4x4 rather than a quad
Discussion
Hi Folks
I've recently bought a new house and have a bit of land (4.5 acres of field, woods, stream etc) I've been pricing up some second hand quads for general shifting stuff around the land, not for road use, and you don't get much for your money. I started looking at small 4x4's and a few Suzukis & Rav4's come in under £1k. Some need a bit of work, some seem in decent condition. I'm not looking at using it on the road so an MOT failure for some minor stuff isn't really an issue.
What's people's thoughts? Am I being silly or is there some sense in this? If I'm looking at Jimny's or Rav4's anything I should be aware of mechanically?
Cheers
James
I've recently bought a new house and have a bit of land (4.5 acres of field, woods, stream etc) I've been pricing up some second hand quads for general shifting stuff around the land, not for road use, and you don't get much for your money. I started looking at small 4x4's and a few Suzukis & Rav4's come in under £1k. Some need a bit of work, some seem in decent condition. I'm not looking at using it on the road so an MOT failure for some minor stuff isn't really an issue.
What's people's thoughts? Am I being silly or is there some sense in this? If I'm looking at Jimny's or Rav4's anything I should be aware of mechanically?
Cheers
James
Thanks for the thoughts so far guys.
The Jimny is currently at the top of my list - there's one on ebay at the moment that looks ideal but it's on the south coast which is about as far from me in Scotland that I could get! There's a couple more around the £1k mark a bit closer to home so I think I'll go look at a few.
I'll try my best not to get suckered in to spending a fortune on shiny bits, maybe just some knobbly tires!
The Jimny is currently at the top of my list - there's one on ebay at the moment that looks ideal but it's on the south coast which is about as far from me in Scotland that I could get! There's a couple more around the £1k mark a bit closer to home so I think I'll go look at a few.
I'll try my best not to get suckered in to spending a fortune on shiny bits, maybe just some knobbly tires!
Thanks for the thoughts so far guys.
The Jimny is currently at the top of my list - there's one on ebay at the moment that looks ideal but it's on the south coast which is about as far from me in Scotland that I could get! There's a couple more around the £1k mark a bit closer to home so I think I'll go look at a few.
I'll try my best not to get suckered in to spending a fortune on shiny bits, maybe just some knobbly tires!
The Jimny is currently at the top of my list - there's one on ebay at the moment that looks ideal but it's on the south coast which is about as far from me in Scotland that I could get! There's a couple more around the £1k mark a bit closer to home so I think I'll go look at a few.
I'll try my best not to get suckered in to spending a fortune on shiny bits, maybe just some knobbly tires!
So this progressed a fair bit quicker than I thought!
I'm now the proud owner of a 2000 Mitsubishi Pinin with 80k on clock & an MOT for the princely sum of £800!
I've not seen the car myself, FIL went to view it and picked it up for me today. Apparently all drives nicely, good nick inside with only a bashed front bumper to let it down.
I'll update when I get it up to Scotland!
I'm now the proud owner of a 2000 Mitsubishi Pinin with 80k on clock & an MOT for the princely sum of £800!
I've not seen the car myself, FIL went to view it and picked it up for me today. Apparently all drives nicely, good nick inside with only a bashed front bumper to let it down.
I'll update when I get it up to Scotland!
So finally got the Mitsubishi up to Scotland. It seems a great wee car. Mechanically all good, busted front bumper and couple of rusty bits underneath but nothing major.
Shopping list includes some knobbly tires, tow bar, a winch for the front (any advice on how to mount one would be great) and some better lighting
I can see this getting out of hand!
Shopping list includes some knobbly tires, tow bar, a winch for the front (any advice on how to mount one would be great) and some better lighting
I can see this getting out of hand!
Thanks for the recommendation they seem decent value for what I need. I've spotted a set of General Grabbers on Gumtree for £200 near me which could be an option too. Depends on what the owners idea of lightly used is!
Managed to get it stuck at the weekend (being silly rather than the fault of the car if I'm being honest) but after a quick play in woods & through the stream it seems to hold it's own.
Is it worth looking at a tyre with a slightly higher side wall to get a bit extra ground clearance? I don't have to worry about going on the round or speedo calibration. There's not a huge amount of clearance but if I'm looking at tyres is it worth going from 65 to 70/75?
Managed to get it stuck at the weekend (being silly rather than the fault of the car if I'm being honest) but after a quick play in woods & through the stream it seems to hold it's own.
Is it worth looking at a tyre with a slightly higher side wall to get a bit extra ground clearance? I don't have to worry about going on the round or speedo calibration. There's not a huge amount of clearance but if I'm looking at tyres is it worth going from 65 to 70/75?
Edited by Jammez on Tuesday 15th January 12:15
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