We're not all softies down South you know, but in our defence, you guys have to live with a climate that is usually at least 2-3 degrees lower than ours, generally have snow more often so you have the facilities to deal with it. Anytime it goes over 25 degrees North of Birmingham everyone starts shouting "Heatwave" !!
But I will buy into the fact that we have far too many people driving 4x4's that have never taken them off of the tarmac and if they did, wouldn't know what do with it anyway.
In London, a 4x4 is the preferred method to take "Chardonnay" and "Joshua" to school, that way they can not only be safe inside the vehicle, but as it's so big everybody can see it so they don't have to use the mirrors
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