RickLines

Thanks for the information. It is very helpful. It makes sense.

OK here's the poll

I am considering the purchase of a Lexus RX 350 '08. I live in Houston and there are no hills here and I am not looking for off road capability. I understand the AWD is not for that purpose anyway. What I read is that it is mainly a safety consideration for wet or dangerous road conditions at best. I am leaning towards the AWD for that reason, but I have a question. Are there any owners out there who can give me their recommendations for choosing the FWD or AWD option? My salesperson tells me that 95% of RX's sold are FWD and that I will have to wait a while to get AWD if I want it. I have a feeling he is slightly biased since the color I want is only in FWD on his lot. I just want an honest opinion of what to go with. I tend to over engineer things that I don't need or are not significantly advantageous but just sound good. Am I crazy to want AWD in Houston?