Just uploaded this short clip on my sons Youtube
(i have my own youtube account as a press officer at a railway but its sort of off topic for what i do)
Any way after sledging up and down their hill at my elderly parents in high Leicestershire, i thought it would be fun to take her 09 plate cross for a spin up the hill on the field to see how good the traction was. I did need to put the ELD button on but after that it was fine. One thing i did notice is that first is a tad high for hill starts and you need to gun it a bit else it will stall, other than that i managed to stop on the steepest part and then restart and thats on the factory fitted michelin snows (its only done 7 k so they are part worn
This is car we had to go 120 miles to Epsom to buy from Willsons at New year 2009/2010 due to severe lack of any 2nd hand and heavy snow everywhere.
Looks like it might be a godsend again as their lane is off limits now to all but 4x4s and tractors with snow and ice covering the 2 miles of steep hills and hollows and tell tale marks where lesser cars have got stuck and had to be rescued
(i have my own youtube account as a press officer at a railway but its sort of off topic for what i do)
Any way after sledging up and down their hill at my elderly parents in high Leicestershire, i thought it would be fun to take her 09 plate cross for a spin up the hill on the field to see how good the traction was. I did need to put the ELD button on but after that it was fine. One thing i did notice is that first is a tad high for hill starts and you need to gun it a bit else it will stall, other than that i managed to stop on the steepest part and then restart and thats on the factory fitted michelin snows (its only done 7 k so they are part worn
This is car we had to go 120 miles to Epsom to buy from Willsons at New year 2009/2010 due to severe lack of any 2nd hand and heavy snow everywhere.
Looks like it might be a godsend again as their lane is off limits now to all but 4x4s and tractors with snow and ice covering the 2 miles of steep hills and hollows and tell tale marks where lesser cars have got stuck and had to be rescued
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