Is it cold enough for you to want hot cocoa?
I would recommend an Astro AWD. I owned one when I lived in Colorado Springs. Great van with ABS and a 210hp Vortec V6 on it. The sad part is, that GM quit making them around 03 or some like that. What you need is to look for Traction Control (like VW ESP) and ABS and you should be fine. 4WD is somewhat overrated. The braking dynamics apply to all wheel vehicles. The good part is that is harder to get stuck, but that is in some really harsh conditions. My 94 Grand Prix has what is called 2nd Gear Start and works well on take off on icy roads the ABS takes good care and that was when I lived in Minnesota. Now my other car is an 03 Impala and does not have ABS neither traction control and bought it in MN too. Drove fine on the snow and icy roads too. If you get a Front Wheel Drive you will be fine, ABS better, add traction control and you are set pretty good.
As soon as the blue wire gets a ground signal. The alarm sounds. Head lock is your steering wheel/handlebar lock. You turn the wheel to lock it. As soon as you straighten your bars, the alarm should sound. Get it now.
The only thing you can do is tell your mom the truth and hope she eventually believes it. There's nothing you can do if she doesn't. I had some similar trouble with my mother but it got better after I went to college and my mother saw she could trust me.
