Is there terrano still good in bad weather when not in 4wd?

jezmondoveg · 12-12-2010, 18:57

Just wonder what they drive like in bad weather,when in 2wd.

Know landrovers are all time 4wd,just wonder if any safer to have a 4x4 thats on all the time..?

cheers guys

Fez_uk · 12-12-2010, 19:16

I don't think most landrovers are 4x4 all the time?

2wd in bad snow/ice, Back tries to overtake itself. Fun when you want it to happen but not when you don't expect it. I use 4wd when its all snow/ice. But if it's just patches here and there I stick to 2wd. I wouldn't run 4wd long on any surface where the front and back wheels can't slip.

Adz · 12-12-2010, 19:23

I stayed in 2WD as it was more fun

Still only use 4WD LOW for off road only
&
4WD HIGH if on sheet ice

zippy656 · 12-12-2010, 19:44

take it gently and the are great..

other wise its FUN!!

cncfabs · 12-12-2010, 20:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adz

I stayed in 2WD as it was more fun

Still only use 4WD LOW for off road only
&
4WD HIGH if on sheet ice

Ive never used 4x4 on the road cant see the point if its slippery enough for 2 wheels to skid its slipery enought for 4 so skid.i only use it if i get stuck off road

lacroupade · 12-12-2010, 21:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by jezmondoveg

Just wonder what they drive like in bad weather,when in 2wd.

Know landrovers are all time 4wd,just wonder if any safer to have a 4x4 thats on all the time..?

cheers guys

I don't think there are many 4x4s that are in genuine full time 4WD....the penalties in transmission windup, tyre wear etc.. would be too great. Most tend to give drive to the rear wheels but have a centre diff and sensors that detect when a wheel is losing traction and thence give some of the drive to the front as well.

I used to have a Honda HRV VTEC that was stunning on-road....VTEC engine was a little screamer and it was impossible to slide it....but it had the ground clearance of a gnat.

The only issue with the T2 in 2WD is that with a lot of torque, it can be prone to a twitchy back end if you are over enthusiastic with the loud pedal, but that goes for any RWD car and you soon get to find its limits.

jezmondoveg · 12-12-2010, 22:08

Thanks great thanks again chaps for a top load of replys!

Thanks for the info,its hard to make a choice without info.

But yer iam really thinking terrano is the way to go.want a work van one as well,and a second cheap one to get muddy but until i win the lottery will just look at one for now!

......or bribe zippy with oil to take me out ,when i did green lane stuff on my dirt bike almost got arrested as i rode into a live shooting rage,the mud was soft and fluffy for some reason so got some nice sideways action! great fun until clutch went and had to push back to a safe spot,mod were not happy!

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 12-12-2010, 23:45

with the terrano2 you have the lsd so even in 2wd, its almost like 4wd in some
cars!

jezmondoveg · 12-12-2010, 23:51

so better than our big rear wheel drive camper!

been driving me up the wall the choice on 4x4,been looking at everything..yet i still come back to these things.

good value,some great tidy ones out there!

(RIP) PLANK · 13-12-2010, 01:03

your bongo also has LSD on the rear so the same set up mas a T2 we have a ford ranger (we did have 2 until recently) wich is as you know the same chassis, engine, and running gear as a bongo. Theoreticaly the bongo and a T2 should behave the same in the mud and snow, in practice they don't!

I would take a t2 where a bongo/ranger would fear to tread, i have backed out of situations in a ranger the t2 will handle with ease!

and as for 2wd in snow, with decen tyres the t2 is far better than most 2wd vehicles in snow, in fact i have driven in failry deep snow and not felt the need for 4x4 at all!

In conclusion if your 4x4 experience is basd on the mazda set up, which is to be fair pretty good, give a t2 a try you will be impressed

kbekl · 13-12-2010, 01:15

if honest i would take a permanent 4x4 with diff lock over a part time 4x4 any day

t2 is a good motor

have you considered a jeep grand cherry lpg'd up as these can return some good millage for the money if perm 4x4 is wanted, and normally come in cheaper than most

all depends what you are after it for really

thor · 13-12-2010, 06:02

Mine has all 4 driving.........

Obviously if I come to standing water, snow...that's bad or bad ice, I slip it into 4h whilst still moving, then out when still moving all this does is locks all 4 to exactly the same [so this is where I could get wind up] I still have 4L and also diff lock......oh and a spade

jezmondoveg · 13-12-2010, 10:13

great stuff thanks..bongo awd is good,but 2wd is rear so not as good when slippy

(RIP) PLANK · 13-12-2010, 10:55

having tried permanent 4x4 and seectable 4x4 on many different vehicles, part time is the way to go! That's why it is so popular!

