That's true. But I do!
We live on a mile-long, 14% hill in Vermont, in a tiny village that's last on the list for plowing & sanding. I switched from a Mercedes E320 4matic (which was AWESOME in the snow; as competent as any Audi or Subaru I've owned) to a Saab 9-3 SportCombi. Even with new studded snows last winter, there were times when I couldn't get up my hill.
It used to be okay; there was a watering hole about 2 miles up Rt. 7, so if I got to the bottom of the hill when it was bucketing and unplowed, I'd just call the plow company, ask them to come over, go kill an hour over a couple of pops at the local, then drive up the hill once it had been 'groomed.' But now the watering hole's not there anymore, so AWD is mandatory. ; )
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Originally Posted by Netdewt
Almost no one needs AWD.
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