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FWD vs. AWD

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At this point I would not do much towing (but do live at the beach and have thought about a boat).
  • What are the true advantages or disadvantages of the AWD system (one I recall is if you have a tire issue you have to replace all 4 tires)?
  • I live in South GA, rarely would go off-road, no snow, etc.
  • I might tow occasionally but other than that would I really want it?
So if we get past that for almost $2,000 what do I get? (load leveling?, safer in rain perhaps?, etc.)?

Thanks all!
we live in Eastern Virginia near the NC border. don't normally need AWD, but our son lives in the hills west of Richmond, and Daughter lives in Blacksburg. We have been stuck in Blacksburg during a normal snow there in a FWD Volvo, so this time we bought an AWD so that we don't get stuck again. The hit to gas mileage isn't much. and if you can't afford a small hit to gas mileage, why buy a 50k automobile?