which new cage (strechie read this too)

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

My little bro was going to buy one of those, cheap as chips, and seem a great car. Downside was the insurance...what a pig

Its not to bad for us. I think its around the £150 mark for TPTF for Liz and I and neither of us have clean licenses.

[_Stretchie_]

Just a couple of ad's from the back of the current edition of Land Rover Owner International














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Fizz's Mondeo came out with mine and Vipers Disco's and did all the same stuff, I think the towing capacity of it is a max of 2.8 tonnes with a braked trailer, clearance underneath isn't as much as a Landy but if you're not after an extreme off roader then it doesn't matter, hell, if you're after an extreme off roader then you wouldn't be pulling a Horse Box with it would you.

And Fizz's is a nice ride to, much more refined sat in side that than in my Disco

[gruntygiggles]

+1 on Fizz's, it's a lovely ride and very capable off road. I would be gutted if I dented that though, whereas I don't care about damaging the Landy Battlescares are good.

I'm amazed there's a 1987 90 going for under 2K....something wrong with it?

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Its not to bad for us. I think its around the £150 mark for TPTF for Liz and I and neither of us have clean licenses.

It was more to do with age than anything, and the fact hes been driving a new Seat Leon TDi for three years under the NHS emplyment umbrella. Obviously not having his NCB go up every year since he took the Leon on didn't pay in the end. as hes been driving for over ten years.

[embee]

Originally Posted by _Stretchie_

..... hell, if you're after an extreme off roader then you wouldn't be pulling a Horse Box with it would you.

..that's what the horse is for...

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

I would be gutted if I dented that though,

I wouldnt, its got a few little dents and scrapes in it, a few more arent going ot make any difference.

Mr Preston, this is the kinda thing you'd be looking at. Forget the milleage its a Nissan underneath rebadged as a Ford, and I noticed that the Terrano's seem for some bizzare reason to fetch more money than the Mavericks do..

This one has a few more toys on it than ours does.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...ge/1?logcode=p

Or this one

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...02ne?logcode=p

Or this one again milleage lower but a bit more money

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...02ne?logcode=p

Anyways that should give you an idea of what you are looking at. Watch for rust around the rear seatbelt mounts as ours failed its MOT on that and had to have some welding done and as you'd expect for a big old lump if you drive it hard it drinks diesel, it also doest return very good MPG around town. Low 30's is probably best you'll get, but it can get a shift on and will sit a 90mph quite comfortably on the Motorway.

Oh and when in 2WD mode it only drives the rear axle, which means power slidding around roudabouts in the wet is fun, especially with some more off road biased tyres on it, dont ask me how I know this though

[Bibio]

scooby forester, very underrated car. a lot of farmers up here drive these so there must be something thats good about them. had a go of one about 5 years back and it was nice to drive. was towing a trailer full of steel and it coped with ease. only drawback is spares prices if it goes wrong.

VW Passat TDi?

ummmmmm interesting just phoned our insurance and a maverick willl cost 90 more all in, thats from a punto lol , 1.2 to 2.7 hehehehehehehe the possibilities are endless

maria give us a call about the punto plans are afoot

[pegasus]

When I bought our Landy I was initially interested in the Maverick 2.7 but by the time i got there to pay the deposit someone else had snapped it up. In this instance the Landy was a second choice, would have preferred the reliability of the Ford badge, but more than happy with the consolation prize.