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05-22-2018, 07:34 AM
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I live in southern Iowa and would not be without either AWD or 4WD. We have an AWD Buick Enclave that we really like (we've had great luck with Buicks). However, being AWD it does have a tendency to "snowplow" a little going around a corner in snowy conditions. The secret is going slow and learning how to control it with the throttle. But, even if you don't often need AWD/4WD, it's really nice to have when you do. Just being able to pull away from a stop or go uphill in snow is a very nice advantage. I don't know how many times I've gone around cars struggling to get away from a stop intersection (especially going uphill) when it's slick. Our Enclave is primarily my wife's car and it gives us both some peace of mind in the winter as she drives to and from work. BTW, my vehicle is a 3/4 ton 4WD Chevy Silverado (it also pulls our 5th wheel camper).
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05-23-2018, 04:45 AM
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I bought a leftover new 2016 Ram Bighorn 1500 4x4 with the Hemi a little over a year ago. I'm a truck guy, a builder and own land and need a truck.
This truck has a clutch pack type transfer case with an "auto" button. It's awesome. You could just leave it in "auto" all the time, but I don't. It doesn't bind when you turn it on dry pavement and gets me out of bad snowy muddy sleety slop all the time. I'll never go back to 2wd. My wife has a Jeep Patriot that is full time awd and it'll eat snow for breakfast. MOPAR !
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05-23-2018, 05:31 AM
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I've eaten snow before. Just not the yellow snow
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05-23-2018, 10:40 AM
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I was extremely impressed with it. The car handled like a RWD car (which I very much prefer), until the stability system detected the need to engage the front axle. Even then it didn't understeer or "plow" like typical 4WD or AWD vehicles tend to. I'm generally not a big fan of Mopar, but that AWD system performed so well that a major critic such as myself could find no flaw.
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05-23-2018, 12:19 PM
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I drove through snowstorms that were so bad the governor closed the roads and not even the mail was delivered (of course, he did so AFTER I'd finished working). I drove the entire time in a 1997 Ford Aspire like the one below. It's a very lightweight front wheel drive 4 door hatchback with good ground clearance and excellent all around visibility from the driver's seat (very important for that type of driving). I never got stuck. IMO - The critical factors for safely driving in the snow are good tires, good ground clearance, light weight, and front wheel drive. 
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05-26-2018, 05:22 AM
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the original question was 4X2 or awd vehicle- certainly awd, then it shifted to pick-up trucks, my idea of a truck is just that, not those 4 door suv versions with a bed large enough to hold a suitcase, anyway- 4X4 wins out here-period, i use mine in the summer even so i dont get stuck in mud or fields, as mentioned in another thread, tires are extremely important, i see this negligence every winter, i consider under 6/32 not suitable for snow, the reason i mentioned the truck idea is because a regular truck doesnt have the balanced weight in the rear
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