robbie Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 basically i have a new job which means i will be working closer to home also working days and where i live in new forest and close to salisbury plain i fancy getting a off roader for bit of fun im not interested in anything fancy got a budget of about £900ish what would people recommend ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottg17 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 What you looking for, Bike, Buggy, Quad or 4x4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 What you looking for, Bike, Buggy, Quad or 4x4? 4x4 had bikes had a accidet not been on one since and i dont like quads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaweV6 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 £900 ? Daihatsu Fourtrak. Preferably one with some metal left on it. Don't even think about any Land Rover for this kinda money if you want to keep it longer than a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 £900 ? Daihatsu Fourtrak. Preferably one with some metal left on it. Don't even think about any Land Rover for this kinda money if you want to keep it longer than a month. depends what he's thinking of tbf (in regards to "fun" that is) For 9 ton he could pick up a old farm yard rover with a good engine, box and running gear, lose most of the panels and shorten the shell for next to no cash outlay (at 900 you'll find plenty of rovers with rotten rear shells) and come away with the start of what would be a crackin weekend mud mountain climber (tbf though it wont be very practical for anything else though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 £900 ? Daihatsu Fourtrak. Preferably one with some metal left on it. Don't even think about any Land Rover for this kinda money if you want to keep it longer than a month. depends what he's thinking of tbf (in regards to "fun" that is) For 9 ton he could pick up a old farm yard rover with a good engine, box and running gear, lose most of the panels and shorten the shell for next to no cash outlay (at 900 you'll find plenty of rovers with rotten rear shells) and come away with the start of what would be a crackin weekend mud mountain climber (tbf though it wont be very practical for anything else though) Just the rear? I wouldn't touch a £900 Land Rover. You'll easily spend as much again welding it. You're probably looking along the lines of a Jimny or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganges Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 or what about a susuki vitara, either 2.0ltr or the 1.6, can pick some older ones up for less than 900 squid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 im not after practical or tidy im after something that i can use and dont give a hoot if it get scratched or bashed i was sort of loking away from land rover manily due to rust etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 £900 ? Daihatsu Fourtrak. Preferably one with some metal left on it. Don't even think about any Land Rover for this kinda money if you want to keep it longer than a month. depends what he's thinking of tbf (in regards to "fun" that is) For 9 ton he could pick up a old farm yard rover with a good engine, box and running gear, lose most of the panels and shorten the shell for next to no cash outlay (at 900 you'll find plenty of rovers with rotten rear shells) and come away with the start of what would be a crackin weekend mud mountain climber (tbf though it wont be very practical for anything else though) Just the rear? I wouldn't touch a £900 Land Rover. You'll easily spend as much again welding it. You're probably looking along the lines of a Jimny or something. the cab section on the old rovers are pretty sturdy compared to the rear loading bays (especially when it comes to the open backed flatbed variants preferred by farmers), Ive seen a few rovers with rear decks like swiss cheese while the cab section only seems to have suffered a good few years of mud encrustment from farmer jiles wellies. For a mud mountain plugger 3xR "rotten rear rovers" are the perfect conversion candidates and once all the access body panels are cut away which inturn shortens the vehicles overall length (I believe it gets even shorter than the original defender variant) you end up with 4x4 that not only climbs the hill, it squats, curls one off at the summit and slides down the other side on its ar5e for giggles . but like I said, after your done lobing off bits there's little practical use for the car barring being able to drive it up ridiculously muddy inclines and mountainous hillsides while it merrily coats you in mud and makes you a candidate for the Daz Doorstep challenge at the end of the day, must be worth it though, there's a large growing amateur following of this particular weekend countryside destroying sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 thought i would update i have bought this just before xmas 1600cc 97k miles 6 months mot http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n626/redlynchracing/vitara.jpg not bad for £260 just waiting for new tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 fookin ace man, that should be a laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 fookin ace man, that should be a laugh oh yes got it at southampton motor auction im suprised it went for so little it drives really well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScORTED Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Saw this and was about to say get a vitara i scrolled down and low and behold... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Saw this and was about to say get a vitara i scrolled down and low and behold... i wasnt planning too i sort of put idea on backburner i delvered a car to auction for a mate and this came throu so had a bid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganges Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 or what about a susuki vitara, either 2.0ltr or the 1.6, can pick some older ones up for less than 900 squid what did I say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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