More expensive, but worse mileage: a mechanic named the cars that should be avoided in 2025

Experienced auto mechanic Scotty Kilmer advised drivers not to buy all-wheel drive models, for which you have to pay extra.

He said four-wheel drive models typically "cost more" and have "worse" gas and diesel mileage than other cars.

While these cars would be ideal for certain functions, Scotti admitted that they might not be useful for the average driver traveling from point A to point B.

“Today I’m going to help you decide whether you want to have four-wheel drive, two-wheel drive, or rear-wheel drive. A lot of guys with pickup trucks these days want to have four-wheel drive so they can put it in when they’re boating in and out of the water, and then turn it off to save fuel. Now some people think they’re done with four-wheel drive because all four wheels are driving all the time. But it’s an additional expense, the car costs more, you’ll get less fuel,” Kilmer explained.

He noted that if drivers only drive on normal roads, they would not need such a car.

At the same time, motorists disagreed with the mechanic's words and emphasized:

"AWD is a great thing if you live somewhere with icy roads."

"Do you have a few months when there's snow on the ground? AWD, out of competition. Or own two different cars."

"That's true, but if the road is wet, or snowy, or icy, or anything else, I want four-wheel drive."