CH®IS wrote:
> "QUAKEnSHAKE" <QUAKEnSHAKE@webtv.net> wrote in message
> news:27813-49C429ED-1146@storefull-3173.bay.webtv.net...
>> Hi
>> Would like any feedback as to how the Fit rates in snowy conditions?
>> Im in Northern IL most snowfalls are under 8" with many 3"-5"
>> Thanks
>>
>
> Winter driving a primary concern? Get something 4wd... seriously. It's
> like night and day the difference between my front wheel drive 07 Dodge
> Caravan work van (which gets stuck on a flat slushy driveway with
> studded tires) and my four wheel drive 99 Toyota Rav4 (which you have to
> try really really hard to slide with on snowy/icy roads with M+S tires).
>
> Of course, neither of them are a Fit, or even a Honda, so that adds a
> different dimension to things for you. But I would seriously consider
> whatever alternatives you have with 4wd options.
>
> - Chris


That comparison is too 'apples to oranges to have any value'. I've
been driving FWD cars in Upstate NY for 30+ years, and all I need are
good snows on the front and good all-seasons on the rear. AWD is needed
mainly for completely unplowed roads. And ridiculous SUVs, of course. ;-)

As for the Fit, I only test-drove one. Based only on how the weight
balance felt then, I'd guess that with soft-compound snows on all 4
wheels it would do fine in the above conditions.