Freelander

[Nick Hearne]

Tony you bought a scorpion not a cheep boat that will hold its value well! Sop why not do the same with a car?
Nick

[Tony]

Originally Posted by Nick Hearne

Tony you bought a scorpion not a cheep boat that will hold its value well! Sop why not do the same with a car?
Nick

The problem is Nick I cant find anything i like for my hard(ish) earned cash.
What would you recommend?
Ps It needs to be a 4*4

[Nick Hearne]

I would go for a Landy but then I'm a bit biased as I have & love my D3!
For me I looked at all sorts but at the end of the day I new if I bought some thing else I would not be totally happy!

[ADS]

Originally Posted by Tony

The problem is Nick I cant find anything i like for my hard(ish) earned cash.
What would you recommend?
Ps It needs to be a 4*4

Kia Sorento's are very good value for money wrong badge I imagine.
If I had to buy one my money would go on a Touareg/ Audi Q7.

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by Tony

Well been to see a freelander2...
Ummmm not much for £22000.
I test drove and it was quite good but not amazing
So went back home and started to search again......WOW
New Jeep Wrangler unlimited 4 door thats my baby. Going to test this afternoon

You are comparing chalk and chees - the Wranglers rival is the Defender. Just look at the towing capacity or resale.

http://www.brightwells.com/4x4/Recen...2/Default.aspx

If you look at past results you will see the Land Rovers have much better resale than anything else - often going for as much as 150% of book value - most of the foreign 4x4s go for much less - usually about 50 - 75% book.

[Tony]

i agree the landrover will hold its value better than the wrangler..
But.....The Wrangler is so so cool
Also it has this new thingy called "mygig" and thats fantastic.
I used to have a 4ltr manual and it was so much fun.

[Hightower]

Seems like your minds made up then

[Tony]

Well sort of.........
On this tiny island i live in we have a car dealership that has 23 agencies!!
So when i went up to speak to the today they had never heard of it!
If i want one it will have to be mail order..(bit scary)
I may have to plan a trip over the the mainland to have a lookie first..

[Biggles]

Can you get these over there ?

[Hightower]

Hummers are horrible things to drive on the road, even on the big roads in the States. I didn't like it one bit.

[Biggles]

This is the new smaller Euro friendly one. Its brand new and called the H3. I've never driven one but I've driven plenty of Defenders and until now I've never said it but they are pretty horrible to drive compared to a Jap 4 x 4.
Each to his own I suppose.
Mind you the H3 looks cool.

[Tony]

Well i've gone and done it!!
I've bought a Wrangler Sahara 4dr Unliminted..
After reading the review in 4><4 magazine it came out on top, including the landie.....
So it will be here in two weeks , I'll post some pix then..

[osprey__viper]

Originally Posted by Tony

Well i've gone and done it!!
I've bought a Wrangler Sahara 4dr Unliminted..
After reading the review in 4><4 magazine it came out on top, including the landie.....
So it will be here in two weeks , I'll post some pix then..

Well done. Enjoy your new car

But....... I have been trying to get an underwrite on a 1 year old Grand cherokee today, the car is a minter but worth less than half of the original purchase price

If ya keeping it for a long time, then it aint too bad. But if ya gonna trade in, in a couple of years then make sure you are sitting down.

[Tony]

I have a grand Cherokee, and it is and has been a stunning car...
They do have a few manufacturer faults which can be costly if out of warranty.
Brakes only last 6 months..
Power steering pump packed up
The engine managment system gave up
All were fixed under warranty apart from brakes which has been an on going chore.
I really wanted the SRT8 but the price of petrol and the low resale forced me sideways. If you choose the Cherokee i'm sure it will serve you proud>>