lindsay 1 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Hi, can anyone pass on some info regarding the above 4x4?did think about freelander but got bad feed back!!,at the moment i have a combo crew van but thinking about getting a 4x4. So any help would be great about vatara. ATB Lindsay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chimp 299 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 yep i had one , a 2001 . nice drive but was crap off road , nothing like the old ones infact i sunk it within a week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrow243 24 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 the sj413 are a lot better on fuel and of road but for downhill they do lack the torque of a diesel i prefer the fourtrak 2.8td diesel great on and of road plus more room inside Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simba 1 Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 (edited) can only comment on the sj410 which was great off road but loved petrol never got the little beast stuck anywere ive got a old vitara softtop which is great as long as you have offroad tyres on it for well offroad lol its the 1.6 petrol and does 30 -35mpg bits are dead cheap for it as well . Edited July 29, 2009 by simba Quote Link to post Share on other sites
masmiffy 82 Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 yep i had one , a 2001 . nice drive but was crap off road , nothing like the old ones infact i sunk it within a week. Was a great motor I recon it was just the driver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chimp 299 Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 probably but it was too clean to wreck . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
claybusers al 9 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 we use a grand vitara 2.5 TD as a lamping bus last night it was at the top of the pentlands in edinburgh it goes anywhere and very rarely stick it in 4 wheel drive it goes places my range rover wouldnt and my ranger pick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kx100 66 Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 do u no the keeper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
v-max 2 Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 yep i had one , a 2001 . nice drive but was crap off road , nothing like the old ones infact i sunk it within a week. Was a great motor I recon it was just the driver I was thinking the same as mine is a 2001 20ltr petrol & it goes every wear just the ground clearance lets it down compared with a landy etc. I have 15yrs off-road experiance & very rarelly been boged could count on 1 hand in that time. Iv had 2 stags etc in mine & thats just road tyres on it i was looking at the general AT/2's but i do well with what i have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorkyJohn 808 Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 SJ's are great off road but terrible on road especially if u've got many miles to do. vitaras are capable on & off & modified ones are readily available on ebay. the older manual TD's are hard to find but are really good, I was selling mine but have decided to keep it. Watch for the rot though, sills & arches Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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