• Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Depends on where you live.

    Florida? Probably not necessary.

    Northern Canada? Gotta get thru the waist high snow from last night that the plows didn’t bother with. 4wd and some ground clearance is a must.

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      4 months ago

      Range rovers are hardly offroad vehicles anymore. The Defender was the last truly offroad capable model but the latest iteration is just another soccer mom van for the moderately wealthy. My boss has one and it truly is a sad departure from the brands past.

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          4 months ago

          Then you definitely don’t need 4wd. A front wheel drive performs perfectly well on snowy roads, awd if you’re in an area with particularly nasty winters. But anyone who says they need a 4wd suv/truck because of snowy roads is either a shit driver or just plain full of it.

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        3 months ago

        Notoriously unreliable as well.
        Lots of them in Hertford and Ware (where I live and work) and completely pointless.

        N.B. Those of you outside the UK, look up Hertford or Ware UK on mapping system of your choice. Not exactly the Scottish Highlands is it?

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      4 months ago

      This is in the UK. I used to get around in a 3 wheeled Reliant Robin just fine, even in the snow. You don’t need one of these unless you are a farmer, and then you would buy an old Land Rover.

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      3 months ago

      Really not necessary (maybe unless you’re rural in a high snow area). I have AWD and really don’t need it, next car (sedan) will be FWD.