Decent sturdy four wheel drive for under about £12K

[DimPrawn]

911 Turbo...

I'm interested in a £12K 911 Turbo, let me know where I can find one?

[AtW]

I'm interested in a £12K 911 Turbo, let me know where I can find one?

Porsche 911

Ok, it's got a Turbo front bumper...

[DimPrawn]

Porsche 911

Ok, it's got a Turbo front bumper...

It's a start I suppose.....

Back on topic.

Used Volkswagen Touareg Suv 5.0tdi 5dr 4wd in Cowbridge,, Vale Of Glamorgan, | Car Save Ltd

Cheap, luxury, big, 5.0 TDI grunt, what's not to like?

[AtW]

Oh FFS, how about to get some proper attitude - decide which car you'd really like to get, then take a note of the price and work hard to get what you like. Set some proper goals in life FFS, £12k was my first car - Peugeot 307 HDI!

[DimPrawn]

Oh FFS, how about to get some proper attitude - decide which car you'd really like to get, then take a note of the price and work hard to get what you like. Set some proper goals in life FFS, £12k was my first car - Peugeot 307 HDI!

How long until you can afford the Russian mail order bride?

[AtW]

How long until you can afford the Russian mail order bride?

In marriage it's affording the divorce that's the problem

[BolshieBastard]

I'm interested in a £12K 911 Turbo, let me know where I can find one?

Let me dig out that scrapyard's number for you!

[rl4engc]

I'm thinking of going for a four-wheel drive vehicle like a Landrover or Range Rover or some such 4 wheel drive model.

Without a shadow of a doubt, get a Toyota Landcruiser Colorado. Mine has done 179,000 miles (I've had it for past 5 years/50k miles) and it's just flown through it's MOT (again). How many 17 year old cars can you say that about. It's used daily, kept on the road with reactive maintenance only (aside from oil changes and oil sprays underneath).

Car history:
Ford Escort Mk.4 (1st car)
Hilux Mk. 2 (Good but Impractical as only 2 seats)
Land Cruiser Amazon (80 series) developed nasty knocking from Crankshaft, £3k engine rebuild later, then 12 months after that, started doing same thing.
Peugeot 307 - Got stuck in a muddy festival field for 5+ hours, so bought a..
Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado (90 series).

Never looked back, although it hasn't got as much 'road presence' as the Amazon, I think the engine (3.0L Diesel "1KZ-TE") is a lot more reliable and always starts instantly (no cranking) no matter how cold. Absolutely bomb-proof.

[IR35 Avoider]

No idea how good it is, but a Dacia Duster is 4WD and under 10K brand new.

Edit: or maybe 10K is the 2wd and the 4wd is under 12k.

[DimPrawn]

I think the conclusion of this thread is there's tonnes of choice for a big chunky 4x4 for under £12K, 2nd hand.....