Band New 4x4 30-35K max
Discussion
taylor8 said:
Just looking for some suggestions for my parents.
Recent 4x4s they have owned
X-trail x2
Discovery 3
Outlander
Havent been that keen on the outlander, any suggestions as they are thinking on going back to the X trail, must be 'new' and no more than 35k
To do what with?Recent 4x4s they have owned
X-trail x2
Discovery 3
Outlander
Havent been that keen on the outlander, any suggestions as they are thinking on going back to the X trail, must be 'new' and no more than 35k
Are they wanting an off roader, AWD road car, high up driving position, economy, badge (suspect not with the X-Trail), space, seating, hauling ability, towing ability, fun factor, speed, comfort or what!
I know what I'd buy new for this money, easy. A new loaded Jeep Wrangler Unlimited for just over £20k. Why? Because it looks great, is huge fun, is a proper off roader designed to be used off road, removable roof, doors and fold down windscreen, well specced and still capable to use on the road in relative comfort.
But if they don't want those attributes they may be better off with a Subaru Legacy (Outback) or Forrester.
300bhp/ton said:
taylor8 said:
Just looking for some suggestions for my parents.
Recent 4x4s they have owned
X-trail x2
Discovery 3
Outlander
Havent been that keen on the outlander, any suggestions as they are thinking on going back to the X trail, must be 'new' and no more than 35k
To do what with?Recent 4x4s they have owned
X-trail x2
Discovery 3
Outlander
Havent been that keen on the outlander, any suggestions as they are thinking on going back to the X trail, must be 'new' and no more than 35k
Are they wanting an off roader, AWD road car, high up driving position, economy, badge (suspect not with the X-Trail), space, seating, hauling ability, towing ability, fun factor, speed, comfort or what!
I know what I'd buy new for this money, easy. A new loaded Jeep Wrangler Unlimited for just over £20k. Why? Because it looks great, is huge fun, is a proper off roader designed to be used off road, removable roof, doors and fold down windscreen, well specced and still capable to use on the road in relative comfort.
But if they don't want those attributes they may be better off with a Subaru Legacy (Outback) or Forrester.
Comfort
got to have 5 doors
and must be good off road.
Outlander is not very good in the off road department!
Hope that answers your question
Kevin VRs said:
Another vote for LR Freelander from me. If they really need off-road capability, not just soft road then only Jeep or LR come close.
Freelanders a maybe, Wrangler jeep is a no no 
These are an option
http://www.jeep.co.uk/patriot/index.html
http://www.jeep.co.uk/grandcherokee/index_tech.htm...
Edited by taylor8 on Thursday 8th April 10:08
Freelander 2 TD4 HSE. You could get one for sub-£30k if you're lucky, ex-demo.
Running one at the moment. Strong PSA diesel plucked from the Citroen C6 on the same Ford ECUD platform as the S-MAX, Volvo V70/S80/XC60 and new Mondeo. Feels like a baby Range Rover. No complaints, other than the satnav's a bit fiddly sometimes.
It's as good as the old Freelander was bad.
Running one at the moment. Strong PSA diesel plucked from the Citroen C6 on the same Ford ECUD platform as the S-MAX, Volvo V70/S80/XC60 and new Mondeo. Feels like a baby Range Rover. No complaints, other than the satnav's a bit fiddly sometimes.
It's as good as the old Freelander was bad.
Kevin VRs said:
Another vote for LR Freelander from me. If they really need off-road capability, not just soft road then only Jeep or LR come close.
I would class the freelander 2 as a soft roader. It's certainly no more capable offroad than the likes of a Land Cruiser, Patrol, Shogun etc.
taylor8 said:
300bhp/ton said:
taylor8 said:
Just looking for some suggestions for my parents.
Recent 4x4s they have owned
X-trail x2
Discovery 3
Outlander
Havent been that keen on the outlander, any suggestions as they are thinking on going back to the X trail, must be 'new' and no more than 35k
To do what with?Recent 4x4s they have owned
X-trail x2
Discovery 3
Outlander
Havent been that keen on the outlander, any suggestions as they are thinking on going back to the X trail, must be 'new' and no more than 35k
Are they wanting an off roader, AWD road car, high up driving position, economy, badge (suspect not with the X-Trail), space, seating, hauling ability, towing ability, fun factor, speed, comfort or what!
I know what I'd buy new for this money, easy. A new loaded Jeep Wrangler Unlimited for just over £20k. Why? Because it looks great, is huge fun, is a proper off roader designed to be used off road, removable roof, doors and fold down windscreen, well specced and still capable to use on the road in relative comfort.
But if they don't want those attributes they may be better off with a Subaru Legacy (Outback) or Forrester.
Comfort
got to have 5 doors
and must be good off road.
Outlander is not very good in the off road department!
Hope that answers your question
As you then say a Wrangler is a no no, but then say a Jeep Patriot is a contender
This is as mad and stupid as you claiming an M3 isn't fun and then saying you might look at a 320d because it will be????
WTF?????
If you want off road ability then it needs to be a capable off roader, Defender, Jimny and Wrangler are probably top of the pile for brand new in this price range. And to be honest hard to beat stock at any price.
RR, RRS, Disco, G-Wagen are probably the next best, but not new in this price range.
If you want good off road it needs either live axles, or a very fancy TCS system and lots of traction aids.
Some of the Jap stuff is ok at this too, but not sure which ones or how they truly compare to a Disco/RR.
So all things consider, how about one of these:
BTW - if good off road is an important factor, why on earth did they have 2 X-Trails??
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