I actually use it as an SUV ... lot's of snow around here, and 4 wheeling in summer, best of the best, period.
I wouldn't use the snow argument. If that were the case than everyone in snowbelt regions would be driving around SUVs and that's obviously not the case especially in Ontario. People in those areas seem to get by just fine with FWDs.
I can understand the 4 wheeling argument though. Not my thing but to each their own.