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To AWD or not to AWD?

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Old 01-27-08, 06:07 PM
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I found an 07 GS350 AWD white on black leather with navi for a pretty good price. Im jsut not sure about getting one with awd though. Do i really need it? I live in Houston Texas, will prob never see snow.
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No snow = no need.

RWD is more fun. What the good price you are talking about? Oh yeah, the RWD is a lil better on gas BTW.
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That's a rare color combo though. I'd ****** it up!
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Color combo would do it for me but if you don't see snow, I don't see the need for AWD... RWD FTW
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AWD helps in the rain too.
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For Texas weather, no need IMO, too little to gain with AWD.
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Originally Posted by Din
I found an 07 GS350 AWD white on black leather with navi for a pretty good price. Im jsut not sure about getting one with awd though. Do i really need it? I live in Houston Texas, will prob never see snow.
No snow and no rain = no AWD. AWD burns more gas and runs slower than RWD.
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As stated above, it appears to be a htf combo, and a nice one at that. If that's the color you want, then see if it's available in a RWD for less.

btw..nice ride in your sig!!!
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thanks, i think ive im gonna go with rwd. even though the awd one has less miles than the rwd ones that ive been finding. The black interor is nice though. So hard to find a white at all anywhere.
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If I live in Texas, I would buy a RWD too.
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