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I live in the mountains of Montana and regularly drive all 3 possible types a most every day, Fwd, Rwd, and Awd. Rwd is really not ideal. Around town knowing I might have to chain up is a pain and slows me down considerably. Not I'm being safe slow down but the aggravating I can't drive all my normal streets or park where I need to slow down. The Fwd works much better but we still use good condition real studded snows to be able to get up our road everyday. The AWD is even better and has worn snow tires. It is some ways harder to drive the AWD as it can drift the back end (oversteer) where the Fwd will only plow the front end (understeer). The AWD can do both but the oversteer is what surprises people who aren't used to it. The Rwd can do both also assuming it's not just sitting there immobile. Around here a 2wd truck or SUV is not worth buying as the resale is much lower if not impossible. I had to ship my last 2wd pickup to Alabama to get it sold and still took a bigger hit then if I had just paid the $2000 more for 4wd in the first place. Rwd SUVs are even more difficult to get rid of as most are looking for 365 daily driver family rig. A 2wd pickup at least is still a good boat or camper hauler in the non winter months.
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