Are they really that good?

4x4 · Jan 30th, 2019, 19:53

Yes they are

XC90 and 6.7 metre caravan passing all the stuck vehicles in the snow... Click

northbradleys70 · Jan 30th, 2019, 20:21

That must have made you smile smugly. I can't wait for it to snow down in Wiltshire having just spent just short of 2 grand having the core plug and transfer box replaced on the XC70. AWD now working. Derek.

4x4 · Jan 30th, 2019, 20:23

Made me grin from ear to ear for the next 200 miles

owenfackrell · Jan 30th, 2019, 20:44

They are beautifully sure footed regardless of the weather

HDAV · Jan 30th, 2019, 21:07

What’s with the truck parked next to the grit bin.........

Tannaton · Jan 30th, 2019, 21:52

I got my 2003 up a 1 in 5 hill in 8 inches of snow last year.... past a Police X5 and a Evoque that were both stuck. It's not just that it managed it - it did so with commensurate ease and no drama.

A lot to do with the tyres of course - Cooper Discoverer MS2's (now replaced by Weathermaster).

galloot633 · Jan 31st, 2019, 18:29

Still ,dont underate their capability on snow , in the year I bought mine 2010 , I was caught 20 miles from home in what has been remembered as snowapocolyst , my car was fitted with worn down pirellis , i got home with not so much as a slide, passing hundreds of abandoned cars
Dave

okedave · Feb 1st, 2019, 01:23

I would have loved to see the other drivers faces as they got passed by a caravan :-)

4x4 · Feb 1st, 2019, 07:09

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Originally Posted by okedave

I would have loved to see the other drivers faces as they got passed by a caravan :-)

Yes so would I, especially the small black car at the rear. I had pulled over to the side of the road couple of miles earlier to let a couple of cars past and as that one passed the driver gave me a long angry blast of their horn which ticked me off no end. Just wish I had done the same to them on my way past

lindsayt · Feb 1st, 2019, 19:33

What tyres have you got on your XC90, 4x4?

Jan 30th, 2019, 19:53	#1
4x4 Premier Member Last Online: Today 14:31 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: North of Hadrian's Wall & South of Antonine's Wall View Photos By: 4x4	Are they really that good? Yes they are XC90 and 6.7 metre caravan passing all the stuck vehicles in the snow... Click __________________ MY2010 XC90 SE (M66-manual) Magic Blue (467) Sold MY1997 850 GLT (62,000 miles) Silver Sand (419) MY2005 V70 2.5T (66,000 miles) Willow Green (471) Volvo 850 GLT website

Jan 30th, 2019, 20:23	#3
4x4 Premier Member Last Online: Today 14:31 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: North of Hadrian's Wall & South of Antonine's Wall View Photos By: 4x4	Made me grin from ear to ear for the next 200 miles __________________ MY2010 XC90 SE (M66-manual) Magic Blue (467) Sold MY1997 850 GLT (62,000 miles) Silver Sand (419) MY2005 V70 2.5T (66,000 miles) Willow Green (471) Volvo 850 GLT website

Jan 30th, 2019, 21:52	#6
Tannaton Bungling Amateur Last Online: Today 14:34 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Beverley, East Yorks	I got my 2003 up a 1 in 5 hill in 8 inches of snow last year.... past a Police X5 and a Evoque that were both stuck. It's not just that it managed it - it did so with commensurate ease and no drama. A lot to do with the tyres of course - Cooper Discoverer MS2's (now replaced by Weathermaster). __________________ 2011 XC90 D5 Executive 2003 C70 T5 GT 2012 Ford Ranger XL SC 1977 Triumph Spitfire 1500 1976 Massey Ferguson 135

Jan 30th, 2019, 20:21	#2
northbradleys70 Member Last Online: Apr 14th, 2024 11:46 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Trowbridge	That must have made you smile smugly. I can't wait for it to snow down in Wiltshire having just spent just short of 2 grand having the core plug and transfer box replaced on the XC70. AWD now working. Derek.

Jan 30th, 2019, 20:44	#4
owenfackrell Premier Member Last Online: Feb 4th, 2024 19:04 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: southampton	They are beautifully sure footed regardless of the weather

Jan 30th, 2019, 21:07	#5
HDAV Master Member Last Online: Jan 21st, 2024 14:21 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: End of the valley	What’s with the truck parked next to the grit bin.........

Jan 31st, 2019, 18:29	#7
galloot633 xc90, volvo number five Last Online: Yesterday 14:35 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Grappenhall	Still ,dont underate their capability on snow , in the year I bought mine 2010 , I was caught 20 miles from home in what has been remembered as snowapocolyst , my car was fitted with worn down pirellis , i got home with not so much as a slide, passing hundreds of abandoned cars Dave

Feb 1st, 2019, 01:23	#8
okedave Junior Member Last Online: Apr 6th, 2022 23:23 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Okehampton	I would have loved to see the other drivers faces as they got passed by a caravan :-)

Feb 1st, 2019, 19:33	#10
lindsayt Junior Member Last Online: Jun 6th, 2023 01:07 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huddersfield	What tyres have you got on your XC90, 4x4?

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