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I specifically want to know how a car like this handles in our area.
I have a Buick with AWD with 65,000 miles and I know at some point I want to replace it. It's OK for day to day transportation. It gets about 22 mpg. I have looked online at the Honda Accord which supposedly gets 48 mpg but has no AWD. (And has a lot of nice features you'd expect on more expensive cars!)
I know that no car or truck does well in ice, but I'm curious about this car in snow. Are the tires all season, how does it handle in snow, or do you leave the car in the garage? I put all season tires on my Buick.
My partner wants to get rid of his BMW with almost 100,000 miles and get an electric vehicle. So it might be smart for one of us to have AWD?
Our 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport is 5 inches shorter than the former 2004 Honda Accord we had, but has maybe 40% more carrying capacity. I can carry my kayak in the Santa Fe. Visibility is much better, and I don't worry about scraping the oil pan entering our driveway. You can get one with AWD if you wish. Power and gas mileage are similar, the handling suffers maybe 10-15% compared to the Accord, but for the average American driver the difference doesn't matter unless you like hot rodding. With the proper hitch I could tow up to 3,500 lbs.
There is a reason why SUVs are taking over the market.
AWD cars a pain, especially in NC where you don't really need it. If one tire goes the rest have to be replaced because other wise the tread difference can mess up the drive train.
FWD cars are just fine here. It snows like 1-3 times a year usually. Make sure to have good tire depth.
I drove my FWD car home in the epic lunchtime storm of Feb 2014 (with the great Glenwood Ave photo). Yes, it took me a little over 3 hours instead of 30 min, but I did it and all the RWD BMWs were on the side of the road.
We moved here from NE Ohio with two AWD vehicles, and while we definitely did appreciate them the four days out of eight years here in NC where FWD vehicles wouldn't have made it where we needed to go, we did not hesitate at all to get two hybrid FWD vehicles when it was time to replace them. If you 100% without exception must be able to get to anywhere from anywhere at any time no matter what, then maybe I'd take pause, but failing that you should not be concerned.
I drive electric and they handle great. I don't drive in snow so I can't say specifically about that, but they do a lot better on steep wet leaf covered slopes (my driveway) than my manual transmission VW Golf did before.
I specifically want to know how a car like this handles in our area.
I have a Buick with AWD with 65,000 miles and I know at some point I want to replace it. It's OK for day to day transportation. It gets about 22 mpg. I have looked online at the Honda Accord which supposedly gets 48 mpg but has no AWD. (And has a lot of nice features you'd expect on more expensive cars!)
I know that no car or truck does well in ice, but I'm curious about this car in snow. Are the tires all season, how does it handle in snow, or do you leave the car in the garage? I put all season tires on my Buick.
My partner wants to get rid of his BMW with almost 100,000 miles and get an electric vehicle. So it might be smart for one of us to have AWD?
Your Buick should last to 200k miles with regular maintenance. Don't be in a hurry to part with it.
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