Father Ted Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 The wonders of a 0% for 12 months credit card thingumy bob means £1500 has been luzzed at my current account... Its burning a hole in my pocket.... Smallish 4x4 seems the flavour of the day and the lovely hot summer is obviously the time to buy... Only things that spring to mind are a: Fiat Panda (new ones too £££, old ones to rusty)Subaru JustyFronterra SportLandy SWBSuzuki Jimny Cricket. Cant think of anything else about the 12 foot in length mark.
dollywobbler Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Daihatsu Terios. Quite popular in these parts. No idea if they're any good.
Guest Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2000-HONDA-HR-V-A ... 0816060852? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2000-RENAULT-MEGA ... 0627787802? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-HYUNDAI-SANT ... 0492157293? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-Subaru-Justy ... 0519331760? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/98S-SSANGYONG-MUS ... 0670440189? Dont know about the lengths - but there is plenty about. Allways liked the look of the Honda HRV's
Father Ted Posted July 18, 2011 Author Posted July 18, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2000-HONDA-HR-V-AUTO-YELLOW-/220816060852?These I like, but will overhang my available parking http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2000-RENAULT-MEGANE-SCENIC-RX4-4x4-MPV-/150627787802?Its FrenchIts 4x4What can possibly go wrong http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-Subaru-Justy ... 0519331760?This I rather like - what can anyone tell me about them? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/98S-SSANGYONG-MUSSO-3-2-AUTO-GX220-TOW-BAR-4WD-PX-SOLD-/280670440189?Ah, now this is obviously some new definition of small I was previously unaware of.....
Cavcraft Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Kia Sportage? There is (or was) a very cheap (£695 with something like 10 months MOT and four months tax) Ssangyong Mussolini on eBay recently Ted and not that far from you either.I'd imagine the down side to be parts supply might be a bit shitty though.
Luxobarges_Are_Us Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 I'd say Terios is the best "mainstream" bet, but this is Autoshite, so why don't you try something more, erm, ...exciting?? Nothing can be more exciting in an AS way than the good ole Eastern bloc. http://aro-10.autobazar.eu/uk/104-id2128799.html The same manufacturer has also built something a bit bigger. http://aro-240.autobazar.eu/uk/25-id2442681.html66666 kilometres! Or you can stick to the even more tried-and-tested Niva...In fact, there is one on Ebay UK at the momenthttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LADA-NIVA-OFF-ROA ... 3a68412445
catsinthewelder Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ssangyong-Korando ... 2eb634cc2b My friend has one of these in Diesel flavour and loves it, she runs it on her husbands homebrew bio diesel. As its currently just outside, I've discretely run a tape measure up it, 13' at most.
Rod/b Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Can you find a Pajero Pinin / Pajero io for that sort of wedge? They're 145" long in 3 door flavour so only an inch over! (Edit: it's called a Shogun Pinin in the UK isn't it? Well within budget on Autotrader)
Albert Ross Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 What about a well preserved Fourtrak? The good ones are the remaining ones, and they are reliable, well capable, and shite, all in one!
R9UKE Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 My mate bought a Hyundai Santa Fe 2.7 V6 for £600! Engine is sweet as and she's a good contender for future shite. Out of your bunch though it has to be a Frontera Sport. In some sort of vile Lime Green colour, with bull bars on the front and the spare wheel missing off the back But why not be different and try and find one of these bad boys, saw one in Belfast last week. Isuzu Vehicross
Rod/b Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Jesus christ, that looks like something Ssangyong rejected for being too ugly.
ashmicro Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Shogun Pinins are GR19.827. 1.8 or 2.0 GDi, 2 or 4 door. Airflow meters blow up, £40 off eBay. They are GR8 4 DRIFTIN in ice too. Well made.
eddyramrod Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 This is the Perodua Kembara, aka Daihatsu Terios, aka Toyota Cami. Ideal, I would have thought: small size, 4x4, 1.3 litres and even, if you want, automatic! (As this rental one is; I've driven it, it's very smooth and relaxing, and has enough power on-road at least.)
Tonka Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 We went to road test an HRV and somehow the salesman convinced my wife to have a go in the then new Terios, she had only passed her test a couple of months before and I felt sorry for the salesman when she tested it's handling to the limit on a nearby roundabout, thankfully it didn't have enough power to kill us...............
R9UKE Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Jesus christ, that looks like something Ssangyong rejected for being too ugly. Nothing is as ugly as the Rodius!
warren t claim Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Too big? We all just wanna be big Rocksta's.......
Guest Len H Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 The 1996-on Subaru Justy is a rebadged Suzuki Swift made in Hungary. They are quite good cars and permanent four wheel drive so very planted on the road. Rough arse engines, pretty much the same as the one used in the SJ I think.What do you want a 4x4 for? They are not off roaders. Anyway, I'd recommend a 1902 Spyker 4WD or a Hummer H1.
Alexg Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2002-02-Tata-Safa ... 4158e598b3
Father Ted Posted July 18, 2011 Author Posted July 18, 2011 What do you want a 4x4 for? They are not off roaders. The HM Holiday Camp I work at is at teh end of a road which becomes impassable if it snows or is very icy. The gritters obviously fear to tread down there - last winter despite the S&M tyres on the car I had a lot of fun not getting stuck on some of the hilly bits, so this winter I want to make sure I can turn up to work and be smug. This looks nicely beigehttp://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p
R9UKE Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Oh dear, the Tata Safari inevitably appeared. Having driven one for all of 10 minutes, I can conclude that I'd rather spend a night with Vanessa Feltz than repeat the experience....
warren t claim Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Oh dear, the Tata Safari inevitably appeared. Having driven one for all of 10 minutes, I can conclude that I'd rather spend a night with Vanessa Feltz than repeat the experience.... Vanessa Feltz is a fat bird, ergo she enjoys swallowing. Close your eyes!
scooters Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 2WORDZ M8 SWB MK1 SHOGUN INNIT WAIT ..THATZ 4WORDZ.... ITZ COZ DERE BILT LYK TANKZ INNIT
scooters Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Oh dear, the Tata Safari inevitably appeared. Having driven one for all of 10 minutes, I can conclude that I'd rather spend a night with Vanessa Feltz than repeat the experience.... Vanessa Feltz is a fat bird, ergo she enjoys swallowing. Close your eyes! nowt wrong wi fat bordZ just roll em in flour and podger one of the damp bitz
DCLane Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 What about the Daihatsu Sportrak - £1500 is above the best, they've usually got a removeable hard top and are short.
scooters Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Depends wot you want it for. If off road and runabout shiteraks are gr8 and underrated long distance horrible unless u have to cos of snow etc
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