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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
I just think AWD is pointless if you don't have winter tires. What's the point of AWD unless you go offroading (which I know the majority of people don't). It's pointless to have during non winter months unless you're a race car driver and need to cut corners at high speeds. Most people in Calgary want AWD for better handling in the winter months when there is snow and ice on the roads. Well, newsflash to everyone. Having winter tires beats having AWD in the winter, hands down. Of course, having both is ideal, but if you can only settle for one, don't spend the money to upgrade to AWD and get a set of winter tires instead.
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Exactly.
I remember 4 or five winters ago, driving up the hill into Lake Louise in a massive blizzard, and in the ditch there was a bunch of pickups and SUV's that couldn't get up the hill. I just blasted up the hill in my FWD GTI with Hakkapalitta's on it like it was dry pavement.