General off roading

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General off roading

gaz2313

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hi all
and another question in relation to my 2020 4x4 panda
what are they really like off road i hope to find out soon with lockdown easing and hope to take it to my off grid place down in the mountains of spain.
its a fairly remote location 5 miles from nearest tarmac on dirt roads and last half mile on pure mud if it rains my friends range rover sinks up to its axles but then he only drives it slow as you have to slalom between trees and gaps in walls the little Peugeot 108 wasn't too bad if you can keep it straight but once sideways and off the dirt track it was on with the wellies and fetch the jcb which also got stuck on occasion or park at the end of the dirt track and walk (for me thats a 4 letter word lol )
i have some really nice challenging tracks with steep inclines and descents and twisty corners looking forward to trying it out on those and to see if it can get where my tractor cant as tracks are to narrow for it
so any off road driving quirks it might have much appreciated to know about them ( by the way i could get my mates rangy in and out ok but after the first time he saw me he wouldn't let me drive it again)
 
I have not had the chance to get off road with my 4x4 as yet, but one thing I can confirm and that is youwill have FUN with the little beast!
 
Our Cross diesel is outstanding off-road.
It's like a wee mountain goat :D

I’ve described my own MJ 4x4 in the exact same way. Nearly as capable as much bigger off-readers (limited only by its ground clearance ), but at rather less than half their weight. Great beast.
 
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Mine (Cross TA) copes brilliantly with the muddy, rutted, potholed tracks around here, but it's mostly flat here (NE Suffolk), so no steep inclines to worry about. It's been great on trips around the Lake District and in mid-Wales. It's narrowness is a boon on B roads and unmade tracks. In mud, having the right tyres makes a big difference.
 
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Here in Hertfordshire we have many miles of 'BOAT' -- byways open to all traffic. But, even with that designation, several are then covered by TROs - traffic regulation orders that ban motor vehicles. Some of those that are still open have regular pairs of fence posts, one at either side of the track, that narrow it to dissuade (or even prevent) Landrovers etc getting through. Because the Panda is narrow, it sails past these without issue!
One key thing (and this is true of any off-road driving) is to go slowly enough so that if you do meet a bit of deep ruts, you don't get carried onto them by inertia, and end up with the wheels losing contact to reverse back again. I've never got stuck yet!
 
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