Rear Wheel Drive car at Glasto?

[kidsfears]

Bonjour,

Just a quick question regarding what can sometimes be a very boggy carpark. Has anyone in the past had massive problems getting out after the festival with a rear wheel drive?

I've always had a front wheel car to pull me through, but recently changed and now have visions of being stuck in a field should the weather not be as bright and sunny as we are all hoping.

[pie_and_a_pint]

You're assuming it's going to r*in...

[grumpyhack]

One year I had a Saab 9000 front wheel drive and drove straight out across the muddiest bits with excellent traction. We then had to go back to help push a friend who had a rear wheel drive Mercedes, which was useless in the mud.

[Josie's Cat]

We got out of a knee deep carpark one year at Waveform in a rear wheel drive BMW. A Nissan Navara got stuck in a gateway, tractors were hauling cars out but the BM just trundled through very slowly at low revs. I think it was slightly horrified at being surrounded by hippies and dreadlocks and just decided to escape :-)

[kidsfears]

Sorry Pie... the pessimistic approach on this, as it's better to be prepared. Obviously I am very much hoping that it is scorchio!

Cheers for the replies people. Might try and persuade my mate to drive, as he is front wheel.

[Hove Actually]

I took one of my BMWs in 2011 which was pretty wet.

It was ok, although we did leave quite early so weren't in queuing traffic. I think the problem tends to arise with constant stopping and then starting again causing the rear wheels to spin.

It's not going to rain this year tho, I promise.

[abu hamster]

Im going It will be dry.

I love the fact that BMWs are the ultimate driving machine except in the snow and at Glasto. Strangely both times i am having fun.

[artl]

REMEMBER TO TAKE A TOW HOOK/EYE that some people leave behind !!!! :-)

[NeufNeuf]

The secret with a RWD car in mud and snow is to load the boot with sandbags. A FWD car has the advantage of a whole, heavy engine pushing the driven wheels into the mud or snow at the front. A RWD car has an empty boot. Now I realise it will be full of your Glasto gear BUT this might not be heavy enough. So put the gear on the back seat and put your mates in the boot! (IF you get stuck in mud that is)

[clarkete]

Took an MGF one year, that was RWD and had bugger all traction. Ground was a bit slippy so my pal had to get out and give it a shove to get going, but otherwise it was ok I think.

[Bisque]

I've got a heavy RWD BMW & a FWD Ford. I'd rather take the Fiesta for ground clearance & actual internal space!