Smallish car with good ground clearance?
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Hi, I am needing to buy a used car that will mainly be used for normal roads but occasional trips to my family home up a really rough track. I have an ancient ('01)Golf at the moment which is useless, manage to knock bits off the bottom every time. Not very bothered by looks more practicality. Is there a site that lists ground clearance for different makes and models? Many thanks.
I drive a Skoda Citigo. never had a ground clearance probblem with it, but I don't do really rough tracks. I do live in Dorset. I can testify to it being a very nice car to drive on road, and I've done a field before no problem.
From the manual:
Ground clearance - 136mm
Front overhang angle - 14.6 degrees
Rear overhang angle - 22.3 degrees
It's got a torquey little engine, so if you're good on the clutch hills shouldn't be a problem - she'll move off in fifth if you're really good (I don't recommend it though). Fuel efficiency is a dream. Might be worth a test drive.
From the manual:
Ground clearance - 136mm
Front overhang angle - 14.6 degrees
Rear overhang angle - 22.3 degrees
It's got a torquey little engine, so if you're good on the clutch hills shouldn't be a problem - she'll move off in fifth if you're really good (I don't recommend it though). Fuel efficiency is a dream. Might be worth a test drive.
I have the perfect 4x4, we had one. Mitsubishi Pajero Junior.
Guys at my garage loved it. Hardish to find but cheap to buy, to insure etc. 1lt petrol engine with 2 or 4wd mode. Not geared ideally for highways, but ours took us from Hertfordshire to Yorkshire Dales and back with no problems. Hidden gem for those looking for a cheap off-road toy.
Guys at my garage loved it. Hardish to find but cheap to buy, to insure etc. 1lt petrol engine with 2 or 4wd mode. Not geared ideally for highways, but ours took us from Hertfordshire to Yorkshire Dales and back with no problems. Hidden gem for those looking for a cheap off-road toy.
RSTurboPaul said:
Daihatsu Fourtrack (or whatever the thing was that May drove across South America)
Daihatsu Terios
SWB Defender
Citroen 2CV?
Suzuki Ignis Sport (original, boxy version)
Citroen 2CV? As in the little tin snails. Would love one but I fear they might be a tad scary on a Highland winter roads! My mum drove a Renault4 in the early 80's and it was ideal for getting down our track but scary as hell on proper roads!Daihatsu Terios
SWB Defender
Citroen 2CV?
Suzuki Ignis Sport (original, boxy version)
Rosedene said:
Citroen 2CV? As in the little tin snails. Would love one but I fear they might be a tad scary on a Highland winter roads! My mum drove a Renault4 in the early 80's and it was ideal for getting down our track but scary as hell on proper roads!
IIRC their original design brief was to carry a basket of eggs without them breaking when barrelling down an unsurfaced French country lane, so I'm sure they'd be just fine on anything we have! Get some winter tyres on it and have some good lightweight fun - narrow tyres are better for cutting through snow, too! I rather like the Mad Max MX5. Sort of a MMMX 5. Also, by the look of it, it's still using the original chassis arrangement with the mods confined to the actual suspension, driveshafts and steering gear. The ones where they just plonk a shell on an existing truck chassis aren't a modification, they are just a rebody.
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