How well do Cougars cope with the snow?

Stick a plough on the front like me :) seriously tho I haven't got stuck at all even with the snow touching the sills
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Just been out in the cat this morning to grab a few days worth of shopping and she was great. Snow is still bad (hasn't melted much, even the major routes have not been gritted) and it has frozen in the sub zero temperatures (cat was reading -9 to -10 while I was out). Didn't get stuck and, being a V6, being able to drive in a stupidly high gear helps no end. Did have one hairy moment when the back end stepped out when going around a corner after pulling away from a set of lights but managed to gather it up quite nicely (Colin McRae would have been proud of me!) :LOL:

Also, noticed a strange 'rubbing/grinding' sound when going around corners. Turned out to be a buildup of ice in the front arches where the mudflaps would normally go. Cleared some huge lumps of ice away when I got back :LOL:
 
I like it when the traction control kicks in because it makes the V6 sound like a Subaru Impretza (don't do much for your traction, but sounds good) just been into Solihull where I live to pick my mom up as she was walking back (its -3 and a 2mile trip) because the roads were that bad the buses had stopped :cautious: not happy about that (not the picking my mom up, that was a definate) was great took me about 10 minutes to get to her, even though she had walked about 1/2 mile so it wasn't bad going (especialy as it was snowing again and she's in her 60's) have found one of my headlights has stopped working though
 
ginja said:
I don't think i'll be taking my brothers offer up on getting a beemer next, if this is the weather we can expect each year...global warming anyone?
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You'd need to have £2K spare to buy a 4x4 when the weather got bad and then sell it when the sun came out. Which is just a big mess. Or just get the bus when it snows. I probably wont buy a RWD car again, unless I have a 2nd car that is 4WD or at least FWD
 
I have to laugh about people saying RWD is rubbish in the snow. My Dad owned MKI, II and III Cortinas, MKII Escorts, a MKIII Capri, a MKI Sierra, a MKI Granada and 2 MKIII Granadas (although one was a 4x4), he never had problems getting about. If you think about it, more cars in the 60's and 70's were RWD than FWD, yet people managed. I appreciate there are always going to be conditions where nothing but a Land Rover will do, but it seems to me the standard of driving is so low today, that anything other than dry clean roads, and people are either flying off into the nearest hedge, or travelling at 15 mph.
 
Stribo said:
I have to laugh about people saying RWD is rubbish in the snow. My Dad owned MKI, II and III Cortinas, MKII Escorts, a MKIII Capri, a MKI Sierra, a MKI Granada and 2 MKIII Granadas (although one was a 4x4), he never had problems getting about. If you think about it, more cars in the 60's and 70's were RWD than FWD, yet people managed. I appreciate there are always going to be conditions where nothing but a Land Rover will do, but it seems to me the standard of driving is so low today, that anything other than dry clean roads, and people are either flying off into the nearest hedge, or travelling at 15 mph.
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Could not agree more dude we use long wheelbase sprinters at work turbo diesel so all or nothing power long vehicle rear wheel drive not got stuck once had a few slow moments struggling to pull away but not to a point anyone has had to help or we have had to dig it out.

JJ
 
Stribo said:
I have to laugh about people saying RWD is rubbish in the snow. My Dad owned MKI, II and III Cortinas, MKII Escorts, a MKIII Capri, a MKI Sierra, a MKI Granada and 2 MKIII Granadas (although one was a 4x4), he never had problems getting about. If you think about it, more cars in the 60's and 70's were RWD than FWD, yet people managed. I appreciate there are always going to be conditions where nothing but a Land Rover will do, but it seems to me the standard of driving is so low today, that anything other than dry clean roads, and people are either flying off into the nearest hedge, or travelling at 15 mph.
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Absolutely bang on Steve. I get tired of sitting behind terrified "motorists" crawling along because "OH NO! it's SNOWING" I've owned rwd as well as fwd from mk2 escorts up through the ford range and never ever had any major problems in these conditions.

Used your head, it contains a brain! :LOL:
 
Stribo said:
I have to laugh about people saying RWD is rubbish in the snow. My Dad owned MKI, II and III Cortinas, MKII Escorts, a MKIII Capri, a MKI Sierra, a MKI Granada and 2 MKIII Granadas (although one was a 4x4), he never had problems getting about. If you think about it, more cars in the 60's and 70's were RWD than FWD, yet people managed. I appreciate there are always going to be conditions where nothing but a Land Rover will do, but it seems to me the standard of driving is so low today, that anything other than dry clean roads, and people are either flying off into the nearest hedge, or travelling at 15 mph.
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Yup, got to agree with you Steve, I've been driving around Exeter/Crediton/Torquay in my Mondy and it's been absolutely fine. Growing up we always had rear wheel drive cars (when we lived in the UK before going to Aussie) and remember my dad driving us around in very deep snow and was never a problem.
 
From my job point of view i have seen some shocking driving. People make mistakes in foreign conditions, granted, but some people also think they are immune and sometimes you think they bloody deserve all they get.

I stopped one numpty yesterday who decided to 'drift' around a roundabout, no doubt in an attempt to impress his girlfriend in his dad's car. On trying to take his exit he lost it and smacked a parked car.

I am summonsing him for dangerous driving/
 
I have only had the beemer as a RWD and I did get stuck a few times when it snowed. I actually liked the feeling in the snow better than the coug as it was RWD, ie on a round about it seemed easier to control.

But If I had parked up some times just couldn't get going. Starting in 2nd gear, rocking it etc.

I think I might go to Sweeden and get a winter driving course ;)
 
scunnycougar said:
From my job point of view i have seen some shocking driving. People make mistakes in foreign conditions, granted, but some people also think they are immune and sometimes you think they bloody deserve all they get.
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They may do, but it's the other poor blighters they stuff up.........

scunnycougar said:
I stopped one numpty yesterday who decided to 'drift' around a roundabout, no doubt in an attempt to impress his girlfriend in his dad's car. On trying to take his exit he lost it and smacked a parked car.
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Just like that.

scunnycougar said:
I am summonsing him for dangerous driving
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Nail him to the wall!
 
i am intending to. He will at least get done for due care and attention and be looking at 6pts and £150 fine.

In Australia it would be a 6 month ban (28 day ban on the spot) and a fine of around $1000.

I like their system
 
$1000 and 28 day ban would certainly stop a lot of people in this country from driving like that. Should be that for using your mobile phone (saying that I've been caught using my mobile before, like 3 years ago now)
 
scunnycougar said:
i am intending to. He will at least get done for due care and attention and be looking at 6pts and £150 fine.
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See if yuo can get the twonk doing somthing similarly stupid, or a couple of good speeding charges - get 'em off the road...........

scunnycougar said:
In Australia it would be a 6 month ban (28 day ban on the spot) and a fine of around $1000.
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Do they let 'em take their car home first then?
 
Must admit I'm guilty of this did chequerbent roundabout 4 times sideways but always in total control exited safely once Vicky finally lost it with me!. I will add no other traffic about!
 
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