All our daily drivers are AWD and have been for well over a decade (04 Grand Cherokee LTD, 08 Infiniti M45x, 11 Grand Cherokee Summit, 15 Lincoln MKS AWD, 19 Max Platinum). Can’t beat them when you need the traction. More Southern states agreed you may not need it for snow, but it could help in wet conditions as well. We won’t buy anything not AWD because, after a stint in Chicago for 12 years, we reside in West Michigan and AWD is a must in the Winter. For the hell of it I left the Expedition in 2WD a couple weeks back and drove around. Then put it in Auto. Felt unstoppable in the nasty conditions with it in 4A. 2WD was a little sketchy but the traction control really interfered abundantly so nothing crazy could happen. Even if I didn’t live where snow happens regularly I’d want a daily driver with AWD. Just like carrying my gun for protection; I’d rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. For a spare vehicle it’s less of a concern. Our spare vehicle/beater is a 2WD F150. I drive it to the MX track and airport mostly.