Tyres make all the difference and it’s not out of place to have a set of winters sitting in the garage. Wasn’t always the case.
The weather can be a little more unpredictable here. In the past there were times I’d driven to work on a nice day, only to get several inches of snow before I’d finished at 5pm. I vividly remember the times of my M cars being stuck at work, stuck in between home and work and unable to move off my drive for 2 weeks or so.
I generally prefer 4wd cars and have had several over the years, I’ve certainly never been stuck again since. I have more options these days; wife’s car (4wd) and not necessarily having to go into the office (wfh). So I’ve been open to RWD again recently (Cayman), but I’ll always have a 4wd car in the mix just in case.