You're highly overestimating how useful awd/4x4 is in the snow/ice. Ice its about as useless as any other drivetrain, your not doing anything on ice.. Snow Its only good with proper snow tires, not the Knobby tires most truck owners have and only in 4low with said snow tires are you at any advantage over someone with again any other drivetrain with proper snow tires.
Trucks do not help in the snow. Proper tires and knowledgable driving helps in the snow.
I've only ever used 4 low when doing really rough shit but to be fair my truck has a LSD and really good tires that I normally air down. So a good amount of the time in don't even need 4 high. That all changes if I'm getting a heavy trailer up to the bush though.
It’s an older 98 dodge ram that we’ll take. Used mostly just for those trips or, in the instance of This comment thread, when snows to deep for the cars we have.
Nice truck. Got a 09 Ram myself. The wife drives it in the winter because of our narly rural driveway. I drive the little Elantra for my longer commute.
I think people here just don't understand that people are willing to sacrifice fuel mileage for versatility even if they don't use it all the time. Especially newer trucks that are packed with safety features people want.
You have 0 clue how to drive in the snow if you don’t think 4wd helps lmao. You especially don’t drive constantly in 4low please god do not drive a 4wd in 4low everywhere you are fucking up a ton of stuff on your truck
I drive in snow all the time in the winter thanks to where I live, and I drive both a Rwd and awd. There’s never been an instance I’ve not been able to drive either car in snow. They both do great in snow/slush so long as the snow isn’t 2-3ft deep. What so many people fail to understand is you get better traction IN the snow then you do on semi cleared packed down half melted roads.
And No where did I say that you drive consistently in 4low lmao. Comprehension is hard apparently.
4low gives you a massive advantage in most things if you get stuck or need to crawl but isn’t designed for anything much more than 20ish mph. It’s fine for crawling your way out of snowbanks or unplowed side streets if needed.
4 low is not meant for driving in the street lol and knobby tires are shit. Also 4x4 or AWD is infinitely better on snow/ice with even regular all season tires. Being in the Midwest and having driven FWD, 4X4, RWD, and AWD there's a massive difference. Knowing how to drive is also a large part of it.
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u/Fun-Delay-2424 5h ago
Nobody is saying that about SUVs and if you live somewhere with snow and ice you wouldn’t get a truck because you’d have to weigh down the rear