What cheap 4X4 automatic for green lane/daily.

[200Plus Club]

Any thoughts on the lil Jimny as I have access to one I could perhaps play with?

[Brads67]

Amazing off road, but slightly fragile, body, chassis wise, also heavy on fuel

[200Plus Club]

Anyone got thoughts on an Xtrail? Been offered a minter that appears to have decent history and not rotten or broken looking at mot history. Just not sure if they'd be much good off-road but with decent tyres.

[Spare tyre]

Vitara

[itz_baseline]

Mercedes ML. Has low range gearbox and i was massively impressed with mine when I took it proper off roading. I stuck some BF Goodrich AT3s on and I was tackling some of the basic black routes (obviously only the ones where ground clearance wasnt an issue).

[200Plus Club]

I ended up buying a 2 litre petrol grand vitara and it's been great so far. Have managed to break the exhaust as it got caught on a hump off road, I can see why a lot of cars end up on a 2" lift for that little extra ground clearance

[300bhp/ton]

RazerSauber said:

Vauxhall Frontera? They're popular. Not sure about how many are available in auto though

I had to do a double take to make sure this wasn't a 10-15 year old thread!!

Frontera??? Seriously..... don't think I've seen one in about a decade.

[s p a c e m a n]

itz_baseline said:

Mercedes ML. Has low range gearbox and i was massively impressed with mine when I took it proper off roading. I stuck some BF Goodrich AT3s on and I was tackling some of the basic black routes (obviously only the ones where ground clearance wasnt an issue).

They're also really easy to lift. Torsion bar front and you can buy spacers for the back for pennies..

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284048526685

[D1on]

300bhp/ton said:

I had to do a double take to make sure this wasn't a 10-15 year old thread!!

Frontera??? Seriously..... don't think I've seen one in about a decade.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-ISUZU-MU-VAUXHALL-FRONTERA-3-0-DIESEL-AUTO-4WD-3-DR-SWB-J32/293497942044?hash=item4455d7301c:g:2bkAAOSwWIddejra

This one seems good value...