When we had that freak snowstorm last year, I grabbed a Subaru Forester off of the car lot and used it. It was 2' plus by the time it was all said and done, which for here is a lot. That little car handled the snow like a champ! I will say that it had some decent tires on it, which makes a world of difference.
My road was not cleared and then it stayed packed solid for a week after the system moved on. I never had a problem getting in and out, but there again, I was driving with some common sense.
It was a little more "fun" after it was packed and rutted up. Those ruts had a few people off in the ditch because they were driving way too fast and the ruts sent them off in a certain direction from which they couldn't recover.
I hate cold weather and now it seems that we may be getting a little snow and ice here mid-week. I don't see how you guys that live with this garbage throughout the winter deal with it.