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Originally Posted by stealthn
Depends on the FWD car, weight in back, etc. Get winters for any car!
Being Canadian (and in a good snow belt) I have driven 4wd, fwd, rwd, etc., in the snow and 4wd with winters is the safest and best to the others. Now that being said fwd is really good in winter as well, the only issue is it can "track" the ruts in the road (i.e. you have the wheel fully turned and the vehicle still goes straight)
Where the biggest difference between 4wd and fwd is is on ice, launch and going uphill.
Good luck with your choice.
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Agreed 100%.
Having said that, 4wd and Awd can give you a false sense of security. They give you better traction when trying to accelerate, sometimes when changing direction, but they offer no advantage in braking. Some people just don't grasp that.
I was with my uncle when he put his Jimmy into the gardrail. His reaction was "WTF? I have 4x4... that shouldn't happen!"
AWD is great though, probably better for most people that straight 4x4
For day to day driving in snow, I'll take my jetta with studded snows over my 4x4 samurai. A 4x4 tends to plow really badly when it loses traction. In the jetta I can just tug the emergency brake and get it around.