which new cage (strechie read this too)

[CheGuevara]

I bought this (3.0Td Hilux Surf) a little over a year and a half ago for just £1800. It had 77k miles on it and was(is) in fantastic shape. Bullet-proof reliability and bags of torque. I used it to pull a large horse box loaded with all our stuff when we moved house recently. It only gets a little over 20mpg, but it was so cheap to buy I figured that would offset the fuel costs. It's comfortable and quiet while on the motorway as well. I would definitely recommend one:

Originally Posted by darylB

What Horsebox are you going to tow ? The Ifor Williams 2 horse trailer weighs almost a ton empty so with 2 horses you are looking at 2 tons approx, where as our Cheval Liberte single box weighs only 700 kg empty so with horse approx 1200kg. We tow it with a Honda CRV 2.0 petrol. and it pulls easily and is a nice car when not towing, and is ultra reliable. Wouldn't tow a 2 horse box though.

Daryl.

hi gemma here
its a equitreck spacetrecker (small lightweight mainley made out of thick fibreglass) and it will only be pulling with one horse laden(not me driving dizz as i am not allowed for medical reasons to tow a trailer)
its being pulled by my grandads discovery at the moment and thats laden with 2 horses and neither are small so i have no worries about it being 1.8 - 2.0 dont think i will need more than that as i dont go very far(blackpool beach about the furthest), think we have settled on either a honda crv or a freelander. as the tax on them are not that bad at 200 per year(punto is 100 ).
just looking and saving now
plus much more rooms for cr*p for daves track days

[timwilky]

How about this

[yorkie_chris]

Oh no not a freeloader

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by davepreston

think we have settled on either a honda crv or a freelander. as the tax on them are not that bad at 200 per year(punto is 100 ).

Tax on the Maverick is £185 just for comparison.

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by timwilky

How about this

Don't look bad that I think on first look. Pretty basic, but flippin cheap! Wonder whats wrong with it?
Tax would be as cheap being older than ours too.

But I will say, you reallllllly must vet it very carefully, you need to know what to look for. Mind you nobody knows if a head gasket might pop!!

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Oh no not a freeloader

Be quiet, you can't even drive officially
Besides they are called poofwaggons, not freeloaders, cause I said so

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Be quiet, you can't even drive officially

Pot, kettle!

neither of us have a license, and I know how a gearbox works...

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Pot, kettle!

neither of us have a license, and I know how a gearbox works...

I do have a license to drive with L plates and am insured. Besides it will be official soon without L plates so ner.
Anyway, it doesn't matter if you know the inside of a gearbox, you can only go on what someone with an interest in old Landys says. I actually have a live version poofwaggon standing on my drive which I can give a valid comment on in which I have driven many times, and have had one issue with. They are a perfectly viable option for the OP, one of which a lot of people would consider, just because you don't like them doesn't mean that they are crap Chris.

SO be careful or I may use you to drive over when I mistake you for a lampost when I pass my test soon

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by timwilky

How about this

That age Freelander should not be on the road IMO.....not safe in impact and terrible Euro NCAP scores.

http://www.euroncap.com/results/land...c-409fd0847da9

Discos and the others like Fizz's Maverick are much better.

Also the eraly Freelanders were just a very clever production by Land Rover to produce a car too fit a niche market...mums doing the school run. They made a fortune as they were generally second rate too the company compared to the standard models and so were not built all that well. Not going to fall apart or anything, but you definitely get more for your money elsewhere with the early models.