Bjorn makes an excellent point that I think many are missing. The most important part of this FWD/RWD/AWD equation is driver capability. There will always be engineering trade-offs when designing a platform, but the main consideration when purchasing a particular model must always be "What conditions will I be driving this car in, and will I be able to handle it?" If you have high confidence in your abilities, then buy the car. If you wife doesn't really know how she feels about it, then err on the side of caution and buy car that best suits her. Nobody can say that what's right for Fbody69 is also right for Ashtray, or Firechiken. Can you dig it? I thought that you could!