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Originally Posted by penner2k
lol @ selling your car for awd for a Vancouver winter...
Come up to Edmonton or Calgary to see winter. I know people are gonna go on about how Vancouver is a wetter snow which is true. In Alberta they only really plow main roads which means that you are pretty much driving on ice most of the time when you arent on a main road.
Even the cheapest snow tires will be better then a good set of all seasons when it comes to snow and ice.
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This. I lived in northern alberta down a dirt road that they plowed maybe twice a month. Snow drifts everywhere because of the chinooks from the mountains mixed with the lack of trees. I drove a shitty ford tempo and it still managed to get through those drifts. Dealing with snow driving is a lot easier with a standard and decent winter tires. I always used all seasons because I was a cheap basterd and I learned to be light on the throttle and downshift to slow down.
As for cheap awd/winter cars. I always wanted a celica gt-4. But they're very rare and probably a pain to maintain. Subaru's are always a good answer. Same with toyota 4runners and jeeps. Both will last a lifetime, except for the body.