RWD vs FWD in Winter

Hi I want to buy my first car and live in a snowy place.

What are your experiences with RWD and FWD in snow/wintertime?

desu not alot will happen if you drive responsibly and under the speed limit, no matter if fwd awd 4wd or rwd. Here in yurop people drive the same cars all year round and noone dies.

rwd as always is more fun
fwd is more fun thanks to scandi flick

FWD generally gives you more traction due to more weight on the driven wheels, unless you're trying to go up steeper sections, where weight is more shifted towards the rear

Still, with either, a set of good winter tires and maaaybe a little bit of weight in the boot of the RWD if needed then neither will give you more difficulty than the other

>FWD w/ summer performance tires: have fun walking
>FWD w/ meaty stud-less winter tires: ok traction in snow, no traction on ice

>RWD truck w/ all seasons: almost died
>RWD car w/ balding all seasons: hectic skids
>RWD car w/ winter tires: better than FWD, hills are sketchy

if you're worried about weight that much just get mr.

Thanks for the replies and input so far. I live in Svenland and some friends say I need to get an old Volvo, but my family says I need to get FWD or AWD. So I'm trying to make up my mind.

Folks have been driving aroun our frigid countries for decades and decades in much worse RWD cars on much worse tires and gotten around just fine

I live in the norwegian valleys bordering to Dalarnas län, and drove a RWD Mercedes for three years - no issue whatsoever as long as I kept my head with me and the snow wasn't stupidly deep

Why dont you just get AWD or 4x4? Why are you limiting yourself to the shittiest two options for snow?

>t. Never drove a fwd