what winter car...
Discussion
I was going to fit my X5 with winter tyres but then got to thinking about a more fun option. Instead of spending the £1800 BMW want to re-shoe my E70 with 18" wheels and winter rubber (currently on 20" with no winter option and yes I realise there are probably cheaper options out there on ebay etc) what could I buy for £1500-2000 that would be at home in the hills of North Yorkshire in mud, snow and ice for the winter months and that I could use and abuse should conditions turn really nasty.
And before everyone starts saying I'm worrying unnecessarily about winter weather, I have been snowed in on occasion for the last 3 years and whilst the BMW has been ok on standard rubber once things have cleared a bit there is always the worry of bending expensive metal.
I put snow tyres on my van last year which were great and only overcome on a couple of occasions, however, its only has 2 seats and I could do with a hack for family/wife to use without the fear of an expensive off.
I'm thinking old Subaru Forester, Impreza 2.0, Landie of some description, Jeep, Isuzu. The vehicle only has to serve as a way of getting from a-b (ie down from the hills to the shops), no long distance travel.
Thoughts???
And before everyone starts saying I'm worrying unnecessarily about winter weather, I have been snowed in on occasion for the last 3 years and whilst the BMW has been ok on standard rubber once things have cleared a bit there is always the worry of bending expensive metal.
I put snow tyres on my van last year which were great and only overcome on a couple of occasions, however, its only has 2 seats and I could do with a hack for family/wife to use without the fear of an expensive off.
I'm thinking old Subaru Forester, Impreza 2.0, Landie of some description, Jeep, Isuzu. The vehicle only has to serve as a way of getting from a-b (ie down from the hills to the shops), no long distance travel.
Thoughts???
Gassing Station | BMW General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff