[Chemist_Geek]

While they sit stranded with the family Yugo in the driveway, those of us with 4-wheel drive go about life.

Hmm, that's funny - during the two winters I've driven a Prius, I've seen more SUVs in the ditch than any other kind of vehicle, as I cruise on by in the snow...

[husky ed]

This is what I was driving during the storm of '93 here in SE Washington. Just added 4 studded snow tires and lowered my speed. Never had a problem. And yes, that is the road below the car. The snow was about 2 feet that winter.
BTW: the car is 90 LX 5.0L 5speed.

[rintense]

You are correct. There are those who own SUVs who think that just because they have SUVs, it's automatic that snow will be a breeze. But like I said before, it comes down to the driver. Of course, the SUV owners in the ditch would probably blame the vehicle. Heh.

I've been driving a Toyota compact car for the past 12 winters and have not ditched once.

[Darnright]

>I've seen more SUVs in the ditch than any other kind of vehicle, as I cruise on by in the snow...

Oh, I've seen 'em too. Of course, that doesn't mean all 4-wheel-drive owners act like turkeys just because they think they're invincible in bad weather. I had some dipwad in a Chevy Cavalier on my butt because I was doing the speed limit (35) on the wet road. Probably should have pulled off and let him on by so I could laugh when he ended up in a snowdrift.