4 Matic in VT
12-29-2008, 07:00 PM
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ML 350-Black=Sold. New 08 C300 4Matic, Black/Black, P1, Ipod, Auto7speed, 10/10 hit 100,000 miles
4 Matic in VT
I went up to Vermont Wednesday, snow and ice everywhere. My C300 4 Matic made it up the steep winding driveway, Land Rover Discovery did not and the same for Saab SUV. MB 4 Matic was excellent in the snow and ice. Much better system. It was better than my 2006 ML350 was.
12-30-2008, 07:26 AM
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2009 C350W on EDP
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I went up to Vermont Wednesday, snow and ice everywhere. My C300 4 Matic made it up the steep winding driveway, Land Rover Discovery did not and the same for Saab SUV. MB 4 Matic was excellent in the snow and ice. Much better system. It was better than my 2006 ML350 was.
It seems that the car has excellent F/R balance, that and the ESP combine to make the car very predictable and able to maintain directional control very nicely. The grip of the Michelins was not that great, and so I had to really watch the downhill bits when driving on ice.
Bottom line is the stock setup kinda got the job done this time. But, if the snow had been much deeper, or I if I had ventured onto completely untreated roads, I would definitely have needed some real winter/snow tires to preclude getting stuck.
Last edited by TRauppius; 12-30-2008 at 07:28 AM.
