Agree for the majority of all motoring 2WD is plenty, and few people will use the off road capabilities of 4WD, but where AWD/4WD comes into their own is vehicle grip and stabilty in poor weather and on slippery surfaces, again many people won't notice or ever make use of that additional grip and that's fine, we all want and like different things.

For what its worth my wife loves 4WD, because all she has to do is point the car and squirt and it just does everything she asks of it never stepping out of line, with 2WD on slippery roads you obviously have to drive differently, she can drive any vehicle in any weather, but freedom of choice and all that she'd rather have the grip and is prepared to pay at the pumps, i have full time 4WD too, not getting to work on time at 4am is not an option for me even once its the principle, prefer driving large lazy comfortable 4WD vehicles anyway, again i am happy pay for that at the pumps, each to their own.

Edited by gordonbennet on 09/07/2018 at 11:33

I do intend on towing a trailer for camping, but not a caravan.
I don't intend to do any proper off-road, I do live in the countryside and go down the odd few tracks (nothing too heavy mind).

Appreciate what people are saying about all-season or winter tyres and a 2WD.

Is anyone here a 2WD Rav4 owner? If so, are you happy with it's all-season capability?

but I'm a firm believer that the most effective traction control device is the driver, no matter what the vehicle is or how it's configured.

Totally agree....many peeps seem to think that driving a 4x4 atomatically "protects" them from traction issues whatever the conditions...not so.!

Myself, and others, were caught out during the previous winter period with snow, and being in a village surrounded by hills with roads not being gritted, found it difficult to go anywhere (even out of our own drive). So I think this does contribute to the want for something better.

I don't know whether getting all-season tyres on a FWD car/suv would have helped in these situations, I'm sure going to the extent of full winter tyres would have, but would mean having a spare set of tyres and room to store them!

The relatuve narrowness of the C3's tyres will have helped, too.