4WD will always be better than 2WD, especially if the Jag was rear wheel drive. I've got the standard conti's and although I've never been stuck I did come close last winter. I'd would have much more confidence with winter tyres. WINNER - 2009 ‘Just Doing What It’s Designed To Do’ Award

2010 TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Adaptive Cruise - Sunroof - Privacy Glass - 5 Spoke Alloys
2009 TDV6 3.0 HSE Buckingham Blue - GONE

JC1 wrote:

4wheeldriver wrote:

It took 18 inches of snow yesterday to defeat the X5 for the first time this winter. Sorting that out with a set of proper winter tyres in the next couple of days though. So far its been pretty well 100% better than everyone predicted it would be and thats on summer tyres!!! It's slipped a couple of times but the electronics sort it out with no drama at all!!

What happened next.............you woke up and had some weetabix

Oh dear, the sad jealousy of some folk................ I don't know..................

The X5 has been everywhere that the RRS went last winter and then some. Only difference being it does it using less diesel, a lot faster and spending a small fraction of the time the RRS did in the dealership.............  Current, M135i in Estoril Blue with more extras than the cast of Ben Hur.

535d m-sport Platinum grey and a few extras.... Gone

X5 3.0 sd in Space Grey, 20's, Dynamic Pack, Memory Pack, Media Pack, Tow Pack, Rear DVD, Panoramic Sunroof, Steps, 7 Seat Pack, Reversing Camera with moving lines, programmable park heat, etc etc etc - Gone

Range Rover Sport Santorini, privacy, dvd, towpack GONE!!!

4wheeldriver wrote:

JC1 wrote:

4wheeldriver wrote:

It took 18 inches of snow yesterday to defeat the X5 for the first time this winter. Sorting that out with a set of proper winter tyres in the next couple of days though. So far its been pretty well 100% better than everyone predicted it would be and thats on summer tyres!!! It's slipped a couple of times but the electronics sort it out with no drama at all!!

What happened next.............you woke up and had some weetabix

Oh dear, the sad jealousy of some folk................ I don't know..................

The X5 has been everywhere that the RRS went last winter and then some.

Im jealous alright 18" of snow in a BMW, it must be running on tracks not tyres  MY10 3.0 HSE Santorini Black, Ivory Premium & extended leather, privacy, paddles, diamond turned alloys, Ipod lead that charges, tasmods, rrsport.co.uk stickers

Jeep 4.0 High Output XJ 94 6" teraflex lift, c/w rear coils, 9500lb winch, 35" TSL super swamper boggers, safari snorkel, custom made bumpers, tom woods custom double cardon driveshaft, twin electric fans. Don't follow it..............you wont make it. The first 4 x 4 by far.

Alanad,

I got rid of a Nissan 350Z for the RRS and have been driving between Edinburgh and Glasgow all this week in some of the worst snow seen on the M8 in recent years. I LOVE MY RRS, first time in 5 years i've not been facing the wrong way with artics bearing down on me, and on 20" standard tyres.

Little bit of care/caution/ and dare I say it skill will get you through more than you ever imagined in the sport. GGS mode and a keen eye on the other invinsible numpties screaming past you out there and you'll be all good mate.

Bullet