New car

[Mailman]

Guys,

Im in the market for a second car...but due to global warming that is heaping itself up against my front door Im thinking of something in the 4 wheel drive catagory. I reckon global warming is only going to get worse over the next few years so thought I should prepare myself with a vehicle that can handle white global warming.

Anyways, anyone got thoughts on either the Audi Q5 or BMW X1? Bearing in mind that I only want to destroy a small sub-saharan country with my CO2 output and that Im really not gonna be going across any REAL cross country terrain etc (which rules out full sized man-SUV's).

I had thought about either a Audi A4 Quattro and didnt really want a A6 2.7 Quattro as that might be too big for what I want the vehicle for...plus I want to be able to get it a little dirty with some cross country through the centre of town etc.

Anyway, any thoughts would be appreciated.

Regards

Mailman

 

[stek]

Alfa 166, best car I ever had. And I've had 30-odd...

Not 4WD tho - get two then!

 

[backlight]

I know you ruled out man sized SUV's but the new Range Rover Sport Supercharged is awesome! It is also seemingly very capable.

You will need to buy a super tanker to fill it though..

 

[lilelvis2000]

My Morris 1800 eats this snow no problem. Its the salt and cold starts it doesn't like.

 

[Money Money Money]

I know you ruled out man sized SUV's but the new Range Rover Sport Supercharged is awesome! It is also seemingly very capable.

You will need to buy a super tanker to fill it though..

WHS

Do you want to buy mine?

 

[ratewhore]

Get yourself a pre-2001 (avoiding the new tax bands) big fook-off Range Rover and stop fannying around...

 

[DimPrawn]

I've just hired an X6 as I have been completely stranded in the 3 series beemer in this northern snow.

X6 is overpriced tulip mind.

I'm looking to get a 4x4 too, but I don't think it will be a BMW or Audi.

Maybe a humble Ford Kuga fully loaded.

Still looking into it.

 

[Mich the Tester]

Alfa 166, best car I ever had.

I had one of those. Loved it. Quite simply the world's most elegant, graceful looking saloon car, ever. The black leather Momo seats were the best I've ever sat on and almost erotic in their beauty. Shame about the puddle in the rear foot well, the central locking that failed when the temperature got below 5c and the switch that turned the lights on when I wanted to turn them off and turned them off when I wanted to turn them on and spontaneously reversed this functionality at 200 kph on the autobahn at night.

If only Alfas were built by Germans.

 

[scooterscot]

Volvo XC70

 

[DaveB]

Or for lower CO2 and running costs, the XC60.