Quote Originally Posted by Zacha341 View Post

Why buy that kind of car unless you can put it storage until spring if you cannot drive it in this kind of winter icy/ snow scene!?
Because rear wheel drive works well if you have the right tires and weight distribution, and know how to handle a car in weather. 4 wheel drive is best but I've only put it in 4 wheel 2 or 3 times and that was last winter. When I took drivers ed back in the day all cars were rear drive [[like most have been for the last 100 years or so) and we learned how to read road conditions and recognize an incipient skid or spin. My kids weren't allowed on the road until they could do it, too.

I stay away from younger drivers in entry-level cars when the weather is bad, and haven't had a problem.