Santana 4x4

[benedmonds]

Are the Santana's any good? I know they used to be Landrovers (pre 1984) and they look the part..

 

Santana 4x4 on eBay (end time 29-Nov-09 16:37:17 GMT)

 

They're cheap... Startinbg at under 16k

 

http://www.allterrainservices.co.uk/santana_details.html

Edited November 23, 2009 by benedmonds

[Johny Walker]

great band ,do some great tunes:laugh1:

[treewizard]

think they run on the series 3 chassie though as land rover own the rights to the one they use now you can see the leaf springs at the front!

[stoxs]

Only comparison is the looks

 

they use cheap copy parts and are more unreliable than a real landy!!

[Mozza]

Only comparison is the looks

 

they use cheap copy parts and are more unreliable than a real landy!!

 

 

Really?? i didnt think anything worldwide was worse than a defender!!

[stoxs]

Really?? i didnt think anything worldwide was worse than a defender!!

 

 

you never heard of a Defender copy then!!!Santana wooo hooo:biggrin:

[PeteB]

Has it's own place in the market. Pay for what you get etc etc...

 

I disliked the Lada Niva that we had around for a while, but it was a belter off road and was very cheap. It did the job that it was purchased for.

[RichardT]

They're now being badged as Iveco, so you'd think quality issues will be addressed. Price will go up too. They do look a good deal though, warrantied and alongside Japanese pickups:

 

4x4 EM Commercials

 

There are any number still working in Spain, including in the wet nothwest, so they can't be that frail.

 

I had a Niva for a while, they really would go anywhere so long as the gearbox didn't decide to disassemble itself.

Edited November 23, 2009 by RichardT

[scotspine1]

Are the Santana's any good?

 

Ben if your genuinly interested you should call these guys,

 

Home - Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Limited

 

they use Santanas off-road, towing drilling rigs on a daily basis, they also use Defenders.....would be good to get their opinion on maintenance issues/off road/towing capabilities if your thinking of buying a used Santana.

 

Iveco recently bought the Santana and have made hundreds of improvements to it including a new 3 litre engine with more power than the Santana had, they sell it in Europe under the name Massif, there was plans to bring it to the UK to compete with the Defender, but the credit crunch has postponed that.

 

[Johny Walker]

Ben if your genuinly interested you should call these guys,

 

Home - Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Limited

 

they use Santanas off-road, towing drilling rigs on a daily basis, they also use Defenders.....would be good to get their opinion on maintenance issues/off road/towing capabilities if your thinking of buying a used Santana.

 

Iveco recently bought the Santana and have made hundreds of improvements to it including a new 3 litre engine with more power than the Santana had, they sell it in Europe under the name Massif, there was plans to bring it to the UK to compete with the Defender, but the credit crunch has postponed that.

 

 

the new 1, looks a trendy little number