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Boggert:

--- Quote from: carbore on September 16, 2008, 21:50:36 ---I was highly dismissive of the X3 till I actually looked into one. My wife was thinking of a softraoder as we live down 200yds of un made road which has already done for the underside of our Golf once, also new baby means we wanted a bigger family car and we had (now resolved) problems with child seats in Freelander1.

So there we were at BMW garrage and I was not very interested being a Landrover fan, then I looked in the boot of the X3 and ooo thats big ( better than the Freelander2 and almost everything else). The seating space was also excellent. You get ISOfix allround EVEN front and and turn off the front air bag.  (Can turn off the bag in the F2 but no ISOFIX)  That means you can have sprog in the front in ISOFIX seat and stuff in the back with seats down.

Then I drove it and it made the Freelaner 2 look like a TDi Defender (well not quite but its lots better than the Freelander) Itwas superb on road and very very good at overtaking etc,

Then the CO2 which is only 192ish and the MPG was MUCH better as well reducing costs etc,

So whilst its not going to fare well in 2ft deep ruts its not made too. But taking chest of draws back from an antique fair, getting out the car park after 5 days of rain at a County show, towing up a wet field, or just going up my farm track at more than 2 mph without falling to bits. Then its Ideal.

If you look at lots of modern "normal" cars then the ground clearance is so low that even slightly rough roads make them un viable and with colour coded bumbers/skirts the odd ding makes them tatty in  no time.

So whilst the vast majority of "soft roaders" were if not still are bought for fashion, there is a genuine market for them as well.

--- End quote ---

That was a great write up, just because it does not have a 2 inch lift and is lacking a landie badge does not mean its a bag of poo...

I think many 4x4's are aimed at the european market where they have to tackle gravel tracks and roads covered in snow.

Thrasher:
The X3 is a wannabe car, like the Boxter  :twisted:

I wanted an X5, but could only afford an X3 .....

I wanted a proper Porsche, but could only afford a Boxter ....

dreadnought110:
Now that looks ..................pants give me a new panda4x4 they look good and are really light incomparison and nice looking!! :lol:

carbore:
I totally agree re the image of the X3, still can not detract from the fact that its a very good car and so is a boxter.

jiffyman:



Trying to find the original Mini 4x4 that I remember, it was a Clubman fronted Pick Up called ClubFoot.....

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