Upstate NY, Lake Effect Snow. I live in a hilly area where I have, 11 winters past, passed cars headed uphill, sitting still, with their tires spinning (glare ice). And I was in a front-wheel drive $h1tbox from hell at the time (they had the same type car, but I had the sense to have enough speed to carry me).

Moved into my 05 X from a (still dependable) Dakota 4x2. With the greasy snow, ice storms & crap we get here, and since I will soon be approaching the age when ending up in a ditch moves from inconvenient to dangerous a LOT faster, I went 4x4 this time. I've proved my driving skills in 2WD, so that's enough.

There was also the time my buddy & I had 3 deer down at once, & my Dakota didn't have the traction to get up the hill... and the deer have been getting heavier for the last few years...