Reply to: Decent sturdy four wheel drive for under about £12K

[anonymouse]

Delivery mileage only, some bodywork repair needed, make us an offer...

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[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 ...

[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.

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[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

[DimPrawn]

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

[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.

[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.

[GlenW]

Plebs

[woohoo]

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

I had one and was ok. Fuel was crap.

[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?

[malvolio]

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

Back on topic.

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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]

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

[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.

[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.

[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!