ozzieowl 53 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 freelander td4 40 to the gallon on a run as apposed to l200 28 to the gallon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lapin2008 1,587 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) Nissan XTrail is a bit of a half way house between estate car and 4X4. Does about 47mpg on a run or 40mpg combined and has a reasonable amount of boot space. Can pick one up 2nd hand for a couple of K Edited March 10, 2011 by lapin2008 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FightTheBan 1,147 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) I cant immagine you going serious off road collie/grey unless I have misjudged you We have a skoda octavia scout at the work. It has 4 wheel drive, will get you to all but the most serious spots, is very rugged, ultra reliable and does 50mpg. Also great on the road, very comfortable, loads of extras and has the 1.9 turbo VW engine thats just about bombproof. I think its your perfect car! Seriously look into them, I cant reccomend them highly enough. Other cheapest 4x4 for you would be a suzuki vitara/jimny with a dog trailer. Any other 4x4 and you will do 25-30 MPG AT BEST (ie driving like a nun). Believe me, I had the same dilema as you 6 months ago and opted for a van. The way fuel prices are going I would seriously weigh up your options. Either that or get a £500 land rover 90 and run it on Rouge FTB Edited March 11, 2011 by FightTheBan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,623 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 If you want a nice looking estate, get an Audi A4 Audi A4 2.0T! Seriously like em. But as has been said. Not really ideal if you want the car to smell nice! One night lamping with a few lads and my estate is ditched!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danw 1,748 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) An impreza isn't a cheap option mine does about 18 to the gallon and if I horse it it runs at about 6 miles to the gallon. It is tuned to 400bhp though had to have it detuned from 450bhp cause the wife strugled to take the kids to school in it LOL :laugh: Edited March 11, 2011 by danw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 An impreza isn't a cheap option mine does about 18 to the gallon and if I horse it it runs at about 6 miles to the gallon. It is tuned to 400bhp though had to have it detuned from 450bhp cause the wife strugled to take the kids to school in it LOL :laugh: Never had you down for a boy racer Dan......free set of furry dice with that motor did you?.... Sold mine a couple of years back cause the misses wasn't keen on driving it either, big mistake......a black 02 Type Uk Sti......i miss it.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danw 1,748 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Never had you down for a boy racer Dan......free set of furry dice with that motor did you?.... Sold mine a couple of years back cause the misses wasn't keen on driving it either, big mistake......a black 02 Type Uk Sti......i miss it.. Lol my boss got pissy when I told him I should wear burbary instead of tweed :icon_redface: The price of impreza sti's at the moment I am thinking of getting one I fancy an alan jeffery 500bhp build that should keep the saxo's at bay :thumbs: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Never had you down for a boy racer Dan......free set of furry dice with that motor did you?.... Sold mine a couple of years back cause the misses wasn't keen on driving it either, big mistake......a black 02 Type Uk Sti......i miss it.. Lol my boss got pissy when I told him I should wear burbary instead of tweed :icon_redface: The price of impreza sti's at the moment I am thinking of getting one I fancy an alan jeffery 500bhp build that should keep the saxo's at bay :thumbs: Just googled that Alan Jeffrey........... Spent my money in these performances places....had an Uno turbo when i was 18...great little flying machine The look on peoples faces when they went to overtake and i went... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Just googled that Alan Jeffrey........... Spent my money in these performances places....had an Uno turbo when i was 18...great little flying machine The look on peoples faces when they went to overtake and i went... My mate had one of those things in the mid '90's, came round to my house all smug looking and rubbing his hands when his dad gave it to him... He blew the engine to bits the same night! It was very hard not to laugh at him when he pulled up in the standard 1.0 FIRE Uno he was driving before! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Just googled that Alan Jeffrey........... Spent my money in these performances places....had an Uno turbo when i was 18...great little flying machine The look on peoples faces when they went to overtake and i went... My mate had one of those things in the mid '90's, came round to my house all smug looking and rubbing his hands when his dad gave it to him... He blew the engine to bits the same night! It was very hard not to laugh at him when he pulled up in the standard 1.0 FIRE Uno he was driving before! 1 night... ...well i managed a week before mine went boom!!! Got another engine and it was great after that. Got an in car boost valve fitted and when you turned it up it sounded like a f*****g snake was in the dashboard... Big bore dtm exhaust and all the trimmings......when i look back now i just shake my head at the money i wasted..... Good at the time though... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danw 1,748 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Never had you down for a boy racer Dan......free set of furry dice with that motor did you?.... Sold mine a couple of years back cause the misses wasn't keen on driving it either, big mistake......a black 02 Type Uk Sti......i miss it.. Lol my boss got pissy when I told him I should wear burbary instead of tweed :icon_redface: The price of impreza sti's at the moment I am thinking of getting one I fancy an alan jeffery 500bhp build that should keep the saxo's at bay :thumbs: Just googled that Alan Jeffrey........... Spent my money in these performances places....had an Uno turbo when i was 18...great little flying machine The look on peoples faces when they went to overtake and i went... Biggest problem running a scoob is everyone wants to race which is daft as mine makes 60 in just on 4 secs At 18 I had a nova 1.3sr but it was running a calibra 2.0turbo motor that used to shift was built by bogg brothers in N.yorks sold it for a bmw e30M3 which I parked in the back of a toyota rav4 :icon_redface: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Just googled that Alan Jeffrey........... Spent my money in these performances places....had an Uno turbo when i was 18...great little flying machine The look on peoples faces when they went to overtake and i went... My mate had one of those things in the mid '90's, came round to my house all smug looking and rubbing his hands when his dad gave it to him... He blew the engine to bits the same night! It was very hard not to laugh at him when he pulled up in the standard 1.0 FIRE Uno he was driving before! 1 night... ...well i managed a week before mine went boom!!! Got another engine and it was great after that. Got an in car boost valve fitted and when you turned it up it sounded like a f*****g snake was in the dashboard... Big bore dtm exhaust and all the trimmings......when i look back now i just shake my head at the money i wasted..... Good at the time though... Mate, I was weak! This lad had been driving the one litre since he passed his test, and used to bore us all to death going on about uno turbos! We all reckoned he'd never get one and gave him stick, so he was full of it when he got hold of one, and had good reason to be smug. Few hours later... BOOOOM! :laugh: Not usually one to gloat, but there was a fair bit of going on at my place when he came back later that night with a crate of lager and a gutted looking expression! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOPPER 1,809 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 id look at something like a fiat diablo or the peugot 309 id forget about scooby imprezza the juicey and expensive to fix and pc plod just loves pulling them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigears 205 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 have a go in a mondeo 130 tdci loads of room fast 50 plus to the gallon and cheep to run and buy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
collie/grey 238 Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Thanks for the help fellas!! I am currently undecided at the mo as i do so dearly love my lil peugeot badboy lol. I am going to be googling away at all these ideas! Thanks for that write up to FTB but you didn't misjudge me at all I would never be a serious off roader lol i would be too scared to hurt the bloody thing and to scared to drive it anyway, im bad enough being a passenger An audi is totally out of my league though Thinking about it an impreza would make me bankrupt as i love a race or two on the carriageways P.s i don't care if my vehicle smells of dog and rotting blood, i never have none doggy people in it and even so they would have to put up with it Perfume and air fresheners mask it enough for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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