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Being that gas prices went up 25 cents a gallon between going and coming a LC is out of the question.

I have a 3 series (only) and will be either staying with that, getting a new manual one, or getting a Civic.

BMWs are fine in snow with snow tires.

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Maybe a diesel Jetta.

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If you're going to get a Honda, get an Accord. It's heavier and better in the snow. Plus you can get a hybrid if you so desire. And fuck the gas companies (sorry Billy).

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Been there done that. While my 4 cyl accord was slightly better than my BMW on the streets (honda 24 mpg and bmw 20 MPG) the BMW is better on the highway (homda 27 mpg to bmw 34 mpg).

Fuck the gas companies.

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The hybrid quotes 37 mpg highway and 29 city. My 3 series used to average close to 33.
Fuck the blood-sucking leeches.

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You should blame CARB and Boxer.

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You should blame the NY legislature for adopting CARB standards. And Spitzer.

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Is FWD better than RWD in the snow? Having lived in California all my life, I don't really know. I was in a mustang with a friend who managed to spin it into a snowbank in Tahoe once. Good times.

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Ooh, fun. I had a RWD car in my snowy college town and parked it behind my apt bldg. Access to the lot was through an alley that went downhill going in, and, of course, uphill coming out.

Backing up the alley after a snowstorm when the ice cover from the previous storm hadn't ever melted: great times.

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Generally, yes, because you have more weight over the front tires than the rear tires in most cars. But it really has to do with weight distribution, tire design/quality and whatever electronic systems (stability, traction control, ABS) you have.

I think that the 3er has a 50/50 weight distribution; so it is good as long as you understand that, without help from all the electronics, you will oversteer significantly in poor conditions.

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Mostly yes. The worst cars I've ever driven in the snow were a Corvette (that was fucking scary) and a 200sx which was a rental from the insurance company when my G20 was being repaired because some schmuck ran a stop sign.

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Red Herring. Gas companies were looking for an excuse to bust $3, now that they could, they are going to bust $4 and $5. Rape the American People.

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Yes because the weight (engine) over the wheels makes the car handle better. But, if you put true snow tires on a RWD it will handle fine.

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I put Thurgreed's Momma in the trunk of my car when it snows. Problem solved.

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Not inherently. They have this reputation in part because RWD cars, such as mustangs and corvettes, come with tires ill-equipped to handle snow. And, also, because the car is pulling rather than pushing, they're less likely to fishtail as a result of driver error, and therefore appear to handle less badly in snow.

Properly equipped and driven, an RWD car will be fine in snow.