i dont personally think you can go wrong either way. AWD will prob be more beneficial, but if RWD is your goal....alls well.
just as a testament to snow driving....jan 30th, the baltimore area recieved over 30 inches of snow...38 where i live.
that morning i left to annapolis for the polar bear plunge. they had a booth for a couple of us local wrestlers. the forecast said "FLURRIES"... by time we got to the stadium around 9am, there were a few flurries/light snow.
now mind you it took 35 minutes to get there from the towson, md area.
3 of us needed to leave as we had a wrestling show in philly that night at 7pm...
when we left at 11:30... snow was everywhere. by time we got back to the car, it was at least 2 inches deep. we started out on 50 towards 97 north back to baltimore... everyone was getting sideways, and slippin around... and i chalk this to either bald tires or simply BAD DRIVERS.
my car was stable given the condition. 2007 RWD SXT Charger...
starts took a delicate foot, same as braking so you didnt go into anyone or anything.
needless to say with a small gas oversight, and searching for a gas station which took us another 10 miles out of our way, then had to backtrack north... we finally got back to around the towson area at 4pm.... mind you we left at 12noon.
me driving, i had one choice....drive home, drop the other two off, and call it a day, or stay committed to a booking?
from towson, md to south philly, pa...took us another 3.5 hours....left the ESP on, although by time i passed into DE...with all the snow, ice, and blaahhhh on the road, the ABS light came on....went off...but came back on a bit later, which prompted the ESP light (car with sqiggle lines) to come on and stay on.... i'm guessing this mean ESP and ABS was off, but i was def used to non ABS cars, so alls well. i kept goin.
basically from annapolis md, to philly it was what we all now refer to as "the 7 hour trip to philly"
would i do it again....probably. its not my driving that i have issues with...its everyone else around ya.
right now i run my car year round for work and everything else...
i have Yokohama Avid 4s in 235/55/18's on as well. i dont fear snow as some may. i was born and grew up in europe and learned to drive starting around 9 years old. my living situations for those 9 years warranted me to know how to drive in the most basic form in case something happened and i needed to get somewhere be it a family or military emergency. so i was taught at a young age and had plent of experience.
I'm not perfect, but i over the years, i know not to panic on many things the avg person would.