ive been looking for a slightly off road type thing as im not gonna use my escort cos to go up some of the shitty lanes and stuff up here.

been looking a hi luxs etc but there all pretty expensive, then i came accros a vauxhall fontera 2.4 4x4 estate. looks like its good enough 4 what i want and its less than £2k.

any1 know if there any good?

cheers

 

the 4wd system on them is nothing like as strong as a toyota mate, they really dont compare at all, its just a "soft roader" really.

ask on migweb.co.uk (vaux equiv of this site)

 

will do mate. cheers

 

....and remember what Top Gear did to a Toyota Hi-Lux and it STILL kept going!!!


Cheers,
Grant

 

lol, that toyota pickup was at their head office for a while after top gear finished with it, i do some consultancy work down there for toyota occasionally.

The marketing bods were over the moon at that episode and they launched a "hilux invincible" limited edition to celebrate it.

dream come true for a car company that was.

 

lol i remember that. to be honest im not going up the side of mountains in it, just a load of shitty gravel bumpey lanes that id never take the esc cos up

 

lol, fair enough.... Then I reckon a Frontera would be able to deal with that stuff!!


Cheers,
Grant

 

it just seems like a fairly ok car for the cash, meaning the rest can go on a plasma and few other home improvments

 

If i remember rightly, there are 2 different diesel engines in them, one is very good and the other is to be avoided at all cost. Cant remember which is which tho....

 

you want the isuzu diesel when buying any older vauxhall

for what you want it sounds ideal mate.

 

IIRC its the 2.2 Diesel thats poo...


Cheers,
Grant

 

cheers for all the comments guys, il have 2 ask on the vaux site which 1 to avoid

 

just spoke 2 the garage selling it and the 2.4 is petrol

 

25mpg tastic

 

lol that doesnt matter as it ll probably only do 3k a year lol. to go from 1 side of the island 2 the other is only about 30 miles lol

 

ah, didnt notice it saying IOW on your location!

Fair play then mate, go for it.

 

Personally think they're an absolute crock of shit!!

I'd only consider it if I really needed a 4x4 and it was CHEAP cheap.

(And no one was ever likely to see you driving it )

 

td estate fronteras can be cheap though hence goos smokers, im after one for the wife

 

get a series 3 landrover short wheel base!! cheap as you like and rugged as fook, my 19yr old brother has one and he hasn't managed to kill it yet and he does some serious off roading

 

I used a Frontera 2.2 Eco lWB to cart cars all over the country on the trailer, NEVER had a problem in 30,000 miles of running

 

cheers for the co9mments chaps.

think i will be buying a 2.4 petrol 4x4 estate version later in the week

 

petrol!!! m8 seriously reconsider to diesel unless the petty is cheap

 

wont be doing many miles in it mate so not bothered what kinda mpg i get

the car is cheap if u ask me 100k on it k plate £1500

 

TBH that is just basically what its worth its not a massive bargain or anything, but its not a rip off either.

 

to be onest mate thats not cheap atall

 

seems fair 2 me, il try knock him down tho

 

for 1500 id be expecting a clean presentable k maybe l plate if lucky td with reasonable miles and history


for a petrol i for sure wouldnt wanna give more than 1200

 

ok I have had loads of them 2.0 ltr sports are most fun but no room in the back but roof and windows come out making it very much convertable like and engines are cheap to fix PROBLEM on all frontera if the rear diff/axle is noisy walk away this goes together with the gear box as replacments are not cheap for any model !

I have just bought a 2.2 16v longwheel base on a N reg with leather and full electric pack along with chrome side steps etc (later stlye) alloy wheels and LPG conversion for £350 spent about £600 on it having head gasket fixed and gas system sorted out and new exhaust did the work myself I reckon she will retial for about £2200

this is my price guide

j,k,l,m 20i sports in good nick with no noisey box or diff anything up to £1800
J,K,L,M 2.3 Turbo diesel longwheel base STAY WELL AWAY slow loose oil pressure blow up

J,K,L 2.4 longwheel base good models upto £1800

bargains can be had easy as they are not as deserable as shoguns etc load in free papers from about £800 upwards as long as diff and box is ok they are very strong on wet ground grass etc but NOT REALLY A REAL off roader more ulilty car!

 

got picture of mine but can,t get it of my camera ?

 

cheers for the comments, apriciate what both of u are saying. have looked through the local paper and theres none in there. looked on the trader and £1250 is the cheapest £1500 second cheapest. will hunt around a bit

also cheers for letting us know its the 2.3 to stay away from

 

Nice leaf sprung and bloody guttless and slow but yep take a bit to kill

 

not bad for £350 quid

 

thats like the 1 ive seen just this ones on a k with cloth, where abouts r u and what would u want 4 it?

 

well i think i got somebody on it (maybe) i live in devon but i would want £2200 due to the fact that i have just put new cambelt,new exhaust,had the lpg system fully reconned and working correctly, recent front tyres,new battery its got leather huge towbar, full electric pac 4x windows, spots,fogs done 128,000 miles but had new vauxhall replacement engine at 99,000 with bills and nearly full history and mot tax is about to go out but thats nothing