So you think you need 4WD ??

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So you think you need 4WD ??

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Nahh you dont really!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq2jY1t ... r_embedded" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

but six wheel drive is better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-pBGeIQQ2E" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Excellent find Andrew.

Did I see Jed and Al in there with very short hair!!!

Must be the very narrow tyres. Peeps reckon 2CV's are ace in the snow.

The Boss had a smart car for two years and even though it was rear wheel drive it was awesome in the snow, far better than I had expected.

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that dodge is awsome

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Like to see how a new golf compares....bits of broken plastic everywhere!

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Peninsulakid wrote:
Must be the very narrow tyres. Peeps reckon 2CV's are ace in the snow.


2cv's are excellent offroad! High ground clearance, flat underbelly, and very light - they were designed to be capable of crossing muddy fields. Also light enough to be easily dragged out of trouble when they do get stuck. There's a video here comparing one to a modern citroen crossing a field:-

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discipleofsketch wrote:
Peninsulakid wrote: Must be the very narrow tyres. Peeps reckon 2CV's are ace in the snow.

2cv's are excellent offroad! High ground clearance, flat underbelly, and very light - they were designed to be capable of crossing muddy fields. Also light enough to be easily dragged out of trouble when they do get stuck.

Now think what they're like with 4wd...
http://www.barbour4x4.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Belgians who bought our old 2cv4x4 from us continue to abuse it rotten...
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AdrianC wrote:
Now think what they're like with 4wd...
http://www.barbour4x4.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Belgians who bought our old 2cv4x4 from us continue to abuse it rotten...
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Awesome :)

The 2cv I owned in '97 - 98 was set up for off-roading - van exhaust, and higher ride height. I didn't actually take it off-roading, but I was one of the only cars to get out of a car-park at glastonbury mudfestival '98 without being towed by a tractor. Would love to own one again one day, maybe a van - before I bought my current T25 I spent hours reading 2cv travel/ overland blogs.... sigh..
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I always fancied a Renault 4, after watching Danny Devito thrash one around South America in 'Romancing the Stone'. Morris minor, vw Beetle, Renault 4, Citreon 2CV....all cut from the same cloth....
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