which new cage (strechie read this too)

right i want rid of the punto
so these are the criteria for new cage
1/ wife can use every day
2/ can pull horsebox
3/ doesnt cost the earth say 2grand
4/ not mental on insurance
5/ pefer deisel but not essential


now my first thought was a landy 90 or 110 as i can sevice and maitain one myself and bug richie if its over my head (love you man) but after a quick ebay hunt there fecking stupid money.

also will be used to take bike to trackdays and have always wanted a landy but alais it seems to expencive at present

so mighty org give me your wisdom

Buy my SAAB 93 .......... I want £2k for it!!!!!

Dave, just out of interest, how long have you had the punto? and if so would you be selling anytime soon? and if so...how much?

yea myc were hoping to sell in the next few months ,had it 6 months and im sure we can do you mates rates on price when i think of one in the first place lol

Originally Posted by davepreston

yea myc were hoping to sell in the next few months ,had it 6 months and im sure we can do you mates rates on price when i think of one in the first place lol

How matey ratey we talking here....carling darling? hehe

[embee]

I'd guess the towing weight capacity is going to narrow the choice down a bit. What's the gross weight of trailer+livestock?

Loads of Freelander's around at that money, and the odd Disco and Rangie too if you really want a landie. Izuzu Troopers, Nissan Terranos, Mitsubishi Pajero/Shogun, Toyota Landcruiser are all bulletproof.

This is a nice car and is advertised at a dealer at 2995, you could probably go and get it for 2600. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...ge/8?logcode=p

if your refering to licence issues im c+e so no worries there
but around a ton and a half laiden

A few CRV's here advertised at 3k or under with less than 80k miles, and cars don't come much more reliable than a Honda.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/u...sort/pricedesc

[embee]

Originally Posted by davepreston

if your refering to licence issues im c+e so no worries there
but around a ton and a half laiden

No, just thinking about towing capacity of the vehicle. Checking the above link for CRV shows they are 1500kg braked, so even they would be OK. I used my Dad's CRV (2.0L petrol) to collect my Yaris on a car trailer from Belgium, it coped with that quite happily, trailer gross around 1300kg IIRC. Good car for general use, not heavyweight for off-roading though, part time 4WD OK for smooth dry fields (tyres main factor), good value and reasonably economical, reliable.