4X4 Advice??

[Mr Ed]

My 02 nissan navara would regularly return 32 - 33 mpg, and that was with me giving it a damn good thrashing...

[shabz1978]

i used to drive an 05 ranger, it wasn't bad on fuel, probably 35+ on the motorways. it was garbage off road though. it was like driving a speed boat on forest tracks if you put your toe down, but saying that, i'd still reccomend one. you would get a topper for seven and a half grand. i think the mazdas are an even better buy and supposedly just as bullet-proof.

[Paul Barton]

If you want some nice wheels for the odd camping trip and what not, why not go for a VW Transporter - you should get a pretty decent one for 7.5k.

 

Loads of room, look cool, diesel engines will give very good mpg...

 

...unless you actually need to go off road of course.

[Mozza]

Nope no real Need to go off road but from time to time id have to tow a trailer full of log/brash for a few small jobs i get from time to time

[nepia]

Have you looked at finance deals? I know the term fills folk with dread but for £2700+VAT down and £170+VAT pcm I got me a brand spankers £17.5k Navara for three years. You owe at the end of the term but the hope (= gamble) is that you can get enough for it to pay off what you owe and (dream on) even have enough left over for the deposit on a newbie.

There are specialist online trading companies.

Worth a look with dealers almost grabbing you off the street to make you buy.

[josharb87]

whats the newer hilux invincible like (gotta be pretty good to go to the north pole!)

[Peter]

Here ya go, its 2 years old, has everything, only done 20k miles, IG 10, and it will tow what you want and return the mpg.

 

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/KIA+SPORTAGE/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146-236,N-51-86-240-4294965274-4294966918/advert.action?R=200850325109484&distance=62&postcode=M28+3AE&channel=CARS&make=KIA&model=SPORTAGE&min_pr=7000&max_pr=&max_mileage=&vehicleYearOfManufacture=2006&vehicleRegLetter=06

[Mozza]

whats the newer hilux invincible like (gotta be pretty good to go to the north pole!)

 

Expensive i think!

[John Shutler]

ive got a yr 2000 mazda b2500 and its a cracking truck

[mdt]

everybody has their own taste and wants but personally i wouldnt touch a navara the reliability is not very good. know of a 07 reg one and the troubles with it have been unbelievable! rear diff packed up, the axle seals gave way in the hubs and gave the driver a scare cos brakes was non exisent! gearbox has been rebuilt and mpg is not good either! i know this is one example but have heard other similar tales cropping up in converstion. i had a hilux and that was a cracking vehicle brill lock and went well even though was a 100hp engine had no complaints. the ride was very good too. the father in law has just got a new isuzu rodeo and is oven the moon with it, regulary gets 30mpg towing with it and has got up to 38mpg on a good long run! got a l200 on the estate where i work and needless to say it wont be another one when comes to replacing it. just my 2p