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Old 21st February 2017, 13:43   #12
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my previous swift did not care how it was loaded, was always stable. My new lunar likes to be nose heavy. If it is not nose heavy does tend to sway. I have had to stop and move weight towards the nose to make it better.

Have you seen the working of AlKo's ATC? They show it during and emergency avoidance, a swerve on Youtube, its quite impressive.

I tow at the speed limit but when coming to a hill, start to accelerate so the engine is under strain before the hill. The car climbs better even though it is losing speed. Without the acceleration before hand, it would lose more speed and I think be under greater strain as it starts to maintain its speed once it is on the up hill.

Is there really much use for a 4X4, car or Range Rover type on the road in normal driving? Front or rear will do.
Wet fields, steep drives, fast cornering, heavy weights, snow and ice 4X4 but generally, 2 wheel drive works. Friends have a 4X4 for the high driving position but does it need to be 4X4?.


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