In answer to an earlier post i beleive every land rover ever built including freelanders are all permanent 4x4!

kbekl · 13-12-2010, 11:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by PLANK

having tried permanent 4x4 and seectable 4x4 on many different vehicles, part time is the way to go! That's why it is so popular!

In answer to an earlier post i beleive every land rover ever built including freelanders are all permanent 4x4!

dont think i could live with a land rover tho, a land cruiser yes but landies just cost too much to keep them going if you play with them and i like to play lol

so i will stick with part time for the min

12-12-2010, 18:57	#1
jezmondoveg Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: dorset Vehicle: mazda bongo,at the moment Posts: 79	Is there terrano still good in bad weather when not in 4wd? Just wonder what they drive like in bad weather,when in 2wd. Know landrovers are all time 4wd,just wonder if any safer to have a 4x4 thats on all the time..? cheers guys

12-12-2010, 23:45	#8
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12-12-2010, 19:16	#2
Fez_uk Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mid-Wales Vehicle: Maverick 2.7 - Patrol 4.2 Posts: 5,645	I don't think most landrovers are 4x4 all the time? 2wd in bad snow/ice, Back tries to overtake itself. Fun when you want it to happen but not when you don't expect it. I use 4wd when its all snow/ice. But if it's just patches here and there I stick to 2wd. I wouldn't run 4wd long on any surface where the front and back wheels can't slip.

12-12-2010, 19:23	#3
Adz Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Roaming Nomad Vehicle: 1995 SWB Terrano Posts: 5,370	I stayed in 2WD as it was more fun Still only use 4WD LOW for off road only & 4WD HIGH if on sheet ice

12-12-2010, 19:44	#4
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,136	take it gently and the are great.. other wise its FUN!!

12-12-2010, 22:08	#7
jezmondoveg Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: dorset Vehicle: mazda bongo,at the moment Posts: 79	Thanks great thanks again chaps for a top load of replys! Thanks for the info,its hard to make a choice without info. But yer iam really thinking terrano is the way to go.want a work van one as well,and a second cheap one to get muddy but until i win the lottery will just look at one for now! ......or bribe zippy with oil to take me out ,when i did green lane stuff on my dirt bike almost got arrested as i rode into a live shooting rage,the mud was soft and fluffy for some reason so got some nice sideways action! great fun until clutch went and had to push back to a safe spot,mod were not happy!

12-12-2010, 23:51	#9
jezmondoveg Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: dorset Vehicle: mazda bongo,at the moment Posts: 79	so better than our big rear wheel drive camper! been driving me up the wall the choice on 4x4,been looking at everything..yet i still come back to these things. good value,some great tidy ones out there!

13-12-2010, 01:03	#10
(RIP) PLANK Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central England, in the Heart of the Black Country Vehicle: T2 2004 TDI SE LWB Posts: 7,740	your bongo also has LSD on the rear so the same set up mas a T2 we have a ford ranger (we did have 2 until recently) wich is as you know the same chassis, engine, and running gear as a bongo. Theoreticaly the bongo and a T2 should behave the same in the mud and snow, in practice they don't! I would take a t2 where a bongo/ranger would fear to tread, i have backed out of situations in a ranger the t2 will handle with ease! and as for 2wd in snow, with decen tyres the t2 is far better than most 2wd vehicles in snow, in fact i have driven in failry deep snow and not felt the need for 4x4 at all! In conclusion if your 4x4 experience is basd on the mazda set up, which is to be fair pretty good, give a t2 a try you will be impressed

13-12-2010, 01:15	#11
kbekl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Manchester Vehicle: Ford Maverick 2.7 LWB GLX Posts: 1,519	if honest i would take a permanent 4x4 with diff lock over a part time 4x4 any day t2 is a good motor have you considered a jeep grand cherry lpg'd up as these can return some good millage for the money if perm 4x4 is wanted, and normally come in cheaper than most all depends what you are after it for really

13-12-2010, 06:02	#12
thor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Warrington,Cheshire. Posts: 268	Mine has all 4 driving......... Obviously if I come to standing water, snow...that's bad or bad ice, I slip it into 4h whilst still moving, then out when still moving all this does is locks all 4 to exactly the same [so this is where I could get wind up] I still have 4L and also diff lock......oh and a spade

13-12-2010, 10:13	#13
jezmondoveg Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: dorset Vehicle: mazda bongo,at the moment Posts: 79	great stuff thanks..bongo awd is good,but 2wd is rear so not as good when slippy

13-12-2010, 10:55	#14
(RIP) PLANK Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central England, in the Heart of the Black Country Vehicle: T2 2004 TDI SE LWB Posts: 7,740	having tried permanent 4x4 and seectable 4x4 on many different vehicles, part time is the way to go! That's why it is so popular! In answer to an earlier post i beleive every land rover ever built including freelanders are all permanent 4x4!