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Old 07-04-2009, 09:43 PM
 
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My Tribeca SUV has AWD, I think a lot of SUVs that are more car-based than truck based have AWD these days.
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Old 07-04-2009, 10:52 PM
 
Location: East Millcreek
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My Tribeca SUV has AWD, I think a lot of SUVs that are more car-based than truck based have AWD these days.
Yeah, I should have clarified that in my post. SUVs like the RAV4, CR-V and Tribeca will have AWD while Suburbans, Expeditions and Pathfinders will feature 4WD.
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Old 07-05-2009, 09:42 AM
 
Location: Castle Rock, Co
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AWD means that the car is always pushing all 4 wheels, 4 wheel drive is lilke a truck or something that gives you the option for 2 wheel (usually rear) or four wheel drive. The 2 or 4 wheel drive has nothing to do with how the car stops. When stoping in snow, espessially sliding its more a matter of the tires you have and how sloped the street is as to how strait you will stop
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Old 07-05-2009, 10:23 AM
 
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My front-wheel drive Honda Accord fishtailed a little when I braked gently for traffic when the street had not been plowed recently. Scared the $#%^ out of me! I went home and called in to work to say I'd be late. I had regular tires, not old, on that car. Neither of my Subarus (Outback & Tribeca) with AWD have ever done that.
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Old 07-05-2009, 02:01 PM
 
Location: Castle Rock, Co
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I Cant give you an explination of why since I wasnt there but I can assure you that the AWD had nothing to do with it. All cars have breaks on all four wheels. some better then others but on ice it really doesnt matter how good your breaks are
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Old 07-05-2009, 02:24 PM
 
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I just had my first winter this past year from Phx (where you have no weather but hot) and hadn't driven in snow in 10+ years. My car is a FWD with good all season tires, the first snow we had I had trouble getting up my steep drive way. After that I bought snow tires and life was good. I am right up on the east bench too. I believe with a good set of snow tires and some knowledge on how to drive on the snow you will be fine. For the ski resorts they offer buses to take you up there.

Where I lived previously with snow I used to find more 4wd's on the side of the road then any car. I sometimes think that people believe that with a 4wd they are road warriors and any common sense snow driving goes out the window. 4wd gets you out of trouble (like when you slide off into the ditch) but doesn't always protect you from getting into it. If you have the means a nice AWD or 4WD vehichle would be great but you would be ok with just some new snow tires.
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Old 07-05-2009, 03:04 PM
 
Location: Rapid City, SD
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Where I lived previously with snow I used to find more 4wd's on the side of the road then any car. I sometimes think that people believe that with a 4wd they are road warriors and any common sense snow driving goes out the window. 4wd gets you out of trouble (like when you slide off into the ditch) but doesn't always protect you from getting into it. If you have the means a nice AWD or 4WD vehichle would be great but you would be ok with just some new snow tires.
I agree 100% with you there! I always shake my head at people going super fast in a snowstorm just because they have 4WD.
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Old 07-05-2009, 03:33 PM
 
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I agree 100% with you there! I always shake my head at people going super fast in a snowstorm just because they have 4WD.
Or a hard rain! I think folks here are so unused to rain that they can't think about how to drive in it. I avoid all the expressways when it's raining or snowing - if I'm going to get hit by someone, I'd rather have them doing 35 or 40 than 65 or 70!
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Old 07-05-2009, 07:59 PM
 
Location: Castle Rock, Co
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I just had my first winter this past year from Phx (where you have no weather but hot) and hadn't driven in snow in 10+ years. My car is a FWD with good all season tires, the first snow we had I had trouble getting up my steep drive way. After that I bought snow tires and life was good. I am right up on the east bench too. I believe with a good set of snow tires and some knowledge on how to drive on the snow you will be fine. For the ski resorts they offer buses to take you up there.

Where I lived previously with snow I used to find more 4wd's on the side of the road then any car. I sometimes think that people believe that with a 4wd they are road warriors and any common sense snow driving goes out the window. 4wd gets you out of trouble (like when you slide off into the ditch) but doesn't always protect you from getting into it. If you have the means a nice AWD or 4WD vehichle would be great but you would be ok with just some new snow tires.
I Agree, tires are 99% of it. Everyone told me my RWD car with less than 6 inches of clearance wouldnt make it around town.. Like I said before, I was all over the benches during snow storms constantly and never once got stuck.
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Old 07-06-2009, 06:05 PM
 
Location: east millcreek
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I have lived in Park City for 16 years and now down in Millcreek for the past 1. I have not had 4wd or awd. Good ole front wheel drive and snow tires have kept me rollin all winter long. On occasion when the Canyons have restrictions, just hop on the bus.
Good luck on the move and you will enjoy Utah
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