Stuff About Cars

I know 4×4’s get some bad press these days, and justifiably so in many cases, but some of these vehicles don’t deserve criticism - they deserve a medal!

I wouldn’t be without my cheap little Japanese 4×4. I drive it with a clear conscience because it has a very small engine (about 1300cc), and it is driven mostly out in the countryside - not for urban posing. Anyway, who in their right mind would pose in a Suzuki Jimny?

The snow yesterday was a nuisance. Our village is always one of the first to get cut off, and this year the roads were treacherous as always. Trying to get up the hill that I have to tackle to get into town was a bit dodgy, and a number of cars in front of me gave up and turned round. With all four wheels driving, and taking it slowly, I managed to get up there.

A little later, as I got near the office, I had to drop a colleague at a house on a street where the snow lay deep, almost undisturbed, and very slippery indeed. As I progressed (again, very slowly) I saw a car up ahead hit a particularly slidey patch. The rear slid round and gently struck one of the cars parked along the kerb. Once again, having power to all four wheels allowed me to go over the same patch without mishap, while the other chap was still checking to see if he’s damaged the car he’d hit.

The big 4×4s might be a menace, but these little ones save so much bother.

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