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After getting my car stuck on a dirt path a few days ago I'm considering looking for a cheap old 4x4 which to be fair I did think about before getting the rover. Any one got any recommendations of what a cheap old 4x4? I wanted one of the old Hilux's with the flat bed but they seem to be few and far between up here :(

OOHHH! Where is Stretchie when you need him!! LOL!

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Originally Posted by BanditPat (Post 2087858)

the Toyota Hilux is the cheap used indestructible model lol, see that one they torched on top gear lol

Fizzwheel has a nice 4x4 that I sold him. You can pick up some proper bargains at the moment.

you should be able to get a old rav4 not a proper 4x4 but will do the job if your just going on fields and alike

depends how much is "cheap" to you I guess, but I'd be sorely tempted by a swb Landrover myself, a quick check on autotrader shows some at around the 2k mark, but I can't help thinking it may be a minefield of knackered vehicles!

When I last changed my car I bought a Frontera B, for general use, and towing the horse trailer / caravan. Its a cracking motor, works as a an everday car, gets 35-40mpg, tows pretty much anything Ive asked it to and has coped with some reasonable off road work. We took it to Scotland and drove it round the Blair Atholl estate when it was deep in mud, never got stuck, it went all the same places as the in-laws Discovery.

It might not cope with the proper off road stuff (but tbh Ive never tried it) but everything its tried its managed well. Ive also done 35k of normal driving in it too.

Its MUCH better than the Frontera A before everyone starts saying they're rubbish and have loads of faults. The petrol is under powered (except the V6 but then rubbish mpg, the 2.2 TD is a cracking engine - isuzu i believe)

Cracking car, love it.

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Originally Posted by 7755matt (Post 2087960)

I had one too, great cars and I used mine for work across various sites in mud well up the doors:D

I down sized to my freelander as I found I was filling up the frontera with too much kit!

nother vote for the frontera , my mate has a brilliant one....infact its forsale :scratch:

Freelander, as proven recently you CAN get an SV in the back but of course with the forks out? TD4 get 40+ mpg and tows the tin tent @ 36 mpg.
Downside, this years tax £215.
JOHN