Originally Posted By: boxer
Why is it, when I take the dog out early in the morning in snow or ice, that the cars I come across in ditches are, almost without exception, 4 X 4's? I'd say that the owners think that they've got an invincible vehicle, whereas in icy conditions they can often be no better than any other car.

All the 4x4s near me are absolutely spotless and have never seen mud. As they've no idea what their car can actually do, they just believe the adverts that 4x4 = go anywhere at high speed.