...drive during winter season?
do these questions matter? i need to know for when it snows.

I don't like driving a vehicle with automatic 4wd in bad weather. If you have something like that then the vehicle feels like it is handling the ice/snow better and you speed up. Then if you hit a really bad spot you are gone. A 4wd is nice to have so if you do get stuck then you can possibly get out...but if you know how to drive a 2wd vehicle in bad weather you can go anywhere you should be. A front wheel drive will be better in slick conditions than a rear wheel drive though.

4 wheel is just better than any 2 wheel drive. 4 for winter, 2 for summer?

and how much does it cost to do that?
or are you so rich that price doesn't matter.

i just bought a '93 4wd subaru legacy wagon. 2.2 engine.
$2500.
with any luck, it'll last 10 years.
that's $250 a year.
hard to beat.

where are you?
flatlands, or mountains?
snowy or rainy?
what kind of driving do you like to do?

so many questions, so little information.

Get an Audi Quattro.

Just get winter tires, and you'll be fine. The tires matter far more than the car.