Originally Posted by MichaelPea

Guy, if you're feeling a little unsettled by the prospect of future problems with AWD system I think first of all, your fears a probably unfounded. I owned the 2008 AWD since new and haven't read a single posting (that I can recall) of anyone having a transmission failure in an AWD car. Secondly, I'm not certain that being unsettled can't be resolved by just buying an extended warranty. Lastly, living in southwestern PA we get our fair share of slippery conditions every winter and our topography does tend to leave cars with less that good slick road performance either on the side of the road or in my way. I ran winter tires on all 4 corners of the car and rarely even slipped a wheel and never got stuck. I have had cars that handled winter conditions better than the GS but none were even close to the performance and comfort of the GS. All in all the AWD system is a must if you live where it snows and I never felt like I compromised reliability or anything else for that matter.

I don't think the extended warranty is good idea for me, because I plan on buying the car in the US and plan on importing it to Canada. The reason I was aiming to get the RWD car is because of the low mileage. The RWD only has like 31k on it where as the AWD has like 41k, the 10k is a huge difference when it comes to maintenance for it. What kind of maintenance have you done to your gs so far?