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Nov 12, 2009 22:46:33 GMT
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My wife should be passing her test soon and she wants a little 4x4. Will be mainly used for nipping about here and there but will involve country lanes, farms, stables etc cos she's into horses  What should we be looking for? She likes swb land rovers but she may also want to do the odd long trip, maybe even from sheffield to essex, so i wouldnt have thought a land rover would be such a great idea. What about suzuki SJ's or fourtracks? Are they a bitt better on the road? Better cruising speeds etc? Any other options we should be looking for? Doesnt have to be a serious off roader, no rock crawling or anything, but very rough tracks and fields need to be handled with reletive ease. |
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MonzaPhil
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Nov 12, 2009 23:00:13 GMT
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Late Lada Niva 1.7? Sport track? All of them will be a bit agricultural on the motorway I guess.
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Nov 12, 2009 23:03:39 GMT
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already showed her niva's but she's not too keen.
Ill check out sport tracks though too.
It would never see serious motorway use, but if she ever needed to go se her folks for any reason it would be nice if the car would do it reasonably comfortably (i.e. not at 50mph with a strong likelyhood of breaking)
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Nov 12, 2009 23:06:27 GMT
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Much as I love sj's I reckons they would be also tiresome long hall, so old scoobie doo 4wd?, pretty rare now as many rotted but other car based 4wd may be a better option. How about 2cv, apparently pretty handy off-road and certainly a bit special  |
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Nov 12, 2009 23:11:28 GMT
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don't think a 2cv will cut it for her.
Tried subaru brats but she says 'looks like a boat'
having trouble finding anything that suits better than an SJ, but i know nothing about them. What would they cruise at?
The old sit up and beg sidevalve ford was going to be her car so it doesnt have to be too refined ;D
Also looking for something that can be got for sub £1k
If SJ's are no better than land rovers then what about four tracks?
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Nov 12, 2009 23:18:16 GMT
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  they are quite cool edit...., with some mods. |
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Last Edit: Nov 12, 2009 23:18:42 GMT by VW
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Small 4x4, SJ?Deleted
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Nov 12, 2009 23:18:58 GMT
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Agree with familybanger about SJ's , I've had loads but their not nice for long journeys , what about a vitara , can be got pretty cheap now .
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MonzaPhil
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Nov 12, 2009 23:21:52 GMT
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Jimnys are getting cheap.....
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Nov 12, 2009 23:27:07 GMT
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i have a sportrak as my daily, liked it when i got it, had it a year i now love it, not too bad on juice as leave it in 2wd mostly
good fun takin the roof off in the summer too, been so reliable too. on motorway i just plod along at 60-70, nothing mind blowingly quick but its ok
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Nov 12, 2009 23:32:33 GMT
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SWB Pajero/Shogun ...
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Nov 12, 2009 23:33:27 GMT
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series 1 Freelander ... should be able to get one somewhere close to budget
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I have a landrover Defender and I quite like SJ's but I'd say Shogun or Freelander for her needs
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Jeep Cherokee? Cheap as chips, not too big and pretty comfy
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Suzuki GSXR1000 K2
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Small 4x4, SJ?BenzBoy
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I used to blast around in a Sportrack a few years back. Pretty nippy, especially after me and my bro modified the air intake - it made a massive difference!
Handling took some getting used to, just because I was so used to being closer to the ground. Had nifty electronically adjustable dampers which made a fair difference when on faster roads.
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Diahatsu Fourtrack and SWB Mitsubishi Shogun are the two reliable, easy to take care of proper off-roaders. Of course the engine size may be an issue if shes just passing the test!
Suzuki SJ a bit agricultural - a Jimny will be a bit more refined and still fairly capable (and cutesy)
However I'd think about a Subaru Legacy/Forrester or Sierra 4x4 Estate, Golf Country if you can find one. Unless it's also for towing, these will be the manageable ones (fuel, insurance...)
Panda 4x4 maybe?
If you do go big engined, but want something cheap and road-friendly, consider a Ford Maverick/ Nissan Terrano SWB, or an Isuzu Trooper/Vauxhall Frontera SWB. Would probably take the Shogun over those though, although a little dearer, but for good reason.
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My dad bought an SJ about three weeks ago and he loves it apart from they have a lot of carb trouble aparently and his was playing up so converted it to su now drives fine he cant leave it alone he has put metro bonnet vents in it and its jacked up on bigger wheels lol. Lets offroad, Gripped... sorted etc ;D |
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I'm currently looking for the same sort of thing. Currently on my list are Cherokee, Frontera SWB, Terrano and Freelander.
Nivas are unstoppable off road, but I would rather lick a dead donkeys scrote than drive one on road for any length of time. I have no experiance of SJ`s but I would imagine they arent too hot on road either.
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1986 Panda 4x4.
1990 Metro Sport.
1999 Ford Escort estate.
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Built by my friend Richie and his brother Steve....SJ Rascal:  or Richie's other car....and SJ Polo (made an appearance at the gathering)  |
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Pajero Pinin!
2l engine, nice and small, proper 4wd system, job done!
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