sedans with awd vs fwd

[Anonymous]

I'm looking at getting a mid sized sedan like the Mazda 3 or Nissan Altima. I live in the DC area with lots of rain and often road flooding, and may be moving to Massachusetts in the next couple of years. I mainly do typical suburban lifestyle driving, some city driving. The AWD feature costs extra in these cars, do you think is worth it in my situation? I am concerned more about rain/fog/slick weather than actual snow as I don't like driving in the snow anyway and would wait until roads are cleared/salted.

[Anonymous]

I have lived all over the country and never needed an AWD for rain.

[Anonymous]

You don’t need it but if you are headed to Mass you might consider getting it because they get a lot more snow and you might have to drive on what they consider cleared vs what you consider “cleared”

[Anonymous]

thanks for these responses from OP. I thought that awd helps in rain, too? this is my first time buying a car (my current honda accord is same used one I was given in college). I always feel more nervous driving in rain so thought awd could help.

[Anonymous]

Teslas are AWD and good in snow (and rain).

The big thing in Mass. is AWD Subarus.

[Anonymous]

AWD certainly can help in rain but I think PP was saying you don’t need it. If you are a cautious driver I would go ahead and get it— I liked having it on my Subaru for a while.