Scout In The Mud

[Richard A Thackeray]

This YouTube clip came to my attention recently

I knew that the Skoda Octavia Scout & Volvo XC70 were good in snow (allowing for the Laws of Physics to still reign), but it seems surprising just how far a standard looking car can get!!

I'll assume that they're on standard tyres too?, it goes to show how much difference in traction a good 4-wheel drive system works

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In this case, the rear wheels are doing far more than just supporting the weight of the car

I know that I want the standard 4x4 estate (as a 140BHP Tdi), when time comes to replace my Octavia, but the Scout could be up there too

I don't know of any YAS staff have treated theirs like this, as Yorkshire Ambulance Service, use them as Fast Response cars, for their all-weather capabilities

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

[QUOTE 4034943, member: 76"]The driving in that clip is rubbish. They were trundling slowly into a big muddy ditch, then got stuck....what a surprise! They should have hit it about 75, full beans, then the bounced straight through, easy [/QUOTE]
Like an American, in other words?

 

[Smurfy]

[QUOTE 4034943, member: 76"]The driving in that clip is rubbish. They were trundling slowly into a big muddy ditch, then got stuck....what a surprise! They should have hit it about 75, full beans, then the bounced straight through, easy [/QUOTE]
One of my redneck mates tried that years ago when he encountered a small ford. The water from the ford gushed into the air intake and wrote off the diesel engine. It wasn't his vehicle, and the owner was not very pleased.