Hello, not being able to afford a newish 4x4 and not being welcome in my vauxhall vivaro van (big moan) i am looking in to the above vehicle and would welcome any comments ..but only on true facts and not what weve all heard thanks
Frontera DTI 2.2 olympus
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Which fronterra are you looking at the 2.2 diesel , 2.2 Petrol or the V6 Petrol? Also what are you towing.
I have in the past had 3 Fronteras. 1st was the origonal 2.3 diesel. next was the 2.2 Petrol which was OK but you had to work it hard and it was a bit thirsty when towing, finally was the 2.2 diesel, this was the finest frontera we had, pulled our Lexon without any effort , plenty of torque and good mpg, one of the best tow cars we have had.
If it is a manual check the clutch , whilst not a known problem they have a dual mass fly wheel which can be expensive to replace, also check the service history, ensure oil and filter changes , the fuel filter is akward to change as it is underneath by the chasis. I never had a problem changing ours , but I have heard of others who had a lot of trouble bleeding the system as they got air in the fuel lines, if in doubt get it serviced by a garage.
All in all a very geed vehicle.
I have in the past had 3 Fronteras. 1st was the origonal 2.3 diesel. next was the 2.2 Petrol which was OK but you had to work it hard and it was a bit thirsty when towing, finally was the 2.2 diesel, this was the finest frontera we had, pulled our Lexon without any effort , plenty of torque and good mpg, one of the best tow cars we have had.
If it is a manual check the clutch , whilst not a known problem they have a dual mass fly wheel which can be expensive to replace, also check the service history, ensure oil and filter changes , the fuel filter is akward to change as it is underneath by the chasis. I never had a problem changing ours , but I have heard of others who had a lot of trouble bleeding the system as they got air in the fuel lines, if in doubt get it serviced by a garage.
All in all a very geed vehicle.
thanks for your reply , it is the 2.2.deisel one of the last ones built 2002-2003, sounds like you were pretty happy with your deisel and yes i would want a manual ...any more comments ?
Which also goes for the vast majority of cars, including their reliability too! Couldn't agree more.
Glen
appologies had I read the thread tittle I would have seen you were refering to the 2.2 diesel. I was very happy with the fronterra and did 80k miles in 6 years , the vast majority towing our 1300kg Lexon. Fuel consumption if I remember correctly was around the 25 - 28mpg towing , keep it to 50mph and it is economical towing, take it up to 60 mph and I noticed a differnce. Sol was 33 - 35mpg , again light aceleration and braking . Oil changes whilst recommended at 12k I did an oil and filter every 6k as I felt towing the extra oil changes looked after the engine.
The engine never lacked torque and I towed from lands end To Dunnet Head at Thurso and she never missed a beat.
In the whole time I had it the only problems were an air sensor which went resulting in the car continuing in limp mode , this I repaired myself although the sensor cost
appologies had I read the thread tittle I would have seen you were refering to the 2.2 diesel. I was very happy with the fronterra and did 80k miles in 6 years , the vast majority towing our 1300kg Lexon. Fuel consumption if I remember correctly was around the 25 - 28mpg towing , keep it to 50mph and it is economical towing, take it up to 60 mph and I noticed a differnce. Sol was 33 - 35mpg , again light aceleration and braking . Oil changes whilst recommended at 12k I did an oil and filter every 6k as I felt towing the extra oil changes looked after the engine.
The engine never lacked torque and I towed from lands end To Dunnet Head at Thurso and she never missed a beat.
In the whole time I had it the only problems were an air sensor which went resulting in the car continuing in limp mode , this I repaired myself although the sensor cost
Sorry this is a bit late. Only just seen the thread.We towed with a Frontera Olympus 2.2 tdi('52') and it was a brilliant tow car.Just sold it as we have bought a smaller caravan.Had no problems with it whatsoever.
I had the excellent Frontera Sport 2.8TDi, the very best towcar I have ever had. Alas they (GM) replaced it with the 2.2DTi, which although more refined didn't have the real grunt of the Isuzu derived 2.8TDi. I did like the look of the later model as they got rid if the big blind spot caused by the oversized side pillar. In 5 years of ownership it never put a foot wrong.
Great tow car. I bought mine over two years ago to tow my twin axle stirling. I managed to find a low mileage full dealer service history with only 38k on it, now 59k only had to replace front tyres and exhaust and brake pads. Great on fuel solo on a run 400 miles to a tank
I did an off-road driving course on the hills above Holmfirth (Last of the Summer Wine?) a few years ago and we took our Qashqai. The instructor said this was not a proper 4x4 so did we have anything else - yes an oldish 2.2D Frontera LWB and we fetched it. The instructors comment was that, apart from a LR Defender, this was one of the few true proper 4x4 off-road vehicles around.
Boy was that a good day - and we all learnt a lot with great big smiles on our faces throughout. It might cost but IMO it is the best fun you can have with your clothes on!
Boy was that a good day - and we all learnt a lot with great big smiles on our faces throughout. It might cost but IMO it is the best fun you can have with your clothes on!
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