Best cheap used 4 x 4
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Looking to change my elderly Mondeo to something nicer this year but I do a fair bit of DIY and want a "messy" car that I don't mind getting in mucky. We live out in the sticks and get a fair bit of snow at points in the winter so would like something that would be able to handle that and also I tow an 8' x 4' trailer at points with the Mondeo so would like to tow that with a 4 x 4. Looked at Land Rover Discovery and it seems to tick all the boxes but looking for other ideas as the Disco is a bit bigger and more expensive than I would ideally like.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
luckystrike said:
Does it need to be a full on body-on-frame 4x4 or just a capable tip car that handles bad weather?
If the first, shogun, nevara, something along the lines of late 90s jap. If the latter, mk1 or 2 Honda CR-Vs seem tremendous value. A forester or outback would also tick the boxes.
Doesn't necessarily have to be a full body 4 x 4. Main reason for getting something like that would be ride height. Biggest issue is we're down a private road that has a hill on it and that's always the difficult bit, once you're past that you're usually fine. A forester sounds interesting but how would it compare to a disco in a foot of snow? If the first, shogun, nevara, something along the lines of late 90s jap. If the latter, mk1 or 2 Honda CR-Vs seem tremendous value. A forester or outback would also tick the boxes.
Apart from the towing aspect id say 03-06? Crv. Very cheap and very reliable. Saying that I have towed a tri axle cattle trailer, builders trailer full of rubbish and a twin axle ifor Williams box trailer packed full of furniture and stuff and never felt it really lacked power (2.0 iVTEC 150hp.) Impresses me every time I take it off road too. No diff locks or lsd but capable none the less.
Davey_b said:
Doesn't necessarily have to be a full body 4 x 4. Main reason for getting something like that would be ride height. Biggest issue is we're down a private road that has a hill on it and that's always the difficult bit, once you're past that you're usually fine. A forester sounds interesting but how would it compare to a disco in a foot of snow?
With winter tyres it should be fine. The ground clearance on a Foz isn't as high but should be plenty if you're going up an unsealed road though.
My concern is how good is the chassis for towing?
captain_cynic said:
With winter tyres it should be fine.
The ground clearance on a Foz isn't as high but should be plenty if you're going up an unsealed road though.
My concern is how good is the chassis for towing?
I'll not be towing a lot and not that often. My trailer is only a single axle one and I don't think it can take more than about 800kg. The ground clearance on a Foz isn't as high but should be plenty if you're going up an unsealed road though.
My concern is how good is the chassis for towing?
I've a 06 Nissan X-Trail that I use as my Mountain Rescue Hack - gets me too and from shouts and happily swallows loads of wet gear.
I've AT tyres on it and during the heavy snow (I'm in Brecon where it was the heaviest nationwide) around the 22th Dec, it got me to base in a couple of feet of fresh snow so we could break out the Defenders - That said, it did struggle later in the day on steep icy stuff but that's due to the tyres as much as anything.
I've AT tyres on it and during the heavy snow (I'm in Brecon where it was the heaviest nationwide) around the 22th Dec, it got me to base in a couple of feet of fresh snow so we could break out the Defenders - That said, it did struggle later in the day on steep icy stuff but that's due to the tyres as much as anything.
Mothersruin said:
I've a 06 Nissan X-Trail that I use as my Mountain Rescue Hack - gets me too and from shouts and happily swallows loads of wet gear.
I've AT tyres on it and during the heavy snow (I'm in Brecon where it was the heaviest nationwide) around the 22th Dec, it got me to base in a couple of feet of fresh snow so we could break out the Defenders - That said, it did struggle later in the day on steep icy stuff but that's due to the tyres as much as anything.
What kind of AT tyres do you have on your X-Trail? I've AT tyres on it and during the heavy snow (I'm in Brecon where it was the heaviest nationwide) around the 22th Dec, it got me to base in a couple of feet of fresh snow so we could break out the Defenders - That said, it did struggle later in the day on steep icy stuff but that's due to the tyres as much as anything.
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