Whats she worth??

[TJ91]

i have been looking for a little frontera for a while now.

 

dont want to spend too much as it wont be used a great deal

 

just want something reliable to get me round the farm and carry all my gear

may have the odd motorway trip to go shooting further afield but not often

(i arent bothered about doing over 70mph, i have motorbikes for when i am in a rush!)

 

frontera stands out to me, not to shabby looking, not huge but enough room for my hide and decoys and a dog when i get 1

4wd obviously a plus when it gets muddy round the fields (i will put some a/t tyres on if the one i buy doesnt have them!)

 

 

hows this sound...

 

2000 VAUXHALL FRONTERA 2.2 i 16V 3 DOOR SPORT, 4X4, FINISHED IN GREEN METALLIC, WITH MATCHING TRIM, IT HAS PAS, CD, ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND MIRRORS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS, REMOTE CENTRAL LOCKING, ALLOY WHEELS, ROOF RAILS SUNROOF,FRIENDLY BULL BAR , 70000 MILES, HPI CLEAR, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEPT IN REALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION

 

it looks very nice in the pics, no damage showing up anywhere!

 

how much would you say its worth about??

 

and what are the main problems with these vehicles? what should i look out for when i go to view any!?

 

Thanks

[Beardo]

between £1600-£1800 or there abouts

 

go have a nose about

http://www.fronteraowners.co.uk

 

superb forum dedicated to Fronteras.

[TJ91]

between £1600-£1800 or there abouts

 

go have a nose about

http://www.fronteraowners.co.uk

 

superb forum dedicated to Fronteras.

 

thankyou very much

i will have a loook

[vampire]

between £1600-£1800 or there abouts

 

go have a nose about

http://www.fronteraowners.co.uk

 

superb forum dedicated to Fronteras.

Dont forget 'muddyfronteras',see you there

Price is about right,but have a look on e-bay/auto trader to see what they go for

You will love the frontera if its got good tyres on,since i have had mine 96 2.0 sport apache ltd ed, i have had to do the following repairs;

1.steering colum

2.sump gasket(what a job)

3.oil pressure switch(soon)

It has no rust and goes anywhere i have pointed it,looks good styling and comfortable and no rattles (thats one over the green awfuls),the best bit is four clips release the whole top of the roof which makes it a purpose designed lamping truck

I f you do get the fronty,join 'muddy fronteras',then get a quote for insurance off 'frank pickles',only criteria is it must be modified in some way,must be a second vechicle and you must be a member of a club,saved me 100s of pounds

[TJ91]

Dont forget 'muddyfronteras',see you there

Price is about right,but have a look on e-bay/auto trader to see what they go for

You will love the frontera if its got good tyres on,since i have had mine 96 2.0 sport apache ltd ed, i have had to do the following repairs;

1.steering colum

2.sump gasket(what a job)

3.oil pressure switch(soon)

It has no rust and goes anywhere i have pointed it,looks good styling and comfortable and no rattles (thats one over the green awfuls),the best bit is four clips release the whole top of the roof which makes it a purpose designed lamping truck

I f you do get the fronty,join 'muddy fronteras',then get a quote for insurance off 'frank pickles',only criteria is it must be modified in some way,must be a second vechicle and you must be a member of a club,saved me 100s of pounds

 

I arent a member of any club, what sort of club do i have to join for that??

it will be modified, i always find something to do to my vehicles!

it will be 2nd vehicle, the 206 is cheaper to run

[silver pigeon 3]

For the money Fronteras are a good bit of kit, I have a 1998 2.8td LWB and it will go anywhere, the option to choose 2wd or either of the 4wd is also a good feature. The 2.8td is a brilliant engine lifted straight out of an early Isuzu Trooper,

Good luck with your decision.

[vampire]

The 2.8 engine is bullet proof

If you join 'muddyfronteras' forum that is counted as a club,modifications include big wheels/tyres/bull bar/rock sliders/snorkel/suspension lift,ie any of the stuff you do to a 4x4

[Andy75]

Not exactly bullet proof - I melted 2 in a LWB

 

Best engined Fronty I had was the 3.2V6

[Beardo]

love mine to bits, don't care if she gets dented or scratched as she cost less than a grand two years ago.

put proper muds tyres on her earlier this year, and just stuck a new radiator in.

the lamping roof is fantastic - would really miss that on a new 4x4

[garyb]

I've got one too!

 

Great trucks these... I really do use and abuse mine - it even has a bullet hole in the door

 

Gets me, my dogs and all my gear anywhere I ask of it - and is simply superb for Lamping from with it's 360 degree platform, once the hardtop roof is removed.

 

When this one dies, I will be buying another.

 

Cost me £290 taxed and tested about 1.5 years ago

[al4x]

have you taken yours round Devils Pit NB? if not you really ought to with those tyres on

 

the only issue I'd have with a petrol one is the cost of putting fuel in it but if its limited use then it probably makes more sense than the diesels, as for the 2.8's being bulletproof they may be when they get an easy life but do any towing and they seem to suffer very badly

[TJ91]

have you taken yours round Devils Pit NB? if not you really ought to with those tyres on

 

the only issue I'd have with a petrol one is the cost of putting fuel in it but if its limited use then it probably makes more sense than the diesels, as for the 2.8's being bulletproof they may be when they get an easy life but do any towing and they seem to suffer very badly

 

what sort of mpg do we get from 2.2 16v fronteras..

the 1 i seen is a short wheel base, i prefer the swb, will only ever have 1 passenger so back seats will be coming out

[al4x]

25ish but that can go down a lot if its mostly off road or you chuck decent tyres on it. Should be better than the two 2l versions above they're more like how many gallons to the mile usually

[TJ91]

25ish but that can go down a lot if its mostly off road or you chuck decent tyres on it. Should be better than the two 2l versions above they're more like how many gallons to the mile usually

 

ahh thats not too bad

at the moment we have an old patrol (MOT failure) to use, we leave it in the farmyard but obviously i cant take it to other permissions and have recently been asked to do some lamping elsewhere

and what with this crazy winter on the way i will be needing something with 4wd (thats my reaosn i give the long suffering better half )

[Zapp]

I am considering one of these if my poor old fourtrak fails MOT next month and is not worth repairing. I have heard lots of good things about them, and they have one hell of a lot of space in the back.

 

Was yours a private sale Garyb? I would be a very happy man if I can pick one up for that kind of money

[garyb]

Won on Ebay Zapp...

 

Had to collect it from Leicester - the lady started crying as I drove it away! if only she could see the state of it now

 

In that time, it's needed the head gasket doing (DIY - £250) Exhuast (£40) and a brake caliper (eBay £30)

 

Passed it's MOT this week, with 124k on the clock - Im sure I can sell it tomorrow for more than it owes me.

[Zapp]

Won on Ebay Zapp...

 

Had to collect it from Leicester - the lady started crying as I drove it away! if only she could see the state of it now

 

In that time, it's needed the head gasket doing (DIY - £250) Exhuast (£40) and a brake caliper (eBay £30)

 

Passed it's MOT this week, with 124k on the clock - Im sure I can sell it tomorrow for more than it owes me.

 

Nice one. I will have a look about on the bay to see what sort of thing is out there.

[vampire]

Fuel consumption yeah um not a lot from my 2.0ltr,about low 20s up to 30 something on a run,but stick it off road in 4wd with a couple of people laming from the back and well.........i am sure i did twenty quid in 3 hours last winter ,but what ever it was its just as Paul Daaniels says 'not alot' .

Still would not have anything else for the money.

 

Nickb,what tyres you got in there,are they insas,am looking for some at's and been quoted £380 inc, x 4 235/70/16 general grabber at2,these will replace my kumho 255/65/16 apt.

[TJ91]

Fuel consumption yeah um not a lot from my 2.0ltr,about low 20s up to 30 something on a run,but stick it off road in 4wd with a couple of people laming from the back and well.........i am sure i did twenty quid in 3 hours last winter ,but what ever it was its just as Paul Daaniels says 'not alot' .

Still would not have anything else for the money.

 

Nickb,what tyres you got in there,are they insas,am looking for some at's and been quoted £380 inc, x 4 235/70/16 general grabber at2,these will replace my kumho 255/65/16 apt.

 

Fuel consumption doesnt matter so long as she gets me where i want to go and doesnt break down all the time i will be happy..

i will just have to give up smoking to pay for the fuel..good insentive

[Beardo]

Kingpin Technic Amazon (retreads - same tread pattern as Insa Turbos) from http://www.tyresdirectuk.co.uk/xcart/home.php?cat=254

£50 a tyre - seem to be wearing well for retreads.

I get about 20mpg with the 2.0l

[Andy75]

I converted mine to a softop to save some weight. Being an N reg, she had the later X20SE engine, which is a bit more powerful and a bit more frugal on the go-go juice. Also meant it had coils all round, which gave better articulation on the back axle. I do miss her, and if I could find her again I'd buy her back for the giggles.

 

Edited October 22, 2010 by Andy75