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    Posted: 20 Dec 10 at 10:42am
Depends where you live I suppose
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I was quite pleased to be driving my little 1.2 Corsa yesterday went in to the 'snow zone' and out again with very little issue (aside from frozen washer jets).
 
If you don;t want a 4x4 then a small engines front wheel drive with relatively skinny tyres is the way to go....
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Missed my first meeting about the boat thanks to this frikking weather..

News came in this morning it was taking an hour just to get to Ashford.

And Dan's (Holman) stuck in New Jersey..
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Originally posted by jeffers

I was quite pleased to be driving my little 1.2 Corsa yesterday went in to the 'snow zone' and out again with very little issue (aside from frozen washer jets).
 
If you don;t want a 4x4 then a small engines front wheel drive with relatively skinny tyres is the way to go....

Could not agree more. The wife's ancient 1.4 Corsa B is just the job, the next best thing to a 4x4 in this stuff. Too much driving over the weekend and no problems at all. However, my daughters more modern 1.2 Corsa has unbelievably light steering and you cannot feel anything.

My jap job has some sort of traction control device. If you turn it off a light comes on on the dashboard. That is the only difference as far as I can see. That's still on the drive.
Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else
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Lovely shot of a 4x4 sliding down the hill on the beeb earlier all four wheels locked. FWD is only as good as the d*ck behind the wheel.
 
My little front wheel drive van got me to the farm and back at all hours over the weekend no problems at all.
 
Like some other things - a lot of it is technique Wink 
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Like some other things - a lot of it is technique Wink 
Like sailing, do you mean, Roger?
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Originally posted by timeintheboat


Could not agree more. The wife's ancient 1.4 Corsa B is just the job, the next best thing to a 4x4 in this stuff. Too much driving over the weekend and no problems at all. However, my daughters more modern 1.2 Corsa has unbelievably light steering and you cannot feel anything.
 
We have 2 Corsa, a '99 and a 2002. The steering on the 2002 is much lighter than the 99 which does handle a lot better. The 2002 is a C with the 99 a B but the same engine and steering which is very strange. The only other difference is the B has got heavy duty springs on the back (the roads round here are awful) the C will be getting the same treatment in the new year.
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Originally posted by Rupert

Originally posted by rogerd

 
Like some other things - a lot of it is technique Wink 
Like sailing, do you mean, Roger?
Of course Rupert what did youthink I meant.
 
Of course my sailing technique has lacked practice this year Cry
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