i bought my lex the night the snow came down bad here- 4th jan last year-knew id have to park it up 4 a while and had a 4x4 as well so that was ok but the snow stayed for ages and i was dying to drive the lexus so when i thought there was enough tarmac showing i took it out ,,,,, briefly,, by the end of my road i knew it was less then pleasant to drive in the snow,, i think all the tc,abs everything was kicking in and doing its stuff but it made it feel even more horrible as i felt a bit removed from feeling the road if you see what i mean ,,, needless to say i turned straight round and used the 4x4 until the thaw - as parthibian says i think socks would be a good thing to have in the boot even if it is just to get you home in an emergency