Ive had both 2wd and 4x4 . one was the 3 door which i still own and the other was the 4x4 saff
Yes the rear wheel drive can sometimes catch you out ,as it did with me 3 weeks ago on the a12 when i planted my foot at 80mph and it went sideways , i laugh about it now but at the time i did shit my pants.
But
I had the 4x4 saff catch me out a few times, you tend to take the piss out of it thinking its 4x4 etc but they can still slide out ,it all depends what you really want from the car, either way you wont have it for longer than a month so go for whatever nice one comes up first .