4x4 hunting

[stevepeanut]

my head is proper screwed up, sold my mazda pickup (to the liberal democrats !)

 

So got about £1000 to spend on a 4x4

 

still cant decide between something small like a little suzuki vitara, or wether to get something big like a discovery

[Mr Sam]

defender FTW

 

if your looking at vitars also consider the toyota Rav 4

[Jiffer]

disco

[Copey]

dico, range rover, defender etc

[BIGKEV]

Vitara - all the way - cheap and cheerful and this one is my Wifes uncle ( he's a nutter) and he rolled it a few weeks ago on the ice.

 

Spot the damge - hardly any, I have told him that the Exo cage is to protect the car from him!!

 

oil filled the bores and locked the lump up so took sparkplugs out and wanged it over - hey presto - up and running again.

 

[ray1609]

Vitara!!!!!

the other halfs family have loads!!! and so does she!!!

 

never had a problem

[FredTransit]

you sold the pick up?

[stevepeanut]

you sold the pick up?

 

yeah was only getting used 1 or 2 times a month, fancy a 4x4 so time to sell. The liberal democrats councillor from folkstone came all the way up from kent to mine in leeds and drove it back. Its going to be used to carry signs that they put up for the coming general election

[FredTransit]

Do they know it's gonna be famous?

[caprinerd]

if you go vitara go for the jap build one their the ones that have a smaller battery parts are cheaper as they differ from the spanish ones, and if you get the chance of an auto get it they are like gold dust to find and fetch good money as the off roaders love them, so if you do get the chance to get one get it

[Durham Fiesta]

probabaly best to steer clear or shogun / pajero's , they are well kitted out but i've had bad experiences with a couple

[Jonb]

Isuzu Trooper - pretty capable

[antz]

vitara all the way as Kev said! After market parts are cheap, they are good in standard trim and with some meaty tyres on they are bloody brilliant.

 

Plus you dont have to pay the scene tax that comes with owning a land rover, and in my experiences a standard land rover would be shat upon greatly by a vitara

 

 

But then I just dont see the appeal in land rovers. very over rated in my opinion.

[stevepeanut]

still looking at lots of vitaras but I dont like the 5 doors or soft tops. So looking for a 3 door hard top

[mart @ fpe]

disco i never liked thm until bought one they are great motors

[stevepeanut]

disco i never liked thm until bought one they are great motors

 

just missed a R reg disco with full mot and been looked after buy a landy mechanic all its life, £800, was snapped up before I got to see it

[cortinasgoneforaburton]

get a disco but get a tdi they are mechanical not electronic ive had mine 2yr and only spent £60 on repairs but i had to put a battery on last week cos it wouldnt with the snow so £120 in 2 yr not bad

[GT_lenny]

gotta be a disco

 

 

keep off the jap stuff these guys couldn't err keep up with the landys

 

[puddy]

Bought the wife a Vitara 3 door hard top auto before xmas , has been superb

 

in the recent weather

 

 

puddy

[mk1super]

Ive had no luck finding a defender 90 at all

[Jiffer]

A1ex get a disco and comercial it, equally as good in the mucky stuff but a bit heavier, 100" wheel base so a bit bigger and defo more comfy