Bought a Jimny for the winter!

ME13OSE wrote: Just really looking for something that will get her out of anything the urban winter jungle might throw her way, and the tyres thats on it are not too clever, and possibly double up for a bit of light offroading for me

Defiantly! The coopers I've got would cope with lanes and a bit of mud, (they would come unstuck if the going got too tough) but they aren't a massively aggressive pattern, and fairly cheap. Take it off road and get it messy just find a jet wash on have way home so she doesn't find out you've been putting it through its paces :laugh:

If its going to be a road car for winter why not get winter road tyres?then when nicer weather comes get some at's or mt's. Apparently mud tyres are pretty poor in snow which im yet to find out for myself (running kl71's).

When you say light offroading what do you mean? Pay and play sites or greenlaning? (Greenlaning isnt technicly offroading as your driving on unsurfaced roads)

I went for mt's after getting stuck in not to severe mud last winter on at's (but then the same day my dad got stuck in his defender on bf at's), and as most of the lanes we drive get very muddy it made sense.it all depends what your planning to drive on most and what condition the lanes/pay and play sites your planning to drive get in.

The misses and I lane quite alot on our own and didnt want to keep ringing my dad with his defender to come rescue us so muds seemed logical to give us the best chance of avoiding this and im very happy with them so far!

It's only going to be a road car if it snows, failing that I reckon she'll stick with what she has for the creature comforts. Green laneing in Scotland is pretty much impossible I think, although we're only about 25 mins drive from the Drumclog site. Anyone on here know any different? Think the next nearest is the 3 lochs pay to drive 1 way road and that's nearly 80mins away.

In my head I just keep thinking after what my area was like the other year with the bad snow that it's really something chunky that should be going on it with some sidewall grip as well, but you guys with experience of these vehicles and those conditions are best versed to guide me in the right path as they say. Just don't want to put a couple of hundred quid into the wrong rubber!

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get a set of ATs - the closer tread works better in the snow than mud tyres

ME13OSE wrote: I had a 3ltr swb shogun years ago and that could be driven in 4wd constantly if preferred.

It maybe had the superselect system which is actually very very good.I love it, personally find it to be excellent to use. You don't have to concern yourself over leaving the slush and getting on dry tarmac.