Another car question: Snow tires or 4 wheel drive more important?

interesteddad
Thu, 31 May 2007 13:21:52 +0000

and you should still get snows



If you have to drive during snowstorms when the road crews can’t keep the roads cleared, yes. However, this is still to be avoided to the greatest extent possible.

We’ve had plenty of 18 inch snowstorms. By the next day, driving is no problem with a front wheel drive car – with or without snow tires.

Where the snow tires would be necessary would be if you were driving up in the mountains or lived out in the sticks way off the beaten path. Ithaca itself would have the roads cleared within hours after a snowstorm ends.