Paul Bartlett wrote:

Hi' We have only had 4CM of snow up here but only a little thawing.
'A' roads and most B Roads are not bad.
The mass of country roads, which dominate Rutland, are dangerous though,
with ice and compact snow.
Now many drivers are under 35 years old and have no experience of snow
down here. Many will therefore enter hedges/ditches/fences as a
consequence they may dent the car but they have mobile phones and will
generally come out physically unscathed - mentally scarred though which
is all to the good.
The older generation put their faith in expensive 4*4's (Chelsea
tractors) but driving these on snow/ice needs experience. Again the
hedge beckons.
I reckon a light Ford Fiesta (Manual) to be the best vehicle.
I still have not broken anything.
Cheers


I hadn't driven my current car on snow before today. It's an Audi S3 Quattro
(4WD, traction control, ESP etc). I was able to accelerate on sheet
ice/snow faster than a ford fiesta could on dry tarmac.

The problem with this is it gives false confidence as cornering and braking
are only helped a little by electronic aids.



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