Suzuki Vitara - not good on snow...........

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Tue 12 Mar 2013 12:33
Suzuki Vitara - not good on snow........... - Trilogy

................so went off road for a bit of fencing!

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dont-put-y...l

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Tue 12 Mar 2013 12:42
Suzuki Vitara - not good on snow........... - focussed

Either the driver thought that because it's a 4 x 4 they could just drive as normal on icy roads or never thought to engage 4wd (and brain).

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Tue 12 Mar 2013 12:44
Suzuki Vitara - not good on snow........... - oldtoffee

Looks to me like he/she has deliberately and quite skilfully parked it there in front of their gate to deter travellers from entering the field and setting up residence.

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Tue 12 Mar 2013 17:04
Suzuki Vitara - not good on snow........... - Mr Fox

Doesn't look to have sustained any damage, I thought these were quite tough old things.

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Wed 13 Mar 2013 13:40
Suzuki Vitara - not good on snow........... - Ethan Edwards

Fool probably saved a few shekels by fiitting regular summer tyres. I see plenty of 4x4 owners who have done just that. IMO they are penny wise, pound foolish.

On my 4x4 I stick with the OEM All season tyres (The ones I have do have a Alpine Mountain / Snowflake symbol on they tyre wall and are Mud n Snow rated).

I can personally vouch for the enhanced grip. ...and yes they DO decrease your stopping distance on the slippy stuff. Fact. Much more important is they may well stop you ending up in a ditch. Of course you need to drive with due care according to the conditions but when Mr Hatchback is as stuck as a very stuck thing...you won't be.

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Wed 13 Mar 2013 14:02
Suzuki Vitara - not good on snow........... - unthrottled

Mr Hatchback is as stuck as a very stuck thing...you won't be.

Only on very quiet roads. Otherwise you're just as stuck as sticky the stick insect who has just got stuck on a sticky bun.

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