snow yes, more slippery conditions in the North East...NO! My 2wd was fine on snow with some friction (as far as rear wheel drives go) but when it got icy or very slippery snow it was crap. It's relative...they don't compare to AWD or FWD under some conditions but are better then a 2WD pickup truck with no weight on the back. Still doesn't make a great solution where I live. Spun out in corners all the time if extreme caution was not taken. I'd take FWD any day of the week over my 2WD Westy. On Jan 23, 2008 8:21 PM, mad madeline <mac10wv@yahoo.com> wrote: > I take issue with the comment that 2WD are not good in snow!! I went all > over the place in snow... in Washington State. Even treked across an area > one time that was over two feet deep and it has always amazed me how well > the van handled it. Didn't slip and never got stuck. I did have Nokia snow > tires :) Madeline > > --------------------------------- > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. >
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