Darren-Debbie

Oooh Aaar Oooohhh Aaaaaarrr

i've just worked it out 30,000 miles in 10 years of off road driving = 57.7 miles a week, at 20mph, not 5 (it's a proper 4wd), only makes it at most 3hrs, more than enough time to run over a few ramblers and birdwatchers i'd say

marco121068

I'd say if it's fitted with a tow bar then fit a shackle attachment where the towball sits. That way you can be pulled out should the need arise (backwards of course!).

Economy wise - I get 8.5/9 l / 100km which isn't too bad.

hollykimalan

Oh, yeah you're right. To be sure of a clean kill then
Speeds need to kept above 20mph.
Just watched Top Gear on BBC iplayer and they were saying
That ramblers in the UK are trying to get it made
illegal to take any motor vehicle off the queens highways if
your main purpose is having 'fun'!
HKA

ray2gill

But it's legal to drive on green roads. Loads of them in Devon if you have proper Ordanence Survey maps you just have to watch out for farmers trying to bloke them. You can also drive on some bridle ways if they are wide enough.

ray2gill

[QUOTE=DimWit17;7224288]We bought a brand new 2007 model about exactly a year ago for $28k (got it cheap as they were clearing out the old model...). QUOTE]


We bought our 2008 model in July with tinted windows, mud flaps & towbar, for just under 28,000 on the road through A1 Car Brokers.

abertawe

Okay, so here goes:

Firstly many thanks for all your comments, really useful.
We have gone slightly over the top with the various test drives. So in reverse order these are the ones we have tried.

6. Way out in last the Mitsubishi Outlander, it felt cheaply put together, it shook badly on the off road part of our test.
5. Over rated over priced the Honda CRV. Pleasant enough interior, although I didnt feel too comfortable and not great on stearring off road.
4. I was very suprised by the Rav4. It had a tinny feel and not a great interior. The off road was really great fun but it was awful going up steep hills.
3. Although WeLoveBonds will disagree with me on this one the VW Tiguan. I thought that this was an overly hard drive, very hard breaking and I absolutely hated the head rest. It did feel great inside, very safe.
2. Just a head of the VW the Nissan, I just loved the drive of this but that was it. It is a beast of a car and the boot/trunk is possibly to big. And there is something at the back of my mind that it is just not the one.
1. By a country mile and WeLoveBonds, didn't want to test drive this one, the best to date is the Subaru Forester. It feels like a car on the road, which some of the others didn't and was excellent off road (So good off road that Elliott slept through it). The only drawbacks for me was the interior which was a little noisy on the off road and Elliott's kiddy seat anchor points are on the ceiling. Beyond that it was great.

We will possibly test drive the Forester and a second choice again but it is looking like the Subaru Forester.

Oh and we may test the Renault Koleos.

MarkMC

Cool - that's a great list - are these new cars you are testing?

aussiedreamz

If you go for the Forester, just take into consideration that they have to be serviced every 6 months....

Grayling

Every 12.5K kms.

Bear in mind that they also have a much higher resale value than any of the others.

G