Now I use the mover but before I either used the tow rope or pinched a 4x4. I have the yellow grip mats which are about as much use as a chocolate fireguard really. Would love a 4X4 but can't afford one sadly.
Quote: Originally posted by romany on 19/4/2012First method sit wife on car bonnet once moving break hard and enjoy misses flying off bonnet into the mud
then watch as she takes you for everything in the divorce
its much easier to get the car off without the van then put the rope on to pull the van off, i have those yellow mats not tried them yet
If you can reverse until you are facing across the hill rather than up it and then drive up at a more acute angle, the incline is less of an issue.
I Changed to a 4x4 a few years ago as I was sick of getting stuck in muddy pitches, but at under 20mpg, £80 a tyre and £215 road tax, I just changed to a Mondeo. I have seen a few Discoveries stuck in mud and a Mondeo just drive round them in the past!
If I do get stuck, I have the mover on the caravan to assist.
this 4x4 argument will rage forever, Its really a lifestyle thing. I choose not to use one as I think they are more expensive to run and when I park next to one in the supermarket car park I think to myself thank heaven I don't have to drag that huge thing around town.
Others choose to accept the costs for a certain style of vehicle regardless of needing 4wd or not. Same as some people choose to drive a ferrari. They don't need the 180mph capability but like the style of vehicle.
Your money, your choices.
Don't get me started on the carbon output. All petrol/oil based vehicles are only on the planet for a breif moment in time.
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Topic: Towing off a soggy pitch
