4X4 VS 4X2 and A/T vs M/T - Pls help!

[OTEP]

Speaking of 4x4 systems, I dont think the CRV's approach/activation (zero human intervention) of its AWD system is quite ideal in situations which calls for it. It'll wait for the front wheels to slip first before sending power to the rear, which is dangerous in certain situations. I rather have the good old fashion shifter activated transfer case for a 4x4 system (but this is no longer related to the thread starter's inquiry).

I'm not a fan of automatic systems. That's why I drive a 4x4 with a real 4x4 shifter.

However, handsfree systems are better for people who have no real intention of learning how to operate a vehicle off-road and would rather have the system do everything for them. I guess it's better than using a manual 4x4 system the wrong way.

[boybi]

hehe, we had a gen1 crv before, i don't know if the rear wheels was ever activated, wala man lang kasing indicator light to let you know that it is already in 4x4 mode

[Supierreman]

hehe, we had a gen1 crv before, i don't know if the rear wheels was ever activated, wala man lang kasing indicator light to let you know that it is already in 4x4 mode

sa manual tranny you can feel it activate if you press on the gas hard and release the clutch quickly which would send too much power to the front wheels making it slip a bit and the rear will activate.

nagamit ko yung RTAWD sa drag :D
http://www.pbase.com/supierreman6/image/35292830

notice the civic has wheelspin on the front wheels while the cr-v has it on the rear when the rtawd activates during a drag launch :D

sa baguio din sometimes when your're stopped in an incline on a rainy day there are time the front wheel slips pag mali timpla sa clutch ayun you can feel the rear activate.

[boybi]

how can you feel the rear wheels activate? our crv before was also M/T.

[Supierreman]

pag malakas apak mo sa gas and you let go of the clutch you can hear first the front wheels slipping for a second and then you feel a push from the rear.

in other cases i've experienced usually sa highway when you're running fast and one side of the front wheels aquaplanes on a puddle mararamdaman mo yung push from behind

[oldblue]

get the 4x2 A/T. best deal.

[jetski]

thanks guys! phew...now at least i got some perspective...

guys do you why the outlander ng mitsubishi never seemed to take off as much as the rav4 crv and even xtrail? parang ganda pa naman... dito sa Europe there seems to be some driving it around...

ako i've avoided mitsubishi like a plague...panget suspension...oh well the last i had was a 97 lancer pizza pie.

get the 4x2 A/T. best deal.