I need a dog car
Discussion
I now have to put my two dogs (large spaniel sized) into the car to take them for a walk and they are trashing my nice cream interior with their muddy paws as well as being a complete pain to get into the back seats of the Jag. So I need a dog car (and general hack). Budget £3,000 and have been thinking of an aged Land Rover Freelander or some variety of old estate. Any thoughts or suggestions welcome!
Ed. said:
What size car do you want, if its only for the the dogs any hatchback with the seats down would do?
I also want something that I could carry four adults in at the same time and something that is generally practical as a transporter. My current car is hopeless for anything other than moving two people quickly. Other thought was a bmw estatehi, had the same problem, decided on an old freelander, does the job fine but buy one that has had a new head gasket already, well known fault on these cars, then keep an eye on the cooling system,because if it over heats it will blow the gasket again.we have a large golden retriever which does fill the boot on he's own, but other than that my wife likes it. but i did only pay 1700 for it.
I'm selling a Renault Kangoo Trekka, although I'm probably too far away for you to want this one, they are just what you need. Admittedly they're fugly but, for a second or third car, they're seriously practical - 4wd, rubber mats so easy to clean after the dogs, seat five adults in comfort (no headroom issues!), sliding side doors so easy to load/unload in confined spaces and when you put the rear seats down they're just vans with windows and stacks of room.
They are still fugly though!
RDMcG said:
though the Aston Martin Bulldog is a possibility.
Slightly off topic but a bloke near me owned that, not sure if he's still go it or not. My best buddies Dad was a good friend of his. I remember going round his house about 25 years ago to see his collection, had three LP500's, a pink one with cerise interior and a cerise one with pink interior plus a pearl white one which was in the Guiness book for the fastest acceleration of a production car. Another vote for Forester- £3k will get you a decent enough one; -Practical with a big (&tall) boot , low sill for the doggies to jump in & for loading, 4wd can get most of the places a landie would with decent clearance (the non-turbo even has low range box), it's a hoot to drive - especially the turbo. Tough, decent build quality & reliable but not a car you get too precious about & if you look around you can find one with the goodies (leather, weather pack, etc) still within budget. Ours was the best all-round dog car we've had & fitted a Newfoundland (& assorted canine colleagues in comfortably) - we found, good as it is, the V70 boot wasn't tall enough.
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