4x4's have their uses
My Subaru impreza doesnt have the best fuel econony. It goes through tyres at a swift rate and the insurance group 13 means that it isnt the cheapest to run month to month.
Classic shape impreza parts are also not as dirt cheap as the scirocco parts I used to buy all the time.
However, on Friday night I was driving from Glasgow to Aboyne on my own. I decided to drive over the Cairn O’Mount road in a snow storm. I realised it wasnt the best route at the time but was keen to see how the scooby would handle slippery, deep drifting snow.
All was quiet until I reached the summit of the mountain pass where the switchbacks arrive and where the true impact to the council not bothering to plough this B road in winter kicked in. There were a number of cars being pushed over the summit and skid marks all over the snow.
I had the fogs on, and full beam with Mika on the stereo and just plugged the gearbox into diff lock mode and away I went past all the sliding cars with a smile on my face. I am interested to see what a difference a set of winter tyres would make to the performance of the car on snow.
So I would thoroughly recommend a decent 4×4 (not a volvo) if you often travel in adverse weather conditions. However, if you are only into driving the kids to school, or sunday motorway driving then head on down to Arnold Clark and buy yourself a Ford Focus.