Can you recommend a pickup/4x4?

[Kat1e]

I'm looking at getting a (secondhand) vehicle for general use, low yearly mileage on roads but needs to be useful for moving stuff around a wood and also towing 2200kg. Suggestions please, what have you found is good and reliable?

Thanks.

[Stephen Blair]

whats your budget?

[tommer9]

Hilux?

[delabodge]

I'm looking at getting a (secondhand) vehicle for general use, low yearly mileage on roads but needs to be useful for moving stuff around a wood and also towing 2200kg. Suggestions please, what have you found is good and reliable?

Thanks.

 

whilst I love my ranger, (ford) as its reasonable on fuel,,if any are,,,,,sounds like you need a landy,,,,,

[Kat1e]

Max 4,000 possibly 5,000 Stephen. Ideally the minimum possible to do the job though!

 

Thanks tommer and delabodge, I'll look into them. Have always quite fancied a landy...

[armchairarborist]

landy landy landy:thumbup:

[APC]

I'd say landrover. I find that rangers struggle a fair bit when towing anything apart from an empty trailer. hilux's are nice, like driving a massive car, but just aren't as ridiculously hardcore as a landie.

[Kat1e]

Thanks APC, the towing is important as I need to be able to move 2 horses with it.

[butler]

landy all the way...ive just got a disco comercial...best vehical i ever had...the wife drives a range rover sport which often gets used for work!!!! you cant go wrong

[little ed]

I kinda in the same situation.

 

Obviously for chip trucks we got the new transits with ally hi sided bodies but i also got a ranger double cab.mainly for site work and quoting etc.

the ranger has been a great work horse and tows really well. it comfortably tows the green mechs inc 1928 both local and motorway journeys. we do put the bobcat 7 series on a plant trailer and tow that with it too but its on its limits towing wise both legally and in my opion its own capabilities.

 

I thinking of the tax year ending etc so looking at my options.

 

all i can find is older 110 van types with 600ish milage for about 9000 ish and lots of the navaras etc.

any one use the new shape range rovers- they come down alot and are in budget at about 10-12 throgh private sale.

what would every one suggest.

happy new year all.