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Beware wide tyres and too much power.
Very true.. No run out in my Mog then !
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I had a friend with big Merc and in snow it wouldn't move off the drive, a slight incline. The power was cut when the wheels spun With traction off the wheels just spun. Useless modern car...................... Get a go anywhere MGB.... 
DaveW
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Turn the traction control (and any other assistance) OFF...
Tried that Graham, it was still useless 
Steve L.
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Get snow tyres for a Merc That's what  said John. Mind you, she wouldn't go out in her RWD Porsche. I'll have to investigate them for low profiles, the wheels are £500 a corner (without tyres) so would want to avoid having spare wheels for the couple of days a year (if that) we get snow.
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I don't know what it is about Mercedes but they are as much use as a chocolate teapot in the slightest bit of snow, it can't just be that they're rear wheel drive and heavy, can it?
Best 2WD car I ever drove in snow/ice conditions was my aged Citroen 2CV. Low power, narrow tyres and compliant suspension. However, tlLB's Fiat Panda is fairly impressive in the snow, albeit we have not had much down here in recent years. Beware wide tyres and too much power. 2cv also brilliant at not aquaplaning when you hit water.....
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Mercedes are OK in the snow in reverse.
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Useless modern car......................
That's what I was saying last night Dave  , it is rather nice when it's dry though 
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Mercedes are OK in the snow in reverse. I used to reverse my old p1800 Volvo up hills in snow and ice.no trouble at all. Nick
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Photo taken yesterday in the East Midlands and sent to me via an old mate at Suzuki. You need to be both competent, confident and be wearing your thermals. No.To ride a motorcycle on snow like that you need to be stupid IMO. No other way of describing it
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Photo taken yesterday in the East Midlands and sent to me via an old mate at Suzuki. You need to be both competent, confident and be wearing your thermals. No.To ride a motorcycle on snow like that you need to be stupid IMO. No other way of describing it Howard: Trust me on this one! The person involved is certainly not stupid. He is well known to anyone who follows motorcycle sport and the industry. Extremely successful and a really nice guy.
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