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[ollie989898]

The interior of the Disco 4 or Range Rover or Volvo XC90 (the new one) is easily comparable with most high end cars, IE Merc S class. Couple that with some very funky suspension and you have a very comfortable ride.

They are a million miles away from anything the pick-up world can offer, large but relaxed engines, spangly automatic gearboxes, they virtually drive themselves.

Seriously, for anyone who lives in a rural locale and has serious motorway miles to do they are near perfect. They will cost more to run than a 5 series or E class or Jaguar XF I agree (and those cars are no slouches either) but they will cope with potholes and rougher roads better I think.

I quite like the Jaguar F Pace, looks pretty tasty, of course Lexus offer an upmarket SUV but the last model had a very peculiar ride. Way more reliable than anything Euro-built as well or so I am led to believe.

Buy extended warranty and get rid once it has expired would be my advice. Q7 is ugly, the Porka version slightly less so maybe. I don't really do VAGwagens to be honest.

Jag, Land Rover or Volvo would be the 3 main contenders in my book.

OR maybe an Audi Allroad A6???

 

[BenB]

New-ish Land Cruiser has to be in with a shout too? Or Jeep Grand Cherokee if you like a bit of bling

 

[d williams]

I do over 500 miles some days so need driver comfort road holding safety and the abilty to drive up roads like the Khyber Pass

If the roads are that bad how's the lorry going to pick up the hay straw or deliver it?

 

[DRC]

Let's face it, almost any modern car would do the job. It comes down to convincing yourself that you really need the biggest , most expensive 4x4, when in reality a Ford Focus would do.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Let's face it, almost any modern car would do the job. It comes down to convincing yourself that you really need the biggest , most expensive 4x4, when in reality a Ford Focus would do.

Ford Focus woukd last me 6 months and like to see you get a family of growing teenagers and Mrs Shop in a focus .ive driven to cardiff in a Clio today with my
Knees against my chin . And given that i spend a good part of my life in a car and work damned hard i think i deserve a bit of comfort. And lastly if some idiot drives into me with my family on bourd i want a bit of strong metal to prottect them
Have you thought of going back to a Nuffield universal after all it would do the same job with a good donkey jacket and a wooley hat
But thank you for your constuctive advice

 

[GTB]

Ford Focus woukd last me 6 months and like to see you get a family of growing teenagers and Mrs Shop in a focus .ive driven to cardiff in a Clio today with my
Knees against my chin . And given that i spend a good part of my life in a car and work damned hard i think i deserve a bit of comfort. And lastly if some idiot drives into me with my family on bourd i want a bit of strong metal to prottect them
Have you thought of going back to a Nuffield universal after all it would do the same job with a good donkey jacket and a wooley hat
But thank you for your constuctive advice

Here you go FT, they'll be safe in this.

 

[JP1]

Here you go FT, they'll be safe in this.

Derrick might be, the other poor chap and HIS family, maybe not

 

[Derrick Hughes]

What MPG

 

[JP1]

Q5 on lease Derrick - end of thread

Tag Boss farmer in to summat to revive another thread

 

[Henery]

Neighbour has a base model Toerag on a 2. Year deal £250 per month, a hundred less per month than VW could do. Put down an"fair" deposit... don't know details, but there are deals to be done....
Nice motor !

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Toureg did me 15 mpg

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Q5 on lease Derrick - end of thread

Tag Boss farmer in to summat to revive another thread

I also need a motor for the wife

 

[DRC]

Ford Focus woukd last me 6 months and like to see you get a family of growing teenagers and Mrs Shop in a focus .ive driven to cardiff in a Clio today with my
Knees against my chin . And given that i spend a good part of my life in a car and work damned hard i think i deserve a bit of comfort. And lastly if some idiot drives into me with my family on bourd i want a bit of strong metal to prottect them
Have you thought of going back to a Nuffield universal after all it would do the same job with a good donkey jacket and a wooley hat
But thank you for your constuctive advice

Bit touchy Derrick.
I did say it comes down to personal choice. You were implying that you needed a 4x4 to get to farms. Funny how the postman manages in a van, and most people in the country drive normal family cars all around the country.
As for being constructive , I mentioned what a very good SUV the Honda CR-V is. Well priced and reliable with good mpg and comfortable. But probably not the correct badge for you

 

[GTB]

Toureg did me 15 mpg

Our Isuzu Dmax does 20 mpg and that's got a trailer practically welded on.

 

[GTB]

I also need a motor for the wife

Then get a pickup and a car. Use the pickup for local and towing and use the car for long journeys. Share the mileage between the two i.e. two doing 25k rather than one doing 40k and the other doing 10k??? The car would do double the mpg of the pickup and probably three times what your toerag is doing.

 

[Great In Grass]

Bit touchy Derrick.
I did say it comes down to personal choice. You were implying that you needed a 4x4 to get to farms. Funny how the postman manages in a van, and most people in the country drive normal family cars all around the country.
As for being constructive , I mentioned what a very good SUV the Honda CR-V is. Well priced and reliable with good mpg and comfortable. But probably not the correct badge for you

Went to lunch with a neighbour today in his CR-V noticed it was showing 54.9mpg very respectable.

 

[DRC]

This'll do for FT

 

[7610 super q]

Then get a pickup and a car. Use the pickup for local and towing and use the car for long journeys. Share the mileage between the two i.e. two doing 25k rather than one doing 40k and the other doing 10k??? The car would do double the mpg of the pickup and probably three times what your toerag is doing.

 

[JP1]

Then get a pickup and a car. Use the pickup for local and towing and use the car for long journeys. Share the mileage between the two i.e. two doing 25k rather than one doing 40k and the other doing 10k??? The car would do double the mpg of the pickup and probably three times what your toerag is doing.

Hurrah for the echo. But Derrick doesn't want a small car (except for the mpg), doesn't want to do the miles in a pickup ...............

 

[GTB]

Hurrah for the echo. But Derrick doesn't want a small car (except for the mpg), doesn't want to do the miles in a pickup ...............

I didn't say small car. Pretty much any diesel car will be two or three times cheaper to run than a pickup or "truck"? (for "truck" read prestige 4x4).