von Horst
Member Since: 27 Dec 2022
Location: aneby
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I am a Londoner but since 16 years back I live in Sweden on a farm with horses and loads of Borzoi hounds, my wife breeds them!
Anyway here the winters are tough, snow, ice and cold is the norm during a 5 month's winter!
Came out this morning just to find at least half a meter of snow, new snow but soft, what they here call powder snow and this is a dodgy type of snow because whatever winter-tires you use it sort of never gets a proper grip on this type of snow!
Well I have a Disco 3, 2007 Tdi6 so for the first time I put it in Low and the car just glided through like a hot knife in butter without the slightest problem at all!..far, far better then my RR which is a much younger, 2016 model! must say it impressed me! 
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 5th Jan 2023 1:56 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
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The difference must be the additional weight of the D3. Assuming the same tyres etc.  2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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| 5th Jan 2023 2:11 pm |
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von Horst
Member Since: 27 Dec 2022
Location: aneby
Posts: 127
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I recon it must be! both have what we call snow-tires, you know the ones with the small metal dubbs, or whatever theyre called!
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| 5th Jan 2023 2:29 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
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Metal studs. Not legal for road use here in the U.K.
Weight has its plus and minus points.
I found the D3/4 a nicer tow car than the D5. I can only imagine that was due to the extra weight. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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| 5th Jan 2023 2:42 pm |
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von Horst
Member Since: 27 Dec 2022
Location: aneby
Posts: 127
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I know! but here people have no option but metal studds or else its very dangerous!
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| 5th Jan 2023 8:18 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23866
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Indeed. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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| 5th Jan 2023 8:40 pm |
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loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
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LT wrote:Metal studs. Not legal for road use here in the U.K.
Weight has its plus and minus points.
I found the D3/4 a nicer tow car than the D5. I can only imagine that was due to the extra weight.
extra weight helps alot with towing, D5 is a nice tourer though.
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| 6th Jan 2023 3:56 am |
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