I have been touting the CR-Vs usefulness in snow driving and I learned the
hard way that the CR-V is probably one of the best suited vehicles out there
for snowy conditions.

About a month ago I went out and bought a "real 4wd". An older (1988) GMC
Sierra full size 4wd pickup. I knew in my mind that the CR-V was likely
better in the snow. Well, last night it started snowing and after an hour or
so we had about 4 inches of the white stuff (still falling as I type). I
figured it would be a good time to go out and find out how the truck
handled... being after 11pm there wasn't much traffic so I could learn how
the truck behaved in snowy conditions. Not totally impressed. She did pretty
good but for the first time in my 8 years of driving (always had a Honda 4wd
of some sort) I ended up sliding off the road. Nothing serious and could
have been prevented if I wasn't so close to the edge... but the truck just
decided that she wouldn't go straight (I have no doubt in my mind that the V
would have went where I wanted her to go) and with every little movement I
tried to make to get away from the ditch she just slid a little further into
it. I finally ended up with my 2 back tires up on the road (after a lot of
maneuvering, gotta love an old truck... alders don't stand a chance!) and
gunned the truck (actually took 2 tries) and finally had all four tires on
the road again.

So in my (though somewhat limited) experience, what we have in the CR-V is a
much more worthy vehicle for driving on snow covered roads and in similar
conditions. Actually on my way to work this morning I was worried the truck
was going to go off the road... a little slush and she was everywhere...
with tires that aren't much wider then my CR-V -- 215s vs. 205s. Go CR-V,
GO!

Rene