All wheel drives are easier to drive in snow... (archive)

Does anybody else feel that with a good set of snow tires (and a reasonably good driver), the E28, or any other BMW at that, is great in the snow? I'm constantly hounded by friends and family who believe that BMW�s should never be driven in the snow because RWD is sooooo bad in the snow and BMW�s are always on the side of the road when it snows. I honestly feel that of all the cars I have owned, a BMW with snow tires handles snow with no problem. I realize that if you have 18� Ultra-Performance tires on your E28 you are going to have a pretty rough time getting around, but so will anybody else in the same situation. I just can�t understand why everybody thinks RWD is so bad in the snow, when properly equipped with a good set of snow tires, can be as good as AWD.
Sorry for rant, just venting.

Chad
...and other low tractions condition particularly when the stuff is deep. I've driven rear wheel drive vehicles in all types of conditions, and found that on roads on which no deep drifts are present, they can be depended upon to convey you and your stuff just as reliably as an all wheel drive.

Those drivers with low skills NEED all wheel drive to do the same as a skilled driver can do with rear wheel drive.

Pat

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