...any of these? My situation has changed a bit and I won't be buying a Freelander TD4 now, but I'll hopefully soon be in a position to buy a cheap, large tug, but have never had a 4x4 before. It doesn't need to be a year round daily, it will get left for several weeks at a time, sometimes neglected. etc.
The budget will be up to around £1500, and it will be between a P (to carry my cherished number) and an X reg (to avoid emissions based tax).
Now, has anyone had an experience of any of these? I'm not looking for tales of woe you've read on the 'net, or "my mum's neighbour's uncle's boss's daughter broke down in one" type stories - I've read all those myself, some are good, some are bad. What do you really know about these, and if it were you, where would your money go?
Land Rover Discovery 300TDi - like these, but maybe a little cumbersome and perhaps unreliable and rustprone?
Mitsubishi Shogun/Pajero 2.8 diesel - I'll look like a pikey, and they're really cramped in the front, so not the best choice.
Ford Maverick/Nissan Terrano II 2.7TD - the sensible option?
Jeep Cherokee 2.5TD - like these, but are they reliable?
Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.5TD - same as baby brother.
Isuzu Trooper/Vauxhall Monterey 3.1(?)TD - the police used them, so they can't be that bad, can they?
Vauxhall Frontera diesel (later coil-spring example) - are they really that bad, 'cause they look great?
Any thoughts? Anything similar I've missed?
Thanks in advance.
Dale
The budget will be up to around £1500, and it will be between a P (to carry my cherished number) and an X reg (to avoid emissions based tax).
Now, has anyone had an experience of any of these? I'm not looking for tales of woe you've read on the 'net, or "my mum's neighbour's uncle's boss's daughter broke down in one" type stories - I've read all those myself, some are good, some are bad. What do you really know about these, and if it were you, where would your money go?
Land Rover Discovery 300TDi - like these, but maybe a little cumbersome and perhaps unreliable and rustprone?
Mitsubishi Shogun/Pajero 2.8 diesel - I'll look like a pikey, and they're really cramped in the front, so not the best choice.
Ford Maverick/Nissan Terrano II 2.7TD - the sensible option?
Jeep Cherokee 2.5TD - like these, but are they reliable?
Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.5TD - same as baby brother.
Isuzu Trooper/Vauxhall Monterey 3.1(?)TD - the police used them, so they can't be that bad, can they?
Vauxhall Frontera diesel (later coil-spring example) - are they really that bad, 'cause they look great?
Any thoughts? Anything similar I've missed?
Thanks in advance.
Dale