how does the freelander drive in snow?

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hey peeps im thinking of buying a land rover freelander,
with winter coming up i was wondering how does the freelander drive in snow?

p.s sorry if the question sounds silly, im a noob
 
I have only once driven in what I would call heavy and deep snow and it coped brilliantly. I did skid many times but it always regained traction very quickly.
I am an experienced army off road driver but very rusty.

Obviously you need to make sure the car does have 4wd and the vcu has not been removed.
 
dog-man said:
I have only once driven in what I would call heavy and deep snow and it coped brilliantly. I did skid many times but it always regained traction very quickly.
I am an experienced army off road driver but very rusty.

Obviously you need to make sure the car does have 4wd and the vcu has not been removed.
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is that with winter tyres or just the normal set of tyres?
 
Very good in the snow particularly with winter tyres. I use mine for work, the other lads who have Hiluxs normally jump in with me as they are crap in the snow.

I did crash it once coming down a steep icy hill, HDC gave up and I hit a wall which twisted the shock absorber, luckily no other damage. Other than that they are brilliant.
 
I now have all year tyres or whatever they are called but have yet to encounter anything more than what I would call a dusting of snow.
I pray for snow every day in the Winter as I love snow. :D
 
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This was taken in February half way down the track from one of our sites. A couple of years ago I was working in the Scottish Highlands and got through snow up to the bumper, took a couple of run ups though
 
dog-man said:
I now have all year tyres or whatever they are called but have yet to encounter anything more than what I would call a dusting of snow.
I pray for snow every day in the Winter as I love snow. :D
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I love snow too luckily I live near some big mountains so see snow every year.
 
S1monm said:
Very good in the snow particularly with winter tyres. I use mine for work, the other lads who have Hiluxs normally jump in with me as they are crap in the snow.

I did crash it once coming down a steep icy hill, HDC gave up and I hit a wall which twisted the shock absorber, luckily no other damage. Other than that they are brilliant.
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yea i could imagine it being good especially with winter tyres
 
dog-man said:
I now have all year tyres or whatever they are called but have yet to encounter anything more than what I would call a dusting of snow.
I pray for snow every day in the Winter as I love snow. :D
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i normally dont like driving in the snow however if i end up getting a land rover i'll look forward to it snowing
 
S1monm said:
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This was taken in February half way down the track from one of our sites. A couple of years ago I was working in the Scottish Highlands and got through snow up to the bumper, took a couple of run ups though
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nice picture, would be fun driving down there
 
landyzoner said:
hey peeps im thinking of buying a land rover freelander,
with winter coming up i was wondering how does the freelander drive in snow?

p.s sorry if the question sounds silly, im a noob
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What sort of snow and on what sort of terrain?

The 4wd system is very suited to snow as it requires no driver intervention and will work equally well on dry tarmac as well as snow, slush and so on without the need to stop or push buttons/pull levers.

Winter tyres or good AT's/MT's with sipes in will work much better all round than all season or summer tyres. But this isn't specific to Freelanders and applies to all vehicles.

The only limitations are the same the Freelander has in non-snowy conditions, i.e. lack of a low ratio transfer box (low range), limited ground clearance and limited suspension travel. For the most part these are only going to be issues if you are off roading in the snow.
 
A Freelander with any tyres that have over 3mm of tread, is better than any car.
Mine happily negotiates a 20% hill near home in deep snow. Just remember the although you have 4WD and can maintain movement in a forward or backwards direction. You still have a same steering and braking ability as any other car. You do have HDC which will help on hills, but electonics can't change the laws of physics.

Good tread on the tyres is a important, but I think winter are ott for normal snowy roads.
 
300bhp/ton said:
What sort of snow and on what sort of terrain?

The 4wd system is very suited to snow as it requires no driver intervention and will work equally well on dry tarmac as well as snow, slush and so on without the need to stop or push buttons/pull levers.

Winter tyres or good AT's/MT's with sipes in will work much better all round than all season or summer tyres. But this isn't specific to Freelanders and applies to all vehicles.

The only limitations are the same the Freelander has in non-snowy conditions, i.e. lack of a low ratio transfer box (low range), limited ground clearance and limited suspension travel. For the most part these are only going to be issues if you are off roading in the snow.
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im on about just the general snow we get in the uk
 
Nodge68 said:
A Freelander with any tyres that have over 3mm of tread, is better than any car.
Mine happily negotiates a 20% hill near home in deep snow. Just remember the although you have 4WD and can maintain movement in a forward or backwards direction. You still have a same steering and braking ability as any other car. You do have HDC which will help on hills, but electonics can't change the laws of physics.

Good tread on the tyres is a important, but I think winter are ott for normal snowy roads.
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yea i get what you mean mate...
 
The one time I drove mine in heavy snow it was over 1 foot high in places and the road had not been touched by gritters at all. It was virgin snow almost the entire way.
I was on my way home after a night shift at around 6:am from Canterbury to Broadstairs.
That was several years ago. I think it was the first winter after buying the FL1.
 
landyzoner said:
im on about just the general snow we get in the uk
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It'll be fine as long as the tyres have good tread depth. The Freelander is better than a lot of 4WD vehicles and much better than any 2WD vehicle. I don't bother fitting special winter tyres, I just make sure tyres are M/S rated and have 4 or 5mm of tread.
 
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