all I can say is that I work for a site excavation company. My old 1998 legacy outback has been through more mud then asphalt. I also snowplow in the wintertime..hence MrPlow

and that car has seen me through many snowstorms. As a testiment to the all wheel drive system I have been through mud, beach sand, a max of 14 inches of snow, water, rain,sleet...Subaru's all wheel drive system is the reason I went back to Subaru for my second vehicle.
