cossiecrew

im looking to buy a 4x4 for road use looking at bmw x5 diesel,merc ml,jeep cherokee etc anyone got any advice on 4x4s any to avoid etc i want something abit pimp

phil_rs

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X5

vaughant

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Touareg are really nice,get a nice one for 10k,say 2.5d.got an ml myself but it's w reg so you could buy two of them!!great vehicle and much nicer on the road than the x5 but the x5 handles a million times better and IMHO looks more bling with big wheels etc.I'm driving a Cherokee myself at the mo and it's real comfy but a bit of a boat compared to the others although it could be made to look mega bling as there's loads of stuff out there for them.don't know how much q7's are now but they look nice.

Mike C

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X5

Mk1-stu

don't fuck about with an X5 if you want something a bit pimp !!

click me

if your gonna own a 4x4 for the wrong fuckin reason, you might as well get one that's got 22" chromes on it already

cossiecrew

i thought about a navigator but running one would be pricey and what do you mean for the wrong reason? if i wanna buy something and drop 22s(not spinners lol) on it surely thats my cash my choice ive got a discovery challenge spec offroader already and a lexus for a daily now i fancy something a little pimp

cossiecrew

what cherokee do you have year?im kind of steering away from the merc now as they didnt change much from a £3000 r reg to a ten grander i would like a 4.6is x5 but running costs must be sickening

airbrushfx

for me, it'll have to be the chelsea tractor, a range rover, for 10k you'll proberly get a late p38 shape with lowish mileage

marky_g

v10 diesel touraeg

cossiecrew

same again p38s look a little old now a 10k looks near on no different from a £1500 one plus i know a guy who breaks them nothing but trouble electrical issues he reckons

cossiecrew

ive never thought of one of these before just been looking at them one with rims would look nice

vaughant

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Hi mate,mines a w reg one 4.0lt high output but LPG converted.the shape didn't change much until 05 or so although I believe and after that it's just a facelift,much nicer interior etc.the diesel engine in them is still pretty shit on fuel but moves along nice.point taken on both the merc and rangey,I'd be pretty sure you could get an early new shape range rover one now for 10k?I could put a new bumper and wing mirror covers on my merc and it's facelifted!!

vaughant

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Mega quick but apalling on diesel!!my mate ran one for a month and got rid of it as it did £50 in from Merthyr to Cardiff,back to britton ferry and back up to Merthyr,about 100 miles!!!!!although he reckoned it was one of the fastest things he'd ever driven!!!

cossiecrew

i couldnt have the new shape rangey as i would be scraping the barrel for 10k plus 3 days ago my mate bought a hse sport on 22s for £35000 i would feel like i had a small penis

have you had any experience of lpg converted x5s?
so many choices

vaughant

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point taken!!!!tbh I think that's the only reason my mate bought that v10 touareg just to be better than one of the other boys who had the 2.5version!!personally thought the 2.5 went like fuck,good on derv too!!I used a 4.4 v8 for a few days and it was atrocious on fuel,fast as fuck but about 12mpg which just really pisses you off.with LPG you'd be on about 20mpg equivalent as you don't get as much economy on LPG and you still need petrol to start unless it's a very expensive system.a 3.0 petrol LPG would be immense as you'd be on about 30odd mpg equivalent,they go well too but it could be a bit cheap for what you've got to spend.they do a v8 Cherokee and I think their single figure economy which again is painful.xc90 are nice but a bit too grandad for what you want I think,but there maybe bits available to pimp them,don't suppose it's too cool to tell people your in a Volvo though!!!!

D16PJM

i was at chelmsford car auctions the other day and 2 new shape range rovers 03 plate went through FSH under 100k all the toys and both sold for just over 8k.

Psycho Warren

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Sums it all up really

4x4s that are only on the road are a complete waste of time and money. Not necessary at all. And no they arent safer for the kids before the daft bints say it

Lambchop

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I'm selling my X5

2001, i think its approx 55k but no more than 60k.

Currently having 1.5k spent on it! 4 new tyres, discs and pads all round and small mot jobs.

It's a 3l petrol that runs on lpg.

Will have 1 yr MOT.

Chop

Lambchop

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ps they are great cars and only selling as wife has a bun in the oven, we already have 3 other kids and we now need 7 seats!

PM if you like.

cossiecrew

cheers for your helpful post and consideration on how i spend MY money

cossiecrew

cheers mate but idealy i want diesel if it was a petrol one i would have the 4.6 cheers for the info though mate

Lambchop

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You want the diesel as it's cheaper to run? That's why i got the lpg

Lambchop

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ps i had to do rear beam bushes last year. They are a TWAT to do. Only available at bmw too Watch out for them.

Darylc.

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defo, don't see the point, especially as most of these on the schoo run noly have 1 kid in them

cossiecrew

cheers to all the helpful people on this thread your input has been of great help

to everyone else eat a fat cock