Baghdadnights 150 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 You get a very capable truck for not a lot of money. Just depends on your budget Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd17586 454 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 So they are capable? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tictac 218 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) Decent set of tyres on them there spot on Edited December 16, 2012 by tictac Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baghdadnights 150 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yep if its swb your after and cheap go for the coil springed rear generally 1996 onwards gives a better ride and easier to modify if you need more ground clearance set of mud terrain tyres and your away. If its lwb you can't beat the 2.3td bit noisy and slowish but a great towing truck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd17586 454 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 This one im looking at is 2.2td mreg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old school 518 Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 this is a bit like what you will have to do if you buy one http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/4x4-2000-frontera-full-leather-interior-full-mot-2195/1004789942 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd17586 454 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 What you mean??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karpman 44 Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Fiat Panda's 4x4 are the best of all time....!!!! : Each too there own. But Boots are important in anything your driving. No matter what it is Pandas were good and you could pick them up if you got stuck Panda sisley f*****g brilliant lol or the seat umbrella lol. Fronteras are Shit always have been but I got a Freelander commercial so what the f**k do I know lol. Karpman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd17586 454 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Im looking for a cheap 4x4 if ye no of anyone selling lads cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jam1e 12 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Im looking for a cheap 4x4 if ye no of anyone selling lads cheers Spooky, i'm looking for a cheap 4x4 and found this thread! You've probably bought a 4x4 now... Anyhow's i'm on the look out for a cheap 4x4 after getting my 12 plate focus stuck when out shooting I tried to get the the Mrs to part with her poxy pug 206 so i could part chop it, but she won't have it! So i'm thinking of a light 4x4. Something like a Suzuki Vitara or maybe the hated Frontera!! I've had 2. And they were old. Even when i bought them! My first was a 20i petrol sport on a 93 plate in late 2005. That "truck" was great! Never let me down and was great fun off road! And very capable off road to. I even tried to break it several times over acres of ploughed fields and ditchs but it wouldn't have it. However the mpg was outrageously bad!! 20 mpg at the most! It had very off road biased tyres, which helped. But didn't help when i slid off the road into a very unforgiving lampost..... I then bought another. A 2.4 petrol long wheelbase mot failure for £50 and swapped over the few parts of my "right-off" needed to get it back on the road. One item being the drivers door due to rust around the hinge point, but being the same colour it was "jobs a good un"! However, it had the turning circle of a barge and was even more gutless! Sold it in 6 months and went back to a car.... For the price you pay though there a great cheapo 4x4, that saves scratching your car! Just got to find another! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Frontera has to be the worst 4x4 out there.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd17586 454 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Im looking for a cheap 4x4 if ye no of anyone selling lads cheers Spooky, i'm looking for a cheap 4x4 and found this thread! You've probably bought a 4x4 now... Anyhow's i'm on the look out for a cheap 4x4 after getting my 12 plate focus stuck when out shooting I tried to get the the Mrs to part with her poxy pug 206 so i could part chop it, but she won't have it! So i'm thinking of a light 4x4. Something like a Suzuki Vitara or maybe the hated Frontera!! I've had 2. And they were old. Even when i bought them! My first was a 20i petrol sport on a 93 plate in late 2005. That "truck" was great! Never let me down and was great fun off road! And very capable off road to. I even tried to break it several times over acres of ploughed fields and ditchs but it wouldn't have it. However the mpg was outrageously bad!! 20 mpg at the most! It had very off road biased tyres, which helped. But didn't help when i slid off the road into a very unforgiving lampost..... I then bought another. A 2.4 petrol long wheelbase mot failure for £50 and swapped over the few parts of my "right-off" needed to get it back on the road. One item being the drivers door due to rust around the hinge point, but being the same colour it was "jobs a good un"! However, it had the turning circle of a barge and was even more gutless! Sold it in 6 months and went back to a car.... For the price you pay though there a great cheapo 4x4, that saves scratching your car! Just got to find another! unfortunately iv not bought one yet mate still looking..i like the look of the frontera and the prices lol..but i hear allot of people with different opinions on them. Some say there rubbish and others like yourself think there not abad 4x4.my neighbour has two jeeps for sale but hes on holiday now and one is a 2.2td frontera and the other is a discovery.but hes on holiday and not 100% if disco is sold Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jam1e 12 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Frontera has to be the worst 4x4 out there.......... Have you had one? Maybe you had a bad one? They're just a cheap 4x4 and fine for the average shooters use. imho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jam1e 12 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) Im looking for a cheap 4x4 if ye no of anyone selling lads cheers Spooky, i'm looking for a cheap 4x4 and found this thread! You've probably bought a 4x4 now... Anyhow's i'm on the look out for a cheap 4x4 after getting my 12 plate focus stuck when out shooting I tried to get the the Mrs to part with her poxy pug 206 so i could part chop it, but she won't have it! So i'm thinking of a light 4x4. Something like a Suzuki Vitara or maybe the hated Frontera!! I've had 2. And they were old. Even when i bought them! My first was a 20i petrol sport on a 93 plate in late 2005. That "truck" was great! Never let me down and was great fun off road! And very capable off road to. I even tried to break it several times over acres of ploughed fields and ditchs but it wouldn't have it. However the mpg was outrageously bad!! 20 mpg at the most! It had very off road biased tyres, which helped. But didn't help when i slid off the road into a very unforgiving lampost..... I then bought another. A 2.4 petrol long wheelbase mot failure for £50 and swapped over the few parts of my "right-off" needed to get it back on the road. One item being the drivers door due to rust around the hinge point, but being the same colour it was "jobs a good un"! However, it had the turning circle of a barge and was even more gutless! Sold it in 6 months and went back to a car.... For the price you pay though there a great cheapo 4x4, that saves scratching your car! Just got to find another! unfortunately iv not bought one yet mate still looking..i like the look of the frontera and the prices lol..but i hear allot of people with different opinions on them. Some say there rubbish and others like yourself think there not abad 4x4.my neighbour has two jeeps for sale but hes on holiday now and one is a 2.2td frontera and the other is a discovery.but hes on holiday and not 100% if disco is sold Disco's are supposed to be good. Never had one myself though. But there are shed loads of uprated parts for them. I have a mate who bought one brand new in around 1994 for use in his building business. He treated it like shit from day one and it was used most of the time as a van with the seats down or out, i don't recall... He towed huge weights with it. But he always kept it serviced regularly and he had very few problems over the ten years or so he had it and did well over 150k on the same engine before he chopped it in for another. Edited December 21, 2012 by jam1e Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd17586 454 Posted December 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 If he still has the disco il prob buy it its immaculate inside and out.just needed bearings doing that was it.it was an mreg with only 90k done with full service history Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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