When I was single, I use to drive a Mazda MX-5 Miata year round in Munich, Germany, for 3 years. I did use proper winter tires in winter, and I did have a garage both at home and at work. And it wasn’t outside in minus 45 - but it was perfectly ok to drive. Had a couple of snow events with several inches on the road and traffic coming to a stand still, no issues. That wasn’t an AWD car, just like the previous Z4 wasn’t.
Ironically, I had an issue in summer once or twice with the MX-5: the AC couldn’t keep up when it was really hot and I was stuck in a traffic jam/stop and go traffic. Not sure if it iced up or required the car to move, never bothered to figure it out, but was literally melting in my ‘summer’ car.
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