I wanna thank all you guys for your "IN DEPTH" responses. But just to get the record straight, Ive been driving in NY snow for over 25 years with no mishaps. And all those years it was only on rear wheel drive cars.Now what was strange is that with a 4wheel drive I almost got killed , and I was extreemly carefull when I started to turn after the stop sign. My foot was like a feather on the accelerator, & just like I said before, I wasnt going more than 3 mph when this lock up happened. Very Strange!!!!!Well anyway Im gonna get me some new winter shoes for the stock 18" rims....Which ones do I get? These will only be for the winter months, in the spring Im getting 20" wheels for the summer months. Im not cutting corners w/ my pocket either. I feel its very important to get Good Shoes for the VX . so in this case , I will pay the big bucks......Thanks again,,,Bruce