How does Honda Accord Hybrid handle here in NC with ice and snow? (Raleigh: buying, school)

[skaternum]

Nothing handles well on ice, and all our snow turns to ice at night, so ...

[wizard-xyzzy]

Some people have steep driveways or steep hills to get in or out of their neighborhood. In that case, if your job requires you to be present on snowy/icy days (like a hospital), AWD might be worth it. Otherwise, I don't think it matters in the Triangle.

[JONOV]

It's a Front wheel drive car, and it handles just fine in snotty conditions.

I had a Prius V and took that thing all over NC. Only got stuck once in the Sandhills in the sand.

You'd be surprised at how many SUV's around here AREN'T 4 wheel drive.

[JONOV]

Originally Posted by wizard-xyzzy

Some people have steep driveways or steep hills to get in or out of their neighborhood. In that case, if your job requires you to be present on snowy/icy days (like a hospital), AWD might be worth it. Otherwise, I don't think it matters in the Triangle.

From what I've seen, most o the problem comes from people that consider "anything that doesn't show cord" as acceptable tires. Every time I've helped a stuck car get out of a parking lot or whatever its been a car that has tires worn down to racing slicks.

[MikeJaquish]

If my front wheel drive won't get me around due to weather conditions, I really don't have anywhere else I need to be.

[trumpetbutt]

Originally Posted by JONOV

in snotty conditions.

inside the beltline?

[GVoR]

My 2 cents echoes others. I don't think this is a "must have feature" of a vehicle here.

I drove 48 miles home in a snow storm in MA with 6 inches of of pre-plowed snow on I-95 (that ended up dropping 18 inches) in a 2014 Nissan Altima and other than minding the normal adjustments people make when driving in snow, had no issues.

The snow here is much closer to a "I have to have AWD once a decade" rather than "I'll need it 6-10 times a year".

As for Ice, there isn't a passenger vehicle available I would drive in it. Cue the Richard Dreyfus scene from JAWS when he tries to tell the local yocal Swamp Yankees they are overloading their boat for my opinion on anyone who claims they can drive on ice.

[twingles]

Originally Posted by trumpetbutt

inside the beltline?

lolol

[twingles]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

If my front wheel drive won't get me around due to weather conditions, I really don't have anywhere else I need to be.

Yup. It's all you need to get going....driving on snow, your treads and ability to brake properly are more important.

[FaustoCoppi]

If it snows in Raleigh, don't drive. This is what happens...