires and ABS would be this person's biggest friend, and maybe stability control too. Although a fully working brain would probably top them all.
gschon @ Mar 7th 2008 1:41PM
Oh Really? I was following a GMC Envoy (4x4, Stabilatrak) that hit a patch of black ice on a overpass at 60 mph. It lost control and hit the bridge retaining wall and spun into the right lane right in front of me.
All the electronic safety gear, ABS and all wheel drive can't overcome physics, glare ice and poor driving.
To think that a unibody, stability control, 4x4 and ABS can cure all the evils of poor decisions, lousy road conditions and bad driving skills is totally ridiculous.
Mobius_1 @ Mar 7th 2008 10:56PM
More like best argument against bridges!