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Re: Test Drive: 2013 Kia Optima EX Turbo
« Reply #40 on: March 02, 2013, 10:06:15 am »
Quote from: Car Guy on March 02, 2013, 09:51:14 am
No AWD = No Sale

Hasn't hurt Accord or Camry sales.
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Re: Test Drive: 2013 Kia Optima EX Turbo
« Reply #41 on: March 03, 2013, 02:15:57 pm »
Quote from: Car Guy on March 02, 2013, 09:51:14 am
No AWD = No Sale

How come?  Edmonton doesn't get much snow and is flat.  Why bother with the added weight, cost and complexity of AWD?  Just get an extra set of rims and some good snow tires for the winter.
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Re: Test Drive: 2013 Kia Optima EX Turbo
« Reply #42 on: March 04, 2013, 08:58:17 am »
Quote from: Car Guy on March 02, 2013, 09:51:14 am
No AWD = No Sale


People are allowed their own personal preferences.  While the lack of AWD is not an issue for many (if not most), he is entitled to his opinion and can enjoy either a Fusion, Legacy, or the vastly more expensive S60, 3-series, C-class, A4, ATS, etc.
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Re: Test Drive: 2013 Kia Optima EX Turbo
« Reply #43 on: March 04, 2013, 09:40:59 am »
Quote from: PJ on March 03, 2013, 02:15:57 pm
Quote from: Car Guy on March 02, 2013, 09:51:14 am
No AWD = No Sale

How come?  Edmonton doesn't get much snow and is flat.  Why bother with the added weight, cost and complexity of AWD?  Just get an extra set of rims and some good snow tires for the winter.

False.  We get a decent amount.  Problem is the city doesn't clean all that well.  Residential areas are not cleaned at all.  Some roads in commercial and industrial areas are not cleaned too.  The snow tends to stay on the ground all winter and only finally melts in the spring.  This winter was especially difficult because in mid-November we had freezing rain that turned into wet snow followed by normal snow.  It turned our streets into a mess which has stayed all winter long for the most part.
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