ace_of_hearts Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 My girlfriend is looking at getting rid of her Morris next month after we get it through its MOT, and she quite fancies a 4x4 (which i can also use for my shooting ) So far i know she likes Land Rover Freelanders and hates Suzuki Vitaras. I think a Jimny might be a good shout for insurance affordability and high MPG, but she is unsure of the looks in pictures. It will be her everyday car so will probably be 90% on road and 10% offroad. What else is worth a look? I have also heard swb Shoguns mentioned, but know little about them. Are Rav4's any good? What about Jeep Cherokees? Budget will be about £2k i think, and either small capacity petrols or diesels preferred to keep insurance / running costs down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 My girlfriend is looking at getting rid of her Morris next month after we get it through its MOT, and she quite fancies a 4x4 (which i can also use for my shooting ) So far i know she likes Land Rover Freelanders and hates Suzuki Vitaras. I think a Jimny might be a good shout for insurance affordability and high MPG, but she is unsure of the looks in pictures. It will be her everyday car so will probably be 90% on road and 10% offroad. What else is worth a look? I have also heard swb Shoguns mentioned, but know little about them. Are Rav4's any good? What about Jeep Cherokees? Budget will be about £2k i think, and either small capacity petrols or diesels preferred to keep insurance / running costs down if your budget is 2k then the shogun or rav 4 will be very old at that price look for a clean jimny colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuzzy Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 freelander td4 will get you 34 mpg but theres a lot of thing to wrong on them mines in the garage at the mo rav4 are a lot of money look at shogun pinin but only 30 mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castletyne Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) I'm looking for a small 4x4 for lamping what I found was the jimny was dearer to insure than the vitara Pinin looks a good motor but just about every one I have looked at for about £2000-£2500 had rusting arches and looked like the body work would just rust away someone said this was because they were imports and didn't get the same underseal and quality of paint a UK model would get don't know if this is true Edited March 25, 2013 by castletyne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 the other issue with the jimney is the small petrol engine has to work hard so isn't that economical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Suzuki SX4 - four wheel drive, economical and well built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakari Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I've just looked at a SWB shogun diesel and was very impressed but have to say I reckon it was a bit of a harsh drive on the motorway so might not be the best choice for a car that'll be used for just 10% offroading. The various Suzuki 4x4s all seem to be good, reliable vehicles with good fuel consumption (and surprisingly good off road) but again, will probably be a bit of a PITA on the highway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I did this same exercise 6 months ago. I had about 2k to spend on a 4wd, though my primary requirements were for taking the dogs out and shooting/fishing, not a daily driver. I ended up with the cherokee. I got a 53 plate with 50k on the clock for 2500 which was a good deal. I took the cherokee after looking at vitaras, xl7, crv, rav4, shogun and shogun sport, forresters, and a couple others. Price and mileage was what did it for me- i couldn't pass up the deal even though it was the 3.7 petrol. For a daily driver you wouldn't want the petrol for the mileage. I also looked at grand cherokees and would have gone that route personally, but my wife didn't like the look of them inside. I nearly got the xl7 and a crv, but in both cases i walked away thinking i could get a better deal. The crv is very comfortable and reliable and i would have gotten that if daily driving was my requirement. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I have a CRV and it has never let me down on reliability, it does 35mpg (it's a 2.0 petrol) including commuting (40mpg plus on a run) into the edge of Birmingham and as long as you are sensible is perfectly capable for off road access to shooting and fishing. It is also really comfortable compared to a lot of 4x4s I have been in. Mine is a newish one but see no reason why the older ones would be any different if you can find a good one inside your budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Shes making a mistake dismissing the Vitara but failing that the Jimny ! We have a Jimny and its great but a little more space would be great, the jimny in fantastically capable off road ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakari Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Shes making a mistake dismissing the Vitara but failing that the Jimny ! We have a Jimny and its great but a little more space would be great, the jimny in fantastically capable off road ! How is it on the highway? I really like the Suzuki jeeps but have to do a fair bit of highway work and am concerned they'd be a bit noisy etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 How is it on the highway? I really like the Suzuki jeeps but have to do a fair bit of highway work and am concerned they'd be a bit noisy etc? Mines got muds on and no carpets and its not terribaly noisey.Deffinetly quiter then a defender on muds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kelly Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 If she's coming from a Morris, anything will be an upgrade! (except a Landrover obviously LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakari Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) Cockercas, What sort of speed is it comfortable to cruise at? Edited March 25, 2013 by shakari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfiddler Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I think phil21 on here might have a Pajero up for sale or coming up for sale, give him a shout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuzzy Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 my mate is selling a grand vitara R reg 5dr 2.5 v6 petrol 104 000 miles good nic £950 in oxforshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzab Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Jimny. i love mine. not ideal for motorway though. Vitaras offer complete package. comfort reliability etc etc. Def be my next purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace_of_hearts Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Thanks for the ideas everyone, i have been looking through cars with the misses tonight and getting insurance quotes so at least have got the list down a bit now I will keep updated with any developments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 If your going to do motorway drives go for the Vitara would be my advice. When i take mine on the motorway I stick to 60mph-65mph tops and stick in the first lane with the HGV`s. you do somethimes get blown about a bit but thats to be ecpected with a light car ! It will do 75mph on the motorway but its giving it a bit of a hard time over a sustained amount of time ! Cant comment on MT`s and noicebut its fine on road tyres. The one thing with the Jimny is the back end in the wet......Its lively and with MT`s you will have less surface contact so maybe worse and thats why i havent put MT`s on mine ! ATB Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) My girlfriend is looking at getting rid of her Morris next month after we get it through its MOT, and she quite fancies a 4x4 (which i can also use for my shooting ) So far i know she likes Land Rover Freelanders and hates Suzuki Vitaras. I think a Jimny might be a good shout for insurance affordability and high MPG, but she is unsure of the looks in pictures. It will be her everyday car so will probably be 90% on road and 10% offroad. What else is worth a look? I have also heard swb Shoguns mentioned, but know little about them. Are Rav4's any good? What about Jeep Cherokees? Budget will be about £2k i think, and either small capacity petrols or diesels preferred to keep insurance / running costs down I would have thought that the vitara was idea as they are simple to work on the only real down side is they can be prone to rusting I have one and love it but I can see why she may not want one as they did have a bit of a reputation a bit like the old for capri people do tend to like customising them. if she likes the freelanders some people say that they are always going wrong but I now a couple of people who had them and had now problems with them it all comes down to luck if you get a good one or a bad one and that can be any car. Edited March 26, 2013 by four-wheel-drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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