I see from some of the news online that the Snow and fun time has arrived, any enjoying it with their Sports  Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

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It's not RRS weather but sure is D3 weather!!

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Looks like you had a good dumping there  Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

Tell me about it!! Well over 2ft in places. -6.2c at the mo but weather forecast is snowing from midnight til noon! Sounds like fun but that snow could stay til March like it did last year.

We have a foot of snow like DSL said, but the Sport has never missed a beat. I plowed through snow like I was in no bother and got home from Edinburgh no problem.

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interesting that the D3 can handle the snow whereas a Sport cannot My offroad experiences in OZ in many differing conditions, such as Sand (dunes), rock crawl, mud etc whilst out with D3 owners has shown no real difference in capability... does your Sport have slicks  Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

Just mullered an alloy yesterday by kerbing it on our estate.

The wifeys Ka is ten times better in the snow and ice than the RRS.  FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

Zilch wrote:

interesting that the D3 can handle the snow whereas a Sport cannot My offroad experiences in OZ in many differing conditions, such as Sand (dunes), rock crawl, mud etc whilst out with D3 owners has shown no real difference in capability... does your Sport have slicks

Well the 15 minute drive to Sainsbury's this morning didn't go too well. I tried getting down the drive and the car just gave up on me It took nearly and hour to walk there and an hour back and I'm knackered. I've now got another 5 inches of snow on the drive which I'll have to clear, which is fun when a 5 year old is wanting to help.

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Zilch wrote:

interesting that the D3 can handle the snow whereas a Sport cannot My offroad experiences in OZ in many differing conditions, such as Sand (dunes), rock crawl, mud etc whilst out with D3 owners has shown no real difference in capability... does your Sport have slicks

Prob more down to tyre/wheel choice. RRS peeps like your sporty wide low profile rubber, I've got 18" ATRs on my D3 and 17" Conti's (235 wide) on SWMBO's D3 so better in the snow. Both happy in up to 12" of snow as long as driven sympathetically. Pic of my view in SWMBO's car today on the chaotic M90, no problem driving through foot of snow following a Toerag on wide low rubber that was all over the place.

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Pic of A9 near Aviemore, D3 no problem making good pace on either ruts or compacted snow. Would have been better on winters but Contis were awesome!

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How are your ATs in the snow?

I'm thinking about ATs compared to just like snow & ice tyres.

Are your wifes 17s better than you 18" AT's? MY10 HSE 3.0 TDV6 : Santorini Black : Ebony Interior w/Anigre wood : Privacy Glass (total) : Sunroof : Sidesteps : Hybrid TV : Detachable Tow Kit : Spare Wheel Cover : 22" Dished Supersports

Pirelli Scorpion ATRs (as opposed to GG ATs) are better in the snow, especially in the deeper stuff, than the Contis but not massively so. Have just changed from MTRs to ATRs on mine, not quite as good as the muds in the deep stuff but not far off. Saying that I was getting into deep snow to drive around stuck cars and no problems in standard road tyres.

Mind you in the conditions up here the tyres to have would be proper winters rather than all terrain types.

Strangely I get a greater satisfaction driving the RRS in adverse weather, suppose that means I probably fit the stereotype

Picked up some family yesterday after they got stuck in their VW golf on route to a birthday celebration, after getting in the RSS cold and wet from trying to push said VW Golf out of the snow they offered their thanks for collecting them. Pulling away in relative luxury I had pre heated the rear seats and had the heaters on full blast.... the brother in law said "your a W@nker"

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I love playing in the snow but when all the roads in central Scoland are well & truly f d it's travelling that becomes a complete nightmare. Was ready to spend a night in the car but managed o get mobile & return home. Would still be there if I was trying to get south of Perth!!

Didn't see any stuck RRSs (tx to grey RRS owner on road out of Perth towards M90 for info, I was in the Blue D3 ) but Pepper Pigs and Toerags were having a torrid time as they thought they could just follow me!! :snigger:

My RRS was remarkable in the snow last year and is on 20s