Rat Boy Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 Looking for a small/medium 4x4. I shoot crows, pigeons on a large farm. Maximum mileage would be 10 miles each way. In the winter some of tracks are very muddy and uneven. There is only me and the shooting gear. A Jimny looks like a good option. Any other options ????? Max spend £8K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 On an estate where I was picking up, the guy who placed out the 'Guns' had a Jimny. It was a really muddy estate, with guns vehicles always getting stuck, the Jimny just seemed to keep going regardless and never got stuck......ever ! Bloomin awful vehicle on the road, just about enough room for a gun and a couple of boxes of cartridges, but it 'floats' over the soft stuff with ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 Fiat Panda? Mate reckons his is the dogs dangly things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 Brother has a 17 plate Dacia Duster on his pitch Silver 122 k 6 k plus vat Very good off road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 A mate had a Jimmy with big very knobbly tires .it was literally unstoppable in everything .tractors would get bogged down and that thing just went over it all no problem . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 iknow its out ofyour price range...but these new ones are quite tasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 There's still occasional exceptionally good shogun Pinin's about with minimal rust - a smaller version of the Pajero with the same 2wd/4wd/ difflock boxes in some of them. You'd need to be able to check underneath any you look at because some are even worse than Jimny's. I know this for a fact as I buy some 'project' Pinin's and currently have a 5 door one in progress with NO rust on the inner sills where most go, no rusted strut tops, no rusted front crossmembers and no mention of rust in its MOT history. And no sign of welded repairs anywhere. I don't think its ever been used on salted roads. I bought it from a farmer who'd had it sorned for a while and let his boys learn to drive in his fields before they totally burnt out the clutch so I had to get it recovered after they used a tractor to get it out of mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillStone Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 Nissan Xtrail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 Jimmy’s are superb off road but the prices second hand ones are going for are ridiculous. We had to scrap my wife’s 2006 last year because of rust underneath. So if you go for one be bloody careful they are awful for rust, behind headlights, all inner sills, tool pan in the rear and rear wheel arches. i,would love another bit for the money I am not convinced they are good value any more. I want something to,supplement my van and for the same money as a Jimny have a lot of other choices including freelander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant.mass Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 What about Rav4 or a Suzuki grand vitara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 18 minutes ago, ant.mass said: What about Rav4 One of these. My old 2005 diesel was ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, ant.mass said: What about Rav4 or a Suzuki grand vitara The older RAV 4's were good. Be aware that more recent ones (maybe post 2018 or thereabouts) not really 'off road', there are no diesels and some are part electric and most versions are not even 4wd. Edited March 28 by JohnfromUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 For 8k I’d buy a 64 plate RAV4 2.2 diesel or a Subaru Forestor petrol 2.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERCE Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 1 hour ago, Fargo said: For 8k I’d buy a 64 plate RAV4 2.2 diesel or a Subaru Forestor petrol 2.0 We had a Forester & I took it all over picking up & never got it stuck. We had a guy in a Dacia picking up with us last season, it struggled a bit on some of the big loose climbs but he made it to every drive. If I was in the market for a sub 10k 4x4 i'd have a RAV, sub 70k miles ones start at 7k ish for 11 plate & newer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 Terios mk2 . I’ve a set of insa turbos tyres on mine and I’ve sank it twice this year up to the chassis . It’s got out both times . I had the landowner tell me recently I’ll never get up the hill to my high seat 😂. Apparently the tractor couldn’t make it . Challenge accepted 😂😂. I made it just. The only downside is no low range box and the 1.5petrol can run out of stomp if it’s not revved . After visiting Walker 570 I thought I’d nip down the green lanes to get home . A Toyota hilux turned around and I made it 😂😂. £2400 inc tyres and spotlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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