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Originally Posted by DGthe3
And 99% of those who claim they need AWD for the snow, don't. And a lot of them of them end up in the ditch as everyone else drives on by. A 2WD car with snow tires is still better to drive in the snow in the majority of cases. No, it can't accelerate as quickly, but if the roads are shyte why in the world do you want to go fast? And sure, it might have a hard time getting out of deep snow, but there are usually workarounds for that (kitty litter, a mini-shovel, and some skill should work just about every time). In bad weather its far more important to be able to slow down and turn than it is to accelerate and AWD doesn't help in either category. The problem gets compounded when the driver has a false sense of security because they think that AWD=perfect for snow.
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Ummmm. While I agree with most of your post, the statement in bold is just ridiculous. Why carry kitty litter, shovel, etc when you can just use a 4wd vehicle and not have to worry about it too much.
We just got 20 inches last saturday. I find it hard to believe that a rear drive or a front drive car would do well in that. I drive a rear wheel drive car for work and if there is more than 4 or 5 inches on the ground, you really aren't going anywhere.