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Originally Posted by firedown31
You're not alone. I've driven my M3 with snow tires (Michelin X-ice) the past 2 winters and have not had any major issues, but I never drove in anything over 6 inches. The M3 can handle that, but what about nor'easters that drop 2+ feet? I sure as hell am not driving my RWD M3 up into the mountains to go skiing. I've been considering a new car recently and everything AWD is currently winning.
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Not much can go through 2 feet, unless it is really cold, light and dry powder. In heavy snow you are pretty much limited by the density of the snow vs. your ground clearance. That said, AWD will always trump RWD once you add slope into the equation.