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Hi Jam;
I've only got a few months with Stewie as a "kinda" daily driver as I spend (especially lately with our fuel prices climbing as we speak) most of my dry weather time on a bike; motorized type, one each.
Maybe I'm overly optimistic, but I'm planning on using it through our New York winter, except in those cases when the roads are covered with those foot-high, rock-hard, sharp-edged chunks of refrozen slush that cover our roadways for days after a snowfall.
When it comes to those conditions, I see no reason to impact test my chin plastic and chance hanging our low-bellied little friend up on ice-piles. The New York area can be rough in the winter. Despite our best intentions a utility suspensioned back-up unit is adviseable for the nasty stuff.
Without a doubt, one of the best, and most fun, attributes of the rear-wheel drive, manual shift vehicle is the ability to hang out your tail at will, and "power-steer", a trait amplified by anything that lessens your ability to maintain traction; read: bad weather.
I think you'll find it a more involving and interesting drive than the Quattro. But to give it a fighting chance in the winter I plan on setting it up with Blizzaks. I don't think that recommendation could have anything but positive results.
Be well.
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