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Odd car wants.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 1:02 pm
by Zonda_
I have a strange desire to own a cheap 4wd to go mud plugging in. Looking at the prices of available, decent looking stuff I fear this may become a reality...
Re: Odd car wants.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:23 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: Odd car wants.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:29 pm
by mik
You can go green-laning with [mention]Jobbo[/mention]
Re: Odd car wants.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:32 pm
by Zonda_
mik wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:29 pm
You can go green-laning with @Jobbo
If we didn't live at opposite ends of the country yes!, plenty of green lanes round here though.
Re: Odd car wants.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:40 pm
by Rich B
Loving the K truck, except what is going on with the transfer box (if it is that) - looks like it's trying to wobble itself apart?!
Re: Odd car wants.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:33 pm
by ZedLeg
Yeah the transfer box is bouncing around a lot.
If it's still got the Kei spec engine they'll be working it hard so maybe it's driveline vibration.
Re: Odd car wants.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 5:16 pm
by Barry
Speaking of odd car wants, I'm back to wanting a van conversion camper.. but the tight northerner in me baulks at the £20K+ needed to get a decent one.
Re: Odd car wants.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:23 pm
by Jobbo
Zonda_ wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:32 pm
mik wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:29 pm
You can go green-laning with @Jobbo
If we didn't live at opposite ends of the country yes!, plenty of green lanes round here though.
I drove Boggle Hole in my A6 Allroad a few years ago. Took that down quite a lot of green lanes without considering it green-laning at the time.
Anyway, cheap 4wds are great fun. Get something Japanese without too must rust - and avoid models with known engine issues like Grand Vitara 2.4s
Re: Odd car wants.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:47 pm
by Zonda_
Jobbo wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:23 pm
Zonda_ wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:32 pm
mik wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:29 pm
You can go green-laning with @Jobbo
If we didn't live at opposite ends of the country yes!, plenty of green lanes round here though.
I drove Boggle Hole in my A6 Allroad a few years ago. Took that down quite a lot of green lanes without considering it green-laning at the time.
Anyway, cheap 4wds are great fun. Get something Japanese without too must rust - and avoid models with known engine issues like Grand Vitara 2.4s
I was browsing and the majority of cheap stuff is early Freelanders. I was considering a Sportrak but they are pretty rare it seems.
Re: Odd car wants.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:11 pm
by nuttinnew
Rich B wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:40 pm
Loving the K truck, except what is going on with the transfer box (if it is that) - looks like it's trying to wobble itself apart?!
I didn't notice that
Re: Odd car wants.
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:07 am
by V8Granite
It looks like a divorced transfer box so instead of being solidly mounted to the gearbox it’s sat on its own rubbers.
Dave!
Re: Odd car wants.
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:20 am
by Jobbo
Zonda_ wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:47 pm
Jobbo wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:23 pm
Zonda_ wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:32 pm
If we didn't live at opposite ends of the country yes!, plenty of green lanes round here though.
I drove Boggle Hole in my A6 Allroad a few years ago. Took that down quite a lot of green lanes without considering it green-laning at the time.
Anyway, cheap 4wds are great fun. Get something Japanese without too must rust - and avoid models with known engine issues like Grand Vitara 2.4s
I was browsing and the majority of cheap stuff is early Freelanders. I was considering a Sportrak but they are pretty rare it seems.
The 1st gen Freelander is great but has one particular flaw - the viscous coupling regularly fails and people don’t fix it. So if you go for one, check it’s actually 4wd.
Re: Odd car wants.
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:37 am
by mikeyb
Zonda_ wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:47 pm
Jobbo wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:23 pm
Zonda_ wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:32 pm
If we didn't live at opposite ends of the country yes!, plenty of green lanes round here though.
I drove Boggle Hole in my A6 Allroad a few years ago. Took that down quite a lot of green lanes without considering it green-laning at the time.
Anyway, cheap 4wds are great fun. Get something Japanese without too must rust - and avoid models with known engine issues like Grand Vitara 2.4s
I was browsing and the majority of cheap stuff is early Freelanders. I was considering a Sportrak but they are pretty rare it seems.
Second Gen Freelanders are pretty good off road. No low range box however. Shouldn't be a problem on most green lanes though.
