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Which 4x4 for a Newb?
Bishops Finger:
--- Quote from: kizz81 on December 23, 2009, 21:35:39 ---i disagree :lol: if you dont learn to fix what you break then you may end up in a comfy 4x4 watching the landys as they drive past ;)
but seriously depends what you want to do with it, from standerd a landy is a pretty good all rounder where as other 4x4's take mods to get anywhere, if you wanna start serious then get a tank :lol:
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Ha ha...ever been near a Jeep......stock TJ's /Cherokees/GC/XJ ..do whaats needed......then you mod em...
wadsy:
Thanks for the input :)
As it needs to be reliable and not too expensive to run I was thinking maybe a jap truck would be best (sorry) and as I said above, it needs to be small-ish to fit in my (car) porch; a Pajero swb will fit, a Disco won't! I suppose I'd be looking at about 2k as well ;)
Any places in the west berks area good to have a look at options or is it a case of seeing what comes up?
Cheers
kizz81:
fiat panda? :dance:
Range Rover Blues:
If a Disco won't fit, I assume it's too tall? try a RRC instead. Late model ones have EAS so you can drop it even lower, they are one of the best LR in showroom condition, ABS/TC, EAS, Viscous centre diff and of course can take all the same mods as and when funds allow.
Late hard dash had the 200TDi, sifties had the 300TDi, older ones (badged TurboDiesel) had the VM, not a bad engine until it goes wrong but a bit unrefined.
If it's got to be cheap to run then why not a smaller 4x4, like a 'Zuk?
Bitsamissin' do make good 4x4 and I'd often impressed by them, but at the end of the day they have their limits and it's harder to overcome things like ground clearance and articulation than with a LR.
LiftedDisco:
It sounds as if you are looking away from the LR options - a friend of mine has a SWB Pajero that she picked up for £650 and it's a good bit of kit...
However, someone else mentioned a Frontera in passing - Fatbaz on here has a SWB Frontera with the 2.8 engine (taken from the Isuzu) and it is a cracking motor - apparently the 2.8 is way, way better than the 2.2 and I know that Stuart uses his for daily commute of 15 miles or so each way plus laning and the odd play-day. I think that the 2.8 is harder to find, but worth it in the end...
Hope this helps - welcome to MC!
Rob
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