well today with my 2nd td5 was the fist time i have driven in the snow awesome.i have owned several other wanna be 4x4s and none a patch on this.i have had 2 terrano,s still own one.they get thro the snow but tend to wander and slide.in 2009 i put my navara down a ditch in the snow.my 10 min journey home took nearly 2 hrs with cars sliding and crawling along.a jeep was struggling an l200 went full circle and a merc awd was ****e.with out a worry i cut through all the back lanes with tc helping me out so long as i kept off the brake it was excellant.problem was everytime i came back to main roads it was gridlocked.as for a 4 wheel drive its the dogs doo dahs.

I've only got a humble 200tdi disco 1, and true its great in the snow, but for some reason the shogun I used to have was more fun, perhaps because you could drop it into 2wd and lock the rear diff and drift it better that may have something to do with it, but yeah, as you say I find discoveries are well at home when it comes to being sensible in the white stuff

Mostly sensible, I'd say. Managed to spin a 180 degree turn this morning. Surprised the Mrs!

Today has been my first time in the snow with my Disco 1 V8, in fact with any 4x4, and I was pretty impressed. Had brand new Insa Turbo Ranger tyres put on today and they have been great for traction. It still slides the front end if you turn it in quick, but putting the power down it's great.

if its clear coming up to a junction, slow down on the approach to make sure, then boot it and spin the wheel, if you get it right, you arrive at the junction sideways, gain traction as you hit the new road and roar off spectacularly into the sunset.

however it all falls apart if there is no traction to be had at the junction and you simply sail sideways across the road until you bounce off the opposite curb, or bury yourself in a hedge, or worse, someone's kitchen. this is embarrassing. choose your junction wisely.

Jay reKx said:

if its clear coming up to a junction, slow down on the approach to make sure, then boot it and spin the wheel, if you get it right, you arrive at the junction sideways, gain traction as you hit the new road and roar off spectacularly into the sunset.

however it all falls apart if there is no traction to be had at the junction and you simply sail sideways across the road until you bounce off the opposite curb, or bury yourself in a hedge, or worse, someone's kitchen. this is embarrassing. choose your junction wisely.

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lol when i had the carlton came off roundabout clear road covered with snow floored it opposite lock. Span 360 degrees slid across road ended up in bus stop laughing my head off until noticed a guy curled into a ball white as a sheet waiting for bus