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Points: 1620 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-March-2006 at 10:58

Originally posted by micky_h micky_h wrote:

Thought all HRV's were '2' wheel drive until the wheels started slipping and power it sent to the other end?

Only some of them are part time 4wd, the cheaper ones are 2wd only.  It's a great system and it really works well.  I don't understand why anyone would want full time 4wd unless they are doing some serious off road work (and lets face it, 95% of these type of cars are spending most time on the school run.  The hardest thing they do is mount kerbs )
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Points: 1620 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-March-2006 at 10:46

Well we have built a snowman but the snow is still falling here.  I've taken a picture of the B12...  Bear in mind those are 20" alloys and the snow is nearly up to the centre caps!

Incidentally, I'd be happy enough to take the car out in this if I could get it out of the driveway!



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Thought all HRV's were '2' wheel drive until the wheels started slipping and power it sent to the other end?
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Points: 261 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-March-2006 at 10:38

The snow's looking pretty bad out in the sticks with you Chas.  I haven't dared take my car out over the last 2 days because of it.
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Points: 1483 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-March-2006 at 08:50
chas..the joys of living in the north mmmm

C'mon you're surely not suggesting you weren't up to the job of out-driving these conditons in your 'M' ??














Don't blame you....I wouldn't bother leaving the house. You brave soul



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Points: 1212 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-March-2006 at 08:49
Only seen a little flurry of the white stuff here in Dundee, nothing much to mention. Looks amazing up there, I reckon you would be fully justified in staying at home for the day! Build a snowman or something. I'd like a decent layer to fall here, I'll take my RWD collection out in the snow - it's one of the few times the Chevette gets sideways 
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Points: 10053 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-March-2006 at 08:41
well, we aint got any of the white stuff as yet - but when we do the Zuki Vit comes in handy (might look like a fashion accesory - but they are propper offroaders as well)

Pic looks like you could have some 4WD fun
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Points: 808 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-March-2006 at 08:25
Hairy conditions for the M5. Traction control is available you just need to change up at 1500rpm . Wait till you get it in the dry (and warm) conditions absolutely unstickable. Only time I've ever got the back end out in the dry was round a tight figure of 8 track at crail 1st gear full throttle even then it just moved a foot out and got back into line. Can't wait to get into the summer, these are increadible cars keep up with serious modern metal - enjoy.

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Points: 1620 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-March-2006 at 07:53

This was not be a good day to take 315bhp and no traction control gizmos to work.

So I had to take Mrs Chas's car instead.

Lots of people think the HRV is just a gimmick but some of them really are 4x4.  It's only the "Joy Machine" version that's 2wd.

Pity the two cars that followed me up the back road to Banchory-Devenick this morning.  They must have thought I was in the 2wd version and I think they're still trying to get up the hill

The top road was strictly for off-roaders.



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