SUV Recommendations
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Koenig
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Update:
I had a rush of blood to the head and bought a TDV8 for £3k.
To be fair I know the car because it belonged to a friend of mine who always looked after it.
So I bought it.
What a machine! Fast, smooth and so far not a single fault! I expected it to blow up within 6 months or go catastrophically wrong in some way or other. I certainly didn’t trust it.
It’s a great stalking truck, but doesn’t like going past petrol stations much….
I’d always been suspicious of JLR autos-but must say I’m impressed.
I had a rush of blood to the head and bought a TDV8 for £3k.
To be fair I know the car because it belonged to a friend of mine who always looked after it.
So I bought it.
What a machine! Fast, smooth and so far not a single fault! I expected it to blow up within 6 months or go catastrophically wrong in some way or other. I certainly didn’t trust it.
It’s a great stalking truck, but doesn’t like going past petrol stations much….
I’d always been suspicious of JLR autos-but must say I’m impressed.
Bavarianbrit
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I had a Terracan I bought it new 2004, did 250k kms then sold to my farmer neighbour in 2016 who has run it up to 400k kms with a very hard life with him as he runs the local recycling depot, now the cylinder head has died and spares have become unobtanium due to the 15 year rule. Car makers do not have to stock spares for vehicles older than 15 years.
Bavarianbrit
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My pal bought a used one with 150K kms ran it a bit then the engine went erratic and no garage could find the fault, they just changed injectors at 400€ each at each garage. He scrapped it in the end.
Skogsmannen
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I'm in a similar position at the moment too. My XC70 is due for MOT in a week's time and I thought last time round it was on borrowed time then. All being well it's things like ball joints and an odd bush but there's a chance it'll add up enough to say enough. It does pretty much everything I want/need it to do, good on fuel for what it is, and just about fixable on the drive.
The question is what to relace it with? Whislt 4wd/Awd isn't crucial, it's desirable, but a bit of ground clearance is more important.
My shortlist isn't far off what's already been said (CRV, Duster, Yeti, Octavia Scout, Rav 4 etc and maybe, just maybe a Freelander2) but every one those at the lower price points seem to suffer from rust/rot more than the Volvo of the similar cost.
The unicorn find would be a pre 2005 XC70 D5 manual I suppose, but they are few and far between.
Other than rust, most of the above seem to regularly be seem with over 200,000 miles on, even an odd diesel Duster, but the Duster seems to be the odd one out in that it's a bit more basic and with a smaller engine.
Does anyone on here have any experience of owning an older, higher milage Duster (either 2 or 4wd)?
The question is what to relace it with? Whislt 4wd/Awd isn't crucial, it's desirable, but a bit of ground clearance is more important.
My shortlist isn't far off what's already been said (CRV, Duster, Yeti, Octavia Scout, Rav 4 etc and maybe, just maybe a Freelander2) but every one those at the lower price points seem to suffer from rust/rot more than the Volvo of the similar cost.
The unicorn find would be a pre 2005 XC70 D5 manual I suppose, but they are few and far between.
Other than rust, most of the above seem to regularly be seem with over 200,000 miles on, even an odd diesel Duster, but the Duster seems to be the odd one out in that it's a bit more basic and with a smaller engine.
Does anyone on here have any experience of owning an older, higher milage Duster (either 2 or 4wd)?
I'll be selling my freelander off before long. Absolutely brilliant vehicle but I commute a couple miles daily now and it isn't enough to warrant keeping a diesel. I've gone back to a jimny (modified obviously) and I'm already missing the freelander 
It's unfortunate they don't have a low box. If they did, I wouldn't be getting rid! Should have bought an auto
It's unfortunate they don't have a low box. If they did, I wouldn