the co2 is lower, hence road fund licence cheaper on 2wd, I would not buy people carrier, dont have kids, andDO NOT want them,dont like "average" family cars. Want something different, but dont require 4wd. Guess thats why we are all different???? I'd rather save £2k. I drive my car very hard now and dont have awd, and would not be any quicker/efficient if I did. As for rain, why, of course, not much else but awd should only kick in on very rare occasions anyhow.