 Borough Glant township Chevrolet shot foreman here doing another edition of Tech Talk We had a little vote there online and you guys voted for the pros and cons between front-wheel drive all-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive So we're just gonna briefly go over those pros and cons of each and just some things to think about when it comes time to service your vehicle We'll start off. I guess with rear-wheel drive these This is all subject to I guess how you feel it's all subjective rear-wheel drives From a performance standpoint performance cars are great But if you were just talking normal everyday driving I guess part of the Calm would be that they tend not to handle very well in bad weather or off-road situations Now one of the pros is because they've got an engine up front a transmission in the middle and a differential in the back They tend to have a good weight distribution or fairly good weight distribution So they tend to handle really well or it's pretty good. So And they're not too bad on maintenance wise other than a differential and In the rear of them, which the front-wheel drive has to there's really no added parts a drive shaft and some you know You joints and stuff, but for the most part usually tend to be pretty cost-effective as well So rear-wheel drive that's kind of older technology Obviously, we still have them today all the performance cars usually have them You've got your Camaro's and your challengers and your Mustangs and stuff all those vehicles Or we will drive for that reason because of the handling and the weight distribution for Hard accelerations and stuff like that. So Guess the next one would probably be to talk about would be your front-wheel drive Front-wheel drives are good for a couple of reasons a they offer really good traction because of the weight for the engine and transmission Is on top of the drive Drive wheels so they tend to have really good traction in bad weather They tend to be really cost-effective it's one of the cheapest Forms of a vehicle to build right so all the drives tend to be usually cheaper more in more inexpensive cars There's not too much extra parts moving parts you get your transaxle You which is your transmission differential all together in one piece So with everything being bundled in that package sometimes they'll even share the fluid between the two So there's even less fluids and stuff to worry about and change And sometimes they're separate but sometimes they're together. So they're cost-effective They're also light They tend to be lighter because it's in a smaller package. So there's better fuel economy with it as well So cheaper lighter and handle pretty good You know traction in bad weather now on the downside They tend to have all their weight on the front of the vehicle on the nose of the vehicle So as far as handling goes or if you're looking to carve corners with the car Usually not the car to do with the usual car a lot of modifications to make them do that, right? So Just something to keep in mind when you're looking at buying a front-wheel drive So that leads us to an all-wheel-drive. We're standing next to a Subaru here. The Chandler is working on today He's doing a certified on this vehicle Subaru the Subaru's an all-wheel-drive obviously The best handling in bad weather and you've got traction going to all four wheels You got power going all four wheels a lot of all-wheel-drive now after off what they call torque vectoring So they can apply a certain amount of power to torque to a certain wheel to actually help the car corner Which is great? The downside would be that They're heavy because there's more moving parts. You've got a transaxle or you know could have a transaxle assembly in the front depending I was set up so you get the weight of that plus you've got a differential in the back Plus you get the driveshaft okay now plus you got axles going to each wheel So you got definitely more moving parts you got more fluids to maintain and keep an eye on when you come in to to get checked you get your transfer case fluid you've got your Differential fluids your transmission fluids, so there's added cost of that out for maintenance over time They're heavier, so they tend not to be as good on fuel either and there's also more Frictional drag off those parts as you're well even though you're not maybe using the four-wheel drive You're still turning those parts down the road, so it's heavy to turn So you're gonna be harder on fuel as well, so and they're obviously Tend to be more expensive because there is more moving parts. You've got expense your weight Your expense to maintain them over the years and stuff But they offer that much better traction that sometimes the price differences as much as you think especially maybe almost downgrade to a Maybe a lower model that has all-wheel drive as opposed to a fully loaded model of front or rear So just a few things to think about if you're looking at buying a newer used vehicle here And when you come into the service department Just give you an idea that there's more cost you may bring your wife's front-wheel drive car in and you may find in Years time you don't seem to spend that much money on it But when you bring your all-wheel drive or your four-wheel drive truck in here You're seeing to you know your differential flushes and your transfer case flushes and stuff because there's more moving parts They're heavier. There's usually more horsepower related to the All-wheel drive more torque because usually have bigger engines because they got to push all that extra weight around Usually most part bigger vehicles too, right? So just a few things to keep in mind and Anytime you need any of those fluids checked or any services need done or you want to find if you do for any of those services You can obviously come down here to township and we can bring in and take a look at it and let you know What you need to have done so that's another addition a tech talk here My name is Earl Glant shot foreman and we look forward to doing business with you