If there’s a sudden loss of traction (black ice, gravel, etc) you can never respond in time to switch into 4WD.
AWD, traction control, ABS, etc. are safety systems.
My 4x4 has ABS-I think all vehicles did after 1980something-and like today, even the hint of ice or other frozen stuff, or a wet hill is reason enough for me to go to 4WD, as is the combination of a grade and gravel. But people who don’t deal with that stuff often-or live where you need a 4x4 to be safe driving-are not going to notice anything out of the ordinary anyway.
Because Dave said it was funny, I did try watching The Soup on E last night-for less than 15 minutes, because it made my teeth itch with the idiocy-if this is what amuses the Roman mob, we are in real trouble...
I watched the novela Senora Acero on Telemundo instead-the main heroine is a female money launderer/narco-a bigtime mafioso/narco trafficker she works for is totally obsessed with her, but she does not return his affection, preferring an undercover drug enforcement officer as her amante. Graphic sex, overdone dialog with lots of vulgarity and the body count rises with every episode, but it is more engaging than The Soup was...