OK, so 2010 is now well under way and the silver beastie did bloody well in the 'big' weather - there may be more of that, so I won't say it's done yet! - those nice Vredestein Quatrac 3 tyres I bunged on did a grand job and I didn't get stuck in the snow. Having now tempted fate the next time the snow comes I'll doubtless get stuck Anyway, I think I've got a bearing on the way out..... there's a nasty noise coming from somewhere on the car which makes that expensive ...