Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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Am considering getting one as a second car as I think it would be useful at times where live (road is often flooded and bad when it snows too)
I think 10k can get you something fairly respectable?
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Spend £3k and get a mint Cherokee and save £7k
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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Get a Lada Niva, supposedly an awesome 4x4.
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Dave
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Registered: 26th Feb 01
Location: Lancs
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Unless you really need it's capabilities there are much much cheaper cars that will do what you want just as well.
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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As above, no point paying a premium for a Defender if it's only to get through some puddles or snow every so often.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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What other stuff is out there? I like the idea of it being fairly indestructible. The jeep wranglers are quite cool. What else?
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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quote: Originally posted by Tiger
Get a Lada Niva, supposedly an awesome 4x4.
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Stuart H
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Registered: 17th Jul 09
Location: lanark , scotland
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Suzuki SJ
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Ben J
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
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If you are a man get a Defender. Only need to spend £3-5k tho.
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
Location: Essex
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Drive a defender before you buy one, they are terrible.
[Edited on 01-01-2014 by AlexW]
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Jeep all day long, simple luxurious and easy to maintain. Don't command daft premiums and limited specs has more toys than modern base spec carsz
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
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has to be a defender!
have heard them daihatsu fourtraks are meant to be good though
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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Not interested in luxury really.
What's the wrangler like in terms of ability?
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
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old disco? LPG?
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Defenders are awesome
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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Defender will be a waste tbh.
Spend 5k on a disco td5. You'll get heated leather and other toys too.
Defenders are shit to drive in reality. Driving position is too far right hence why everyone has their arm out the window.
Your a soft lad Steve, don't buy a man's car.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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For what you need it for a Rav4 will be enough.
Wranglers are very capable, small though and convertible. Plus not that cheap from what I can recall!
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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Iv got a Boner forming.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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get a 106 gti. they are really good in water i heard.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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That is precisely what is in the back of my mind about buying something
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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my fiat escudo van drove through a flood on monday where the water was going up over the bonnet.
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Rick Draper
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Registered: 10th Feb 01
Location: Cheshire
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Steve needs a Suzuki Vitara Fat boy.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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£10k is a bonzar Disco.
I know you say you don't want luxury but a bit of padding and upholstery is a good idea in winter.
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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Can get a brand new lada niva in the uk for £13k.
There good cars.
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