RWD or AWD
07-25-16, 06:52 PM
#17
This is what I have been doing all my life and it is OK.
I live in CA but I frequently ski in the mountains, I tend to avoid worst winter weather however when I head to the mountains.
It is doable, if I lived with snow around my house perhaps it would be not good but as an occasional snow-skier - I can live with RWD/all season.
And if snow is really bad - they force you to put snow chains (only AWD with snow tires will exempt you).
I live in CA but I frequently ski in the mountains, I tend to avoid worst winter weather however when I head to the mountains.
It is doable, if I lived with snow around my house perhaps it would be not good but as an occasional snow-skier - I can live with RWD/all season.
And if snow is really bad - they force you to put snow chains (only AWD with snow tires will exempt you).
07-27-16, 07:33 AM
#18
My neighbor moved from Cali to NYC and has a rear-wheel-drive 16 IS350 even with Blizzacks he still got stuck a few times this past winter. Meanwhile, I have the 14 AWD version with OEM all season tires and I've never gotten stuck once even during the blizzards. I'm a big fan of AWD for this reason and my neighbor is switching to the 17 IS350 AWD when it comes out later this year.
Last edited by theoryguy; 07-27-16 at 07:37 AM.
07-28-16, 07:40 AM
#19
No choice up here in Canadiana Land: 350 only comes in AWD now.
Thanks for posting this thread OP. When I get my IS, I was planning to do similar mods as you. Glad AWD isn't a hindrance for modifications.
Thanks for posting this thread OP. When I get my IS, I was planning to do similar mods as you. Glad AWD isn't a hindrance for modifications.
08-01-16, 06:12 PM
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