Decent sturdy four wheel drive for under about £12K

[malvolio]

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?

It's a seriously crap car to drive. Best avoided if you have fillings...

[DimPrawn]

It's a seriously crap car to drive. Best avoided if you have fillings...

I would have thought a Forester Turbo has a hard suspension, and a VW jumbo 4x4 a soft ride?

[woohoo]

It's a seriously crap car to drive. Best avoided if you have fillings...

I had one and was ok. Fuel was crap.

[GlenW]

Plebs

[malvolio]

I would have thought a Forester Turbo has a hard suspension, and a VW jumbo 4x4 a soft ride?

The Touraeg (at least the earlier model, not the current one which is a lot better) is not so much hard as under-damped, so crashes through everything. Foresters are very nimble; after all, underneath it's basically a rally Impreza with long-travel suspension. I had an XTEn for three years, never went wrong, as quick as anything on the road in the real world and wonderfully relaxed to drive. Only real downside was fuel (low 20s the way I drove it) and road tax (same as a Range Rover - and the Toureg, come to that...), and it had all the toys. Not perfect by any means, especially compared to modern kit, but seriously good.

[OwlHoot]

Many thanks for the replies so far.

WHat do the congeregation think of this ?

A Jeep Grand Cherokee Station Wagon for £600?

Looks like a good deal to my untutored eye, although at 17 MPG it's rather a gas guzzler.

[DimPrawn]

Well it's somewhat less than £12,000 so ticks that box.

[OwlHoot]

Well it's somewhat less than £12,000 so ticks that box.

I'm wondering if the first service would push it over the £12K mark

[rl4engc]

I'm biased towards the Land Cruiser, I paid £3.5k 5 years ago, only done a quick search but they seem to be holding their value.

Used Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado For Sale in UK | Used Cars For Sale | Parkers

[AtW]

I'm biased towards the Land Cruiser, I paid £3.5k 5 years ago, only done a quick search but they seem to be holding their value.

No tulip Sherlock, the value is near zero already ...