What car unicorn: 4wd, spare wheel on back, android auto.

[brotherharry]

Mrs Harry likes:

• 4wd
• 3 door, short wheel base
• vehicles with a spare wheel on the back (Dream car is a fettled Defender, but we haven't won lottery yet).

She also is enamoured with Android Auto. I'm assuming I can retro-fit ICE to solve the android-auto requirement, but struggling to come up with a short list of recent vehicles (last 10 years) that would fit the other requirements. It seems like a really short list of possibles?

• Toyota Rav4 (up to 2nd gen).
• Suzuki Grand Vitara - already had a 2nd gen one, didn't like 3rd gen on test drive.
• Mitsubishi Shogun - rare as hens teeth.
• New Suzuki Jimmy - too small.
• Defender 90 of some baggy description.

Oh, great pistonheads, source and fount of all wisdom - am I missing anything from the shortlist?

[beljames]

2-door JK Wrangler

[snowandrocks]

3 door Land Cruiser with retrofit head unit?

[Jakarta]

Mitsubishi Pajero
Toyota FJ40

[brotherharry]

snowandrocks said:

3 door Land Cruiser with retrofit head unit?

tbf, no idea they came in 3 door flavour.

[brotherharry]

Jakarta said:

Toyota FJ40

This is why I love pistonheads. Never knew such a thing existed. Toyota's Defender?

Edited by brotherharry on Sunday 12th May 16:44

[RSTurboPaul]

Loads of Android headunits on Amazon - retrofit would seem to me to be the easiest option.

[Jakarta]

brotherharry said:

This is why I love pistonheads. Never knew such a thing existed. Toyota's Defender?

Edited by brotherharry on Sunday 12th May 16:44

You're welcome.
This one is £10k.

I've no idea how you would export it from here though.

[Captain_Morgan]

Have you thought about the fj cruiser?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[eddrevhen]

SWB shogun for me

[largespiced]

Got to be a Mitsubishi RVR

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mitsubishi-rvr-sports-g...

[brotherharry]

Captain_Morgan said:

Have you thought about the fj cruiser?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

I saw a couple out in the states recently but didn't think they were available in UK, until now (guessing most imported?). Mrs says too chunky/big.

Edited by brotherharry on Monday 13th May 15:36

[brotherharry]

largespiced said:

Got to be a Mitsubishi RVR

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mitsubishi-rvr-sports-g...

JDM imports opens up a whole new world hadn't considered. RVR looks a bit too mpv for our tastes. What else ya got?

[Mammasaid]

Pajero Evolution?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mitsubishi-Pajero-EVOLU...

[brotherharry]

Mammasaid said:

Pajero Evolution?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mitsubishi-Pajero-EVOLU...

Been reading up on these, Dakar homologation specials pretty cool. Quite lairy looking. Would look great in black.

[Shaw Tarse]

brotherharry said:

Mrs Harry likes:

• 4wd
• 3 door, short wheel base
• vehicles with a spare wheel on the back (Dream car is a fettled Defender, but we haven't won lottery yet).

She also is enamoured with Android Auto. I'm assuming I can retro-fit ICE to solve the android-auto requirement, but struggling to come up with a short list of recent vehicles (last 10 years) that would fit the other requirements. It seems like a really short list of possibles?

• Toyota Rav4 (up to 2nd gen).
• Suzuki Grand Vitara - already had a 2nd gen one, didn't like 3rd gen on test drive.
• Mitsubishi Shogun - rare as hens teeth.

* New Suzuki Jimmy - too small.

• Defender 90 of some baggy description.

Oh, great pistonheads, source and fount of all wisdom - am I missing anything from the shortlist?

I was going to suggest that

[PugwasHDJ80]

beljames said:

2-door JK Wrangler

This all day long

you can retrofit andoir auto to anything, but a JK wrangler is a proper off roader

other alternative would be the FJ cruiser already mentioned- very cool

[55palfers]

SWB G Wagen.....

[LasseV]

Jeep Cherokee kj. I have an 2006 diesel model and it is a great 4wd. Selectable rwd-4wd system, spare wheel on back and short wheelbase. Good to drive in all circumstances.