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smudge



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Picked up my TDV6 yesterday

Fantastic !!
Will post pics soon - it's already covered in grime though from the 10 mile drive home - !

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Re: Picked up my TDV6 yesterday

smudge wrote:
Fantastic !!
Will post pics soon - it's already covered in grime though from the 10 mile drive home - !


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Tim in Scotland



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Full membership to the club is now granted Laughing Will you be able to make it to the meet up in April to show it off? 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
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smudge



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Possibly - although might be in the Alps seeing what it can do on snow in a ski-resort.. Smile

When chatting to the dealer about this topic, he was saying you will not need chains..! even better..

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Tim in Scotland



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smudge wrote:
When chatting to the dealer about this topic, he was saying you will not need chains..! even better..

I would check the local law in the country you are visiting - I think they might be mandatory in Austria in the winter. Roland will be able to tell you Laughing 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Post #6654 Thu Dec 01 2005 6:58pm
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Roland



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No need to carry snowchains since they are normally not mandatory but police can close a mountain pass for all vehicles except for those equipped with snowchains. This holds true for all alpine countries (CH, F, It, Ger, Aus)

So it's up to you. You can either wait for a day or two until the road is reopened for vehicles without snowchains, use a detour (usually signposted) to get to your destination or you can mount snowchains and drive on. BTW even though most cars in alpine areas are equipped with winter tires during the colder months not even them are mandatory, but if there's a snow related accident the insurance company might not pay fully if the car involved had normal tires.
Roland

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NeilR



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Hi Roland. I am coming over to Villars over christmas I have not ever had any problems with the road been closed but there is always the risk, Snow chains are just too difficult to get when you have 20" stormer wheels fitted and i dont want to buy extra wheels just for a couple of trips to there each year.

I have drove it in an X3 and an X5 and never got stuck or turned away, as its the main route into the village they are very good at keeping it clear.

Any thoughts

Neil

PS looking forward to getting it out in the snow Very Happy 2010 RRS TDV8 Overfinch GTS

Post #6707 Fri Dec 02 2005 11:09am
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Roland



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Neil, under normal circumstances you'll be fine and as you say, they will see to it that the village remains accessible. And should the worst come to the worst and Villars gets snowed in, which does happen once or twice every winter, you can park your car safely somewhere in the valley and a free shuttle bus will get you up there.

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