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Then he should bloody know better :D .

I'm sure, he'd love it if he fell off his wheel chair and every passerby just pointed at him going "Ooh mister, let's see you get up...bet you can't ...hahahaha" ;)

Went on a 14 mile walk with the dog yesterday whilst the snow was coming down and even the dog understood, we had to sometimes stop and help with some of the stuck cars :p lol

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if you read the bmw manual it states to drive in snow turn the traction control off... I **** you not it works.....

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4rd2a-li1o
almost certainly a repost but another stupid subject & camera person.
edit: plus the old abandon ship

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agree, serves them right for not helping out. Good find there dave, well funny.

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I turned the traction control off on my BMW yesterday, made it easier to get moving. Today I used the Fiesta diesel van, which had no problems at all where the BMW struggled and absolutely failed to get any grip.

Just moving the BMW from its abandoned position to onto the driveway took about 15 minutes of wheelspin and sideways motion, whereas I drove the van straight off the drive and parked it right where I couldn't park the BMW last night. FWD is what's needed, or 4WD if you're flash

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granted no shadow of a doubt fwd would be better its just that sometimes it is possible to drive a bmw its just tact you need to do it..

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My BMW was squirming on the motorway on Friday night, could get over 30mph without the rear wanting to meet me at the front. I travelled about 2 or 3 miles from junction 8 before I got proper traction, no problem for the rest of the journey - Definitely not getting to work tomorrow looking at all the RWD cars struggling up the street.

As for the video of the guy "in the wheelchair" at his window, he could have warned the woman, who was clearly frustrated and perhaps told the woman of the house to either help or tell the woman to stop. This is the time that community spirit should surface, but if the country is like the people down my street, there isnt any! I cleared paths, drives and the road immediately outside completely and used sparingly the grit I had from before and all I got was smart comments and odd looks.

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Only if the engine is at the front - my van is great in the snow.

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FWD is only any good if your car isnt fitted with mahoosive wide fat sports rubber.

and you dont have to be flash with 4WD either, remember what you sold us :cool:

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4 wheel drive only improves a vehicles ability to set off / accelerate in conditions such as snow and ice , many 4x4 drivers forget that all cars have 4 wheel braking and 2 wheel steering, the down side with a big 4x4 is that they can weigh over 2 tonnes so they actually stop/corner worse than a normal FWD in the snow.
And i bet that only a few 4x4s have the correct tyres on, most these days come with wide, low profile sports rubber