Quote Originally Posted by ray1970 View Post
I can count on one hand the number of times I've actually used 4WD in the last 15 years. And one of two of those times were for slick, muddy roads out east and one of those times was coming down some trails coming down off the flat tops after a hunting trip. I have a brother in law who recently turned 50. Born and raised here. I think he just got his first 4WD truck a few years ago. He drove a 2WD Ford Ranger for a long time and always seemed to make it in to work just fine and never missed any family get togethers for the holidays no matter what the weather was like.

Driving in snow and ice is more about driver skill and predicting your stops and turns more than it is about the vehicle or the tires.
This^^^ I was a delivery driver in Anchorage with a 2wd mini-truck

But where I live now, you'll be walking a bit too get to my house without 4wd at times... There are times I can't make it in 2wd... But there are many more times when my wife or daughter say they can't- only to have me walk down and drive their vehicle up.