fat_jay Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Need a second car, looking to spend around 5 grand, I'm swaying toward a soft roader rav, vitara kind of thing, but what would you go for? Will do about 40 miles a day, so would be nice to get a reasonable MPG. Are they all at the higher end of road tax? How about a freelander? I know the older ones have reliability issues, is this right through the range?? What to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mick.j Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 May be you should make a list of NEED and not NEED. That would at least give you an idea of what YOU need. Thus would eliminate the ones NOT suitable. You could then narrow the ones left down to a select few, and go from there. Everyone will give the - i've got xyz its brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLondon Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Who makes the xyz I want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 (edited) I have one , its rubbish For £5000 I would be looking at a xtrail or Rav4 if you want reasonable ecomomy Edited May 1, 2015 by fenboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 I have one , it rubbish For £5000 I would be looking at a xtrail or Rav4 if you want reasonable ecomomy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntsman Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Have you considered The Suzuki grand vitara 1.9 DDIS Approx 38 -40 mpg decent off road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) Have you considered The Suzuki grand vitara 1.9 DDIS Approx 38 -40 mpg decent off road[/quote Go for the old shape with the pug engine,the new shape is Renault I was told and it's rubbish according to a mate who had one.He got shot as it cost him £3k in 12 mths ,Loads of the new shape about cheap for a reason. Edited May 2, 2015 by Davyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Jay ,you should go and have a look at East Anglian car auctions at Wyndham . You will be surprised what you can buy for five grand . Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Jay ,you should go and have a look at East Anglian car auctions at Wyndham . You will be surprised what you can buy for five grand . Harnser damn right ...a lot of stuff there are "snatch backs"........mate of mine in Lingwood has had a couple of real bargins there,,,kept them for a year and sold em for more than he paid for them at the auction !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornfree Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 damn right ...a lot of stuff there are "snatch backs"........mate of mine in Lingwood has had a couple of real bargins there,,,kept them for a year and sold em for more than he paid for them at the auction !! Very true I bought a Ransomes triple cutter ride from the last machinery sale, only done 1000 hours runs like a dream only cost me £950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Harnser Tut tut--- living in good old Naaaarfuk you should know it's Wymondham although your spelling is more true to it's pronunciation. Sorry, couldn't see this injustice to my old stomping ground go unaddressed !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntsman Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Have you considered The Suzuki grand vitara 1.9 DDIS Approx 38 -40 mpg decent off road[/quote Go for the old shape with the pug engine,the new shape is Renault I was told and it's rubbish according to a mate who had one.He got shot as it cost him £3k in 12 mths ,Loads of the new shape about cheap for a reason. Theres a very old saying and it goes like this "believe half of what you hear all all of what you see" Having been in one used by a north wales hill farmer it goes anywhere up hill and through anything ,previously used a terrano which was abused and a toyota hilux which was seriously abused and rotted .I trust the farmers opinion as he kills 4x4s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Theres a very old saying and it goes like this "believe half of what you hear all all of what you see" Having been in one used by a north wales hill farmer it goes anywhere up hill and through anything ,previously used a terrano which was abused and a toyota hilux which was seriously abused and rotted .I trust the farmers opinion as he kills 4x4s "believe half of what you hear all all of what you see" my mate always says don't believe anything you hear and only half what you see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Harnser Tut tut--- living in good old Naaaarfuk you should know it's Wymondham although your spelling is more true to it's pronunciation. Sorry, couldn't see this injustice to my old stomping ground go unaddressed !!!! Well it's not far from cossy . Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk dumpling Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Wife is from Costessey - and in Naarrfuk-speak you need a few more 'o's and 's's. Lucky the auction wasnt in Happisburgh this thread could have gone viral! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Twas the summer of 1980 when we moved up from the South. Blinking heck, what was the builder saying about the ruf and the spark going on about the Loights!!! Soon picked the lingo up...... It's the place we wish to move back too when/ if we sell our current place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambsman Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Do you really need a 4x4? If so, save up and buy a real one. If not you will get much more for your dosh buying a normal car. Don't know why folks buy softroaders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Do you really need a 4x4? If so, save up and buy a real one. If not you will get much more for your dosh buying a normal car. Don't know why folks buy softroaders. If you need a posy alley wheeled beast to prove your man hood or pull a van then spend the dosh on that otherwise get a decent on roader and buy a shooting truck that you can love but no enough to run it down a track with branches scratching down the sides. I am a recent convert to the 'extra motor' brigade as a mate was selling his old rav4, 99 plate but fully serviced and mot'd for £500 quid. I put some decent tyres on it and so far its amazed me were it will go and doubles as a luxury compartment of a pigeon hide, deer collection vehicle and general place of escape. On the other hand a mate has just sold his old disco, we had loads of fun in that and there was usually deer blood running out of the back, the windows would go up and down on their own as apparently a mouse had chewed some of the wiring then he had a mid life crisis and bought a brand spanking top of the range ford ranger. Now he won't even go far enough away from it in case a bird dumps on it let alone go off road, its even been rumoured that he just stares through Sainsbury's window checking its not hit by a stray trolley while his missus does the shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les*1066 Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 If you can find a Subaru Forester in your price range you won't go far wrong. I know that the following refers to new vehicles, but the specs will give you a good idea about the performance of a used one. http://subaru.co.uk/vehicles/forester/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamSouthEast Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 I have the exact same criteria as you, 4x4, under £5k. I've narrowed it to <10yr old, <70k miles and going on reviews best bets are: Honda CRV, Toyota Rav4 and Suzuki GV. Haven't heard any comments about the CRV so far, anyone got experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IEH Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 I've been running a Mk1 (1999) CRV for the last 11 years. Over that time it's had nothing done to it other than servicing and consumables such as tyres, exhaust, battery, bushes. I've never even put any oil in it as it just doesn't use any between services. Off-road ability is limited by the part-time 4 wheel drive system and by lack of ground clearance so don't try following a Defender, it'll go most places but you have to think about how to get it there. Biggest downside is thirst - mine's an auto and typical mpg is 27 or 28. I think I've only ever achieved 30mpg twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamSouthEast Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 I've been running a Mk1 (1999) CRV for the last 11 years. Over that time it's had nothing done to it other than servicing and consumables such as tyres, exhaust, battery, bushes. I've never even put any oil in it as it just doesn't use any between services. Off-road ability is limited by the part-time 4 wheel drive system and by lack of ground clearance so don't try following a Defender, it'll go most places but you have to think about how to get it there. Biggest downside is thirst - mine's an auto and typical mpg is 27 or 28. I think I've only ever achieved 30mpg twice. Hmm, interesting. Thanks for the info, how many miles have you done in it out of interest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IEH Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) Car has done circa 110,000, about 80,000 of which in my ownership. Edited May 22, 2015 by IEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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