Tell me about: Shite 4X4s

[Pillock]

I've discounted Hiluxs themselves since TopGear Tax makes them "worth" a bazillion quid. I'll add a Surf option to my browsing though!

[sheffcortinacentre]

Cherokee? rot can be bad esp under rear seat area, diesel is the 4 headed monster & cramped inside. +1 for niva & SJ.

[mouseflakes]

Sugga? Meets none of your requirements other than being a 4x4. But it looks nice, so there.

 

[KruJoe]

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHEVROLET-GMC-BLAZER-K5-V8-DIESEL-AMERICAN-4X4-MONSTER-TRUCK-/111284173700?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item19e90dbb84

[rml2345]

A Daihatsu Terios isn't a bad shout actually, although they are really really small. And bouncy. 
 

[mouseflakes]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mitsubishi-pajero-junior-1-1-/181341148035

 

[Barry Cade]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mitsubishi-pajero-junior-1-1-/181341148035

 

 

 

[KruJoe]

Terioseseses seem to be over-valued for what they are, I think they have a persistent and loyal following among rural octogenarians.

 

Early RAV4s are better fun to drive than they have a right to be (especially in SWB flavour), but do like a drink. And they rust.

[Pillock]

I do like the idea of something that the top comes off of. Preferably where it's meant to. Saves me chopping it in for an MX5 for winter.

[Barry Cade]

[Barry Cade]

I do like the idea of something that the top comes off of. Preferably where it's meant to. Saves me chopping it in for an MX5 for winter.

Good call.

 

[Pillock]

I was going to suggest as a joke the autoshite equivalent would be a chubby ginger lass in the back of a Vitara but I have a sneaking suspicion somewhere on the internet, that exists.

[Junkman]

4X4 shite?

 

OK...

 

 

 

 

 

However, if you want to go offroading, there are exactly three possibilities:

 

 

 

[catsinthewelder]

 

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[Barry Cade]

 

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Bloody hell, I had erased those from my memory banks- I PDi'd them new!

 

[Junkman]

 

Sadly, I actually quite like them.

[Junkman]

Sod everything I wrote hitherto and be a real man. Buy this:

 

 

Then brush-paint it lilac and festoon it with flower and peace stickers.

End of.

 

Bonus: It's the only car of EVAH, in which you perceive the earth curvature when you look at your passenger.

[drum]

Double cab pick ups are very handy. I had an old L200 for 6 years without any problems.

[ChinaTom]

Beijing Jeeps are surprisingly good fun (there are a few in UK).

 

Someone said "don't" for a Shogun Pinin. What happen to these? Also, wasn't there a tiny sub 1 litre version of these? As Jimny's seem to be appreciating, I thought this may be a decent alternative. 

[twosmoke300]

Honda hrv has the same 4wd system as the crv. Be careful cos some were 2wd

[Formula Autos]

+1 on the Maverick/Terrano.

 

The guy whose garage I take my cars to has a Terrano van as a works runabout/ parts collector/ tow car in dizzler flavour, and reckons it's (whisper it) better than the Range Rover Sport he also has in almost every respect.

 

If you're only wanting a bit of light off-roading ability though, would a normal car with 4x4 running gear not suffice? Subaru being the obvious answer here - but how about a Justy? Should be relatively cheap to run, I'd imagine. 

 

Or how about straying further from the norm and finding something like a 4x4 Mk3 Cav? Probably harder to find than a Gary Glitter fan these days, but it would probably be the most Autoshite solution.

 

Either that, or a 4x4 Transit? - available from SWB low top, up to LWB high top minibus, I believe.

[drum]

Mazda bongo

[dollywobbler]

It really does depend on what sort of off-roading you want to do. Anything vaguely serious, and you really want a dual-range gearbox and decent ground clearance. This is where the Mavrano scores well. They actually are properly good in the rough stuff. I surprised many a Land Rover.

 

'Soft' roaders (Freelander included) usually lack low range, and even Subarus so equipped don't really have enough of a ratio drop to be worth it. Used to use low box on my Legacy purely because it sounded like a rally car - low gearing was also useful around town.

[Asimo]

These are too expensive but they have shite appeal, especially in the UK where they look out of place.

 

I would like to try one, where else can I find a 4 litre pushrod straight six? (I can't afford a pre-war Alvis)

I know they are a bit Village People, but I am too old to care. And anyway, I live in a village.

[Pillock]

I think I'd like to go playing at being an off roader although that idea may get consigned to the big heap of never-realised ideas. But I'll probably not worry too much about car based stuff right now.

 

(This will undoubtedly lead to me buying a lowered XR4x4 next week)

[Pillock]

There was a Forester turbo went for £310 last night. Needed a helicoil on a plug 'ole though and in the 4 minutes left on the auction, I couldn't find out whether that was a DIY job to get the head off or a world of expensive pain.

[Micrashed]

 

Wife leaned to drive in one of these.

 

Jobbed

[Guest Breadvan72]

Shall we do another OVROAD MONGFEST?  I might even turn up to this one.  I know that the Welsh fest could be a bit OVROAD, but there is the small issue of having to go to Wales. 

[Lacquer Peel]

[Junkman]

Gurgel r00lz.