Got a max of £2k to spend on something to replace my aging van with, its only used for tip runs and getting stuff from B&Q/garden centers, so probably max of 2k miles a year.

Thought 4x4 might be handy if we keep getting snow each winter too.

 

RAV4! Freelanders at around the 2k mark should be avoided IMO.

 

none go for a propper landrover

 

I had a 2001 freelander 1.8i it was a good allround car i wished i had kept it sold for £1950
Paul

 

Freelanders should be avoided all together. Personally wouldn't bother with a rav 4 either. Either get a proper 4x4 like and older disco, or just get another van and some winter tyres if you're that worried...

 

rav 4 def

 

both awful, as above buy a van or a proper 4x4

 

rav 4,s love discs and pads.For the discs and pads al round from toyota it would of cost 300 quid.

Freelander???????? say no more

What about a tranny connect.

 

as above +1

 

Freelander should be avoided like the plauge unless you like changing diffs and headgaskets

 

yeah they have terrible diffs and seen about 3 with knackered gearboxes

 

no love for the freelander then

when you guys say, a proper land rover, do you mean the Defender ones ?

 

Defender or Discovery is what you want

 

Or Discos

 

Both fucking awful! Buy a push bike

 

Buy a disco if you need a cheap 4x4, freeloaders are generally pretty shit, headgaskets, cracking manifolds etc and RAV4's make you look like a bum botherer

 

Daihatsu terios ? got one for my wife recently and its been fantastic.

 

literally just sold my td4 this morning! Was a great work horse and super reliable, no matter what people say about the running gear.

Theres loads you can do to them to tidy them up a bit and quite cheaply too, and if you stick a 2 inch lift kit and some bronco diamond backs on there, you have a seriously capable off roader for some weekend fun - with no big diffs to worry about.

Seriously buy a freelander but get a td4 - you wont regret it. Just stay away from the 1.8 k series headgasket muncher. Can email you some detailed pics if you want a closer look at one i still got all mine on the computer.

 

out of all the cars mentioned on this thread i'd go for the dihatsu terios or a suzuki jimny.

 

But seriously.. a mate's mum has a Daihatsu Terios and it's been faultless. It's an import and is loaded with gadgets too.

 

Freelanders are OK if you get a good 'un, a bad 'un will cost you dearly. Admittedly i work at a Land Rover specialist so only ever see the bad broken ones, but there seems to be a lot of that type about. Overheating and Head Gaskets, Turbo's, Injectors, Fuel Pumps, I.R.D units, Viscous units and rear Subframe mounts are the usual suspects.