I find the V70 gets more traction going up steep hills in snow at walking pace with the STC switched off.
We have a steep hill both ways outside the gate. Sometimes if there is a lot of ice under snow I won't attempt a descent but leave the bus parked up in the garage forecourt at the top.
Wood ash works wonders. I wouldn't have believed it until a neighbour from Lithuania came knocking as he knew I burn a lot of wood. Laying a trail with tiny amounts he rescued six cars that had unwisely decided to come down into the hollow outside our gate.
Winter tyres in the right hands on a two wheel drive are as good as many so called awd cars.
The best car for the snow was our old Morris 1000. Skinny tyres like a train on tracks when all around us were skating on the more fashionable wide alloys.
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