trade yaris for subaru wrx, maybe sti?

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Originally Posted by Fenrizwolf

You guys, I know that too, but AWD with winter tires gives superior traction over any other configuration, and that is the bottom line there.

No doubt you will have superior traction. You'll be able to pull snowy hills much better than a 2WD car. You'll be able to plow through deeper snow than a 2WD car could. You'll be able to do a lot of things a 2WD car can't. Afterall, you'll have twice the chance that one of your tires will find traction.

The problem comes when there is no traction to be had.

I'm just trying to offer advice from first hand experience. The worst thing you can do is become overconfident with AWD in hazardous conditions.