help choose a 4wd for me

I reckon the single cabs are the best........ small diesel engines are more economical and my late 03 Hilux (single cab) can get up to 700kms on a 77l tank..... Very reliable. Have 103000 kms on the clock. looking to get rid of it very soon.
Am unsure as to the navara as it is only a few weeks old but so far am getting 600k per tank but still needs to b run in.
both are 3l diesels and run great.......
I really wouldn't go for a defender :( have heard loads of bad reports about them

A landrover defender or even a discovery is the only choice - the others are non-events

Hi MJ1

If there is only two of you And the rought stuff is over, what about a good soft roader?, Subaru Forrester Fit the budget and very capable vechicle, Reliability plus. Just a thought!

Cheers Axle.

hi there
i have a narvara my third the current one is on 310000ks just re built the box and transfer the rest is sweet all 3 have been very reliable they have 1 downfall not very much wheel travel on the front end on the long open run about 11ks per litre on soft sand about 7ks per litre you won't get one without a tub as that is factory std on the hwy running empty hard on the back end they bounce a bit there are very few after market parts for them and mounting a bull bar there isn't much to bolt to that is substantial but in all i am still very happy with mine cheers steve

Now that the dust has settled a bit, I'll give my two bob worth. These are some good and bad bits from 4WD's I've owned.

My first 4WD was a landcruiser ute. Go absolutely anywhere, no nonsense.
Paint job?..... what paint job?......... but did I say practical ???
Chuck your bleep in the back, firewood, toolbox, the dog, what ever, great!!!
BUT.....no security for your belongings.
Hard suspension on the road.
Everything in the back gets dusty, or wet.

Second was a Nissan Navara V6 dual cab.
Best of both worlds.
Could take passengers or extra gear and still chuck bleep in the back.
Can't sleep in it.
That sitting possition got to me in the end [feet forward, not down]
Front wheel travel was a real bugger and is the reason why I'll probably never own another forby with IFS [independant front suspension]

Third was a petrol 60 series cruiser. NOW WE'RE TALKING.....
Enough room inside for two to sleep in the back [we were younger then]
Good suspension.
Could pull a house down.
Enough room for fridge, tools, bags and whatever else.

Now I have a diesel GU wagon.
All-round coil springs are excellent off road, and excellent on road too!
Not many manufacturers make diffs like these guys.
We sleep in it regularly.
Plenty of room.

The GU is partly funded by my employer. So if I had to buy a car on my own, right now, it would be a wagon, have coil springs, and be a 6 cyl diesel. From there it would be a toss up between a GQ Patrol and an 80 series cruiser.

The Patrol gets a vote because of the diffs/gearbox/engine, but loses a vote because they tend to get little rattles and squeeks more quickly in the body/panels etc;

The landcruiser gets a vote for simply having a tailgate.
The one thing I miss most about my 60 series cruiser is the tailgate.
Open it where ever you are and you have an instant table that will not wobble, fall over, blow over, and it will hold the weight of three adults and is always there.

Making lunch, or rigging up a fishing rod, it's there. When I bought the GU it is the one consideration I did not pay enough attention to!

Cheers,

Muzz