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Does AWD help in the rain?

62K views 69 replies 19 participants last post by  zax  
In my opinion . . . which hasn't really changed in four pages of posts . . .

1. A good, experienced driver is the most important factor when it comes to staying on the road with inclement driving conditions.

2. Right up there, maybe even being at the same level of being a good, experienced driver, is having the proper tires for the conditions (i.e. summer tires with snow = bad, winter tires in the summer = bad).

3. That said there is a definite advantage to AWD and 4WD with inclement driving conditions . . . but only to a certain point . . . too many folks think AWD/4WD = invincibility in the snow . . . after the first snow storm or two some folks realize too late that this is not the case.
I guess driver mod is best mod... :D