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Originally Posted by Oracle12345
RWD cars are terrible in the snow let alone ice hence why I dont drive any of the benz's in winter. If I had 4matic then I might be more inclined to entertain the idea.
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When I was growing up in northern Wisconsin (1950s-1960s) everyone had RWD cars and drove with few problems in the ice and snow. As I recall, my dad would usually put snow tires on for the winter but almost never chains. Are cars so much different nowadays or is it that we've become spoiled with FWD, AWD, and 4WD? Maybe people need to slow down?
I've driven from CA to UT and back every Christmas for over 30 years, occasionally having to "chain up" for the Sierra. The last 3 years have been in a Mercedes, once in the '85 (123) and twice in the '96 (210). We were lucky and didn't have to use our chains at all, so they are still new in the box.
Jeremy
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