I'm stuck on what 4x4 to buy... HELP

[Pig benis]

Hi chaps

I have finally decided to take the plunge and buy a 4x4 with a budget of 2k. It will be my every day car (20 miles a day) and I will be using it for some green laning.

My heart is set on either a 300tdi or a TD5 Discovery, but I keep reading terrible things about the TD5. I am open to suggestions about what would make a good, reliable 4x4.

So far I've looked at (on ebay)

200/300/TD5 Discovery's
Mitsubishi Shogun SWB
Toyota land Cruiser

There is something about the Land Rover which I just love, but would I be asking for a whole heap of trouble for buying one?

Realistically how much maintenance would a 300TDI or TD5 require? How long is a piece of string, I guess....

I live very close to Salisbury Plane and I'd like to buy a 4x4 by the end of the month.

Thanks P.H

[Pig benis]

Thanks for your advice guys.

So would you say a 2k Land Rover would be a bad move?

I've been looking at the Jeep Cherokee and they do look cool. A lot of the 4.0l engines have an LPG conversion, are they any known problems from doing this? Hot valves, or something.

Cheers