Spacemonkey said:Actually, I have thought of that, but 185 knobblies???
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Spacemonkey said:
So you've already experimented with an off road Ducati.....
I'll get my coat....
Land Rover Freelander (don't laugh..)
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Oh, and yes I have ridden it on gravel, dirt and dry grass.. It'd be good with better tyres!! It probably spends more time off road than on..
Oh, and yes I have ridden it on gravel, dirt and dry grass.. It'd be good with better tyres!! It probably spends more time off road than on..
What about a Subaru? They seem pretty popular with a lot of rural sorts round here, and I would imagine an Impreza might give the MX5 a run for it's money. I don't know how much they go for but the forester looks like a decent motor for light off-roading.
I was thinking about a Freelander but opted for the X-trail having been scared off by the unreliability stories - I'm no mechanic.
I'm not disappointed. It's the best car I've ever owned, however the nearest it's been to off road is down a few muddy tracks when I go fishing.
I test drove the Freelander (on the road) and it rolled a little too much for me and any passengers in the back would have their heads touching the ceiling. I think the Freelanders look good but the resale value is questionable - that of course can work in your favour in the 2nd hand market.
I liked the X-trails' massive sun roof, the selectable 2WD, Auto & 4WD buttons, and the absence of the Freelanders roll on quick corners.
I noted in the 5th Gear (Ch5 TV) test the X-trail came top out of the Freelander, Honda CRV, X-Trail & others - and this included top in the off road test.
Like I said I'm no off road driver so I couldn't compare their off road abilities but the X-trail is the best car for me for road driving and the occasional muddy track.
They are pricey though.
Matt
I'm not disappointed. It's the best car I've ever owned, however the nearest it's been to off road is down a few muddy tracks when I go fishing.
I test drove the Freelander (on the road) and it rolled a little too much for me and any passengers in the back would have their heads touching the ceiling. I think the Freelanders look good but the resale value is questionable - that of course can work in your favour in the 2nd hand market.
I liked the X-trails' massive sun roof, the selectable 2WD, Auto & 4WD buttons, and the absence of the Freelanders roll on quick corners.
I noted in the 5th Gear (Ch5 TV) test the X-trail came top out of the Freelander, Honda CRV, X-Trail & others - and this included top in the off road test.
Like I said I'm no off road driver so I couldn't compare their off road abilities but the X-trail is the best car for me for road driving and the occasional muddy track.
They are pricey though.
Matt
I'd ignore 5th gear.
They made the claims about 4wd's turning over on sudden turns, and proved their point by getting a stunt driver to drive a stripped down range rover on non standard tyres, down a runway and deliberately cranking it over. Waste of a good car.
They made the claims about 4wd's turning over on sudden turns, and proved their point by getting a stunt driver to drive a stripped down range rover on non standard tyres, down a runway and deliberately cranking it over. Waste of a good car.
innocent bystander said:
I'm not saying that 4x4s wouldn't roll over more easily than a normal car, but on that test on 5th gear, the Range Rover they used had a full roll cage,(heavy) and I doubt they uprated the suspension to cope with the extra weight. This would add to the ease of the roll over. He set out to do nothing but turn the car over.
Jjv110 said:
I was quite disgusted by the way they did their test. It's like shooting yourself in the head, to prove that guns are dangerous.
The only thing that program is interested in, is sports cars, and if landrover had any sense, they wouldn't lett Tedious Niff, or whatever his name is, anywhere near their cars.
Don't like Discos as they look like a cathedral on wheels-bit too big for my tastes. New ones are great though, but like the Scooby Doos and X Trails (which I also like) are way, way out of my current budget. I can only run to £5k at absolute tops, hopefully a heck of a lot less, as I'm saving for a DeLorean too, and that is a bit dearer. Crud off road, but where we're going in the DeLorean, we don't need roads...
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i'd buy any car that looks like a landy but can smoke a scooby at the lights.
as top gear said "buy it on a monday, enter it in the paris-dakar on the tuesday"
as top gear said "buy it on a monday, enter it in the paris-dakar on the tuesday"
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