# Advantages/Disadvantages of AWD vs. FWD vs. etc, etc

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/advantages-disadvantages-of-awd-vs-fwd-vs-etc-etc/43786>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 3, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/advantages-disadvantages-of-awd-vs-fwd-vs-etc-etc/43786 "2010-02-03T18:51:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![saganama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@saganama](https://community.cartalk.com/u/saganama)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/advantages-disadvantages-of-awd-vs-fwd-vs-etc-etc/43786/21 "2010-08-01T18:18:00Z")

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Great test! The hill in question for me is my own driveway, in central Ohio. I had trouble last winter getting out of my driveway as my garage is at the bottom of the hill and the street is at the top. I can pull out of my garage and get the car facing forward but there is no room for a “running start”. With my Sienna minivan and All Season tires, I could not get out unless the driveway was plowed AND salted. This left me unable to pick up my kids from school two days last year. ☹

My question is, should I attempt the same vehicle WITH Winter Tires for the 2010-2011 winter, try to get my driveway slope decreased or invest in an AWD minivan?

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