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    #11
    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    One very large, chunky tyred 4x4 with trick diffs and hill descent control.

    Anyone here going to switch to a 4x4?

    We've had a run of terrible winters and according to the solar experts, we may be entering (another) mini ice age that might last several hundred years.


    My priority is comfort and economy, the C5 has performed well in the snow and actually done better than many 4x4s due to the advanced suspension. If I did go for 4x4 for use in the snow it would have to be a trusty Land Rover and not a Chelsea Tractor
    "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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      #12
      Weissenfels Techna Snow Chains

      £70, cheaper than pulling that extra drive-train around for 51 weeks of the year with diesel at £1.30+ a litre.
      Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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        #13
        I've got a L200 Mitsubishi Trojan Crew Cab 4x4 with big tyres. We live in a private road on a hill which is never gritted and it's the only way to stop getting snowed in. Wouldn't be without it.
        ...my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...

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          #14
          Originally posted by Lockhouse View Post
          I've got a L200 Mitsubishi Trojan Crew Cab 4x4 with big tyres. We live in a private road on a hill which is never gritted and it's the only way to stop getting snowed in. Wouldn't be without it.
          Same here. Very steep untreated roads. My drive is also very steep. Need the traction of 4WD just to make the first 1 mile of any journey.

          I wondered why when I moved here everyone has a brand new Range Rover, Q7 or Porsche Cayenne. That and it being where all the footballers live.

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            #15
            Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
            Same here. Very steep untreated roads. My drive is also very steep. Need the traction of 4WD just to make the first 1 mile of any journey.

            I wondered why when I moved here everyone has a brand new Range Rover, Q7 or Porsche Cayenne. That and it being where all the footballers live.
            Get a 20p rubble bag and half fill it with salt and grit from the blue or yellow bins by the side of the road. A £5 folding shovel and you’re sorted.
            "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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              #16
              Originally posted by Paddy View Post
              Get a 20p rubble bag and half fill it with salt and grit from the blue or yellow bins by the side of the road. A £5 folding shovel and you’re sorted.
              I think I'd prefer one of these.

              Project Kahn - Range Rover

              But thanks for the offer.

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                #17
                Originally posted by Paddy View Post
                Get a 20p rubble bag and half fill it with salt and grit from the blue or yellow bins by the side of the road. A £5 folding shovel and you’re sorted.
                Or what about carrying around some old rope to fashion into some kind of cheap snow chain as when required? Saves buying a £20K car.

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
                  Or what about carrying around some old rope to fashion into some kind of cheap snow chain as when required? Saves buying a £20K car.
                  I've left the council estate now thanks.

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
                    I think I'd prefer one of these.

                    Project Kahn - Range Rover

                    But thanks for the offer.
                    That looks lovely, don't delay order today after all you deserve it.

                    George Osborne Kerching!!!
                    Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by Paddy View Post
                      Get a 20p rubble bag and half fill it with salt and grit from the blue or yellow bins by the side of the road. A £5 folding shovel and you’re sorted.
                      While you're on line - have you got any pegs?
                      ...my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...

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