Im new to mass, i have been living in California all my life. How does the a4 handle in the snow. i have 96 A4 (no Quattro) auto. is there anything i should be aware of ...? please help

they manage to get where they need to go even on snowy roads without resort to the chains that those of us from California were raised on. I'll bet you do fine if you have snow tires or even all-seasons, though it's obvious now that you should have ordered Quattro four years ago...

In a somewhat odd way, MA drivers are pretty much the best in the country(I've been to at least 30 states). MA has the lowest highway death rate in the country but one of the highest minor accident rates. I've also seen statistics saying MA drivers have the least regard for speed limits. What does all this mean? It means they know how to control their cars but they're aggressive and don't care about dents.

There's no other state where I'd feel comfortable driving at 75mph 1 car length off the car in front and another 1 car length behind me, unless those other cars are from out of New England. I certainly wouldn't do it in CA.

Mass drivers have a reputation for being crazy, not poor.

and nothing personal, PDW, of course, but I should have said "ignorant" rather than "poor".
No one has a sense of right-of-way. Therefore inside 128 people turn left across oncoming traffic, and outside 128 the guy going straight will sit there and flash his lights forever, trying to get the other guy to go left in front of him!

Give me an open, winding road (Audi content!) in any state!

I lived just outside of Boston until joining the military. Most of my driving was done in RWD cars. My last car before my A4 was a VW Jetta GLX (VR6), which was of course FWD. I had Dunlop SP4000 tires on it and it performed flawlessly through two New England winters (bad ones) and numerous ski trips to New Hampshire and Vermont. The SP4000's are all seasons, but use the same tread compound as the SP8000's (summer only) so they're not the best choice for winter driving.

As long as you've got at least good all season tires with good tread depth on your car and you use common sense (ie. drive slower, leave more room to stop, etc. when the conditions warrant) you should have no problems.

Regards,
Rodney

'99 A4 1.8tqms

Especially on route3 between NH and MA... the only road I've been on where traffic can be cruising at 80mph, then all of a sudden drop down to 10mph, and then resume up to 80mph without any apparent cause... and it sure as hell is scary when you're cruising 80mph and traffic all of a sudden, traffic stops! And trying to keep a good distance between you and the car in front of you is basically an open invitation for other cars to cut in front.

Yes, it would be nice if they studied those little booklets they got for their permit tests to figure out right of way. I hate when people stop to let me go. I'd rather wait.

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I've never seen so many dumba_#!% drivers anywhere except in Colorado. And I've been everywhere.

I think Colorado people drive aweful because of the high altitude we live at. It just limits blood to the brain the "higher" you get.

I can write a book on how dumb the drivers are out here, but I won't spend time writing this. I'm at work right now (though I REALLY don't have anything to do at this moment)!