I agree Phil. Although we don't plan to go off-road driving, it's still nice to have that ability should it be needed.
Certainly it will give us much more traction control during icy/snowy conditions, which is essential in rural locations.
You're in the perfect location for off-roading too, so you can definitely see the benefits.
Did some mundane shopping today, and being higher up off the road than a normal saloon car is brilliant. Much better driving vision, ahead and over hedges which gives a much safer driving experience. A bonus in our case, for reasons mentioned in another topic that you're aware of (and which I won't bring up again here

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Just waiting for some nicer weather now to do some proper sight-seeing. Still windy here with occasional drizzle, but not too cold though.
Laurie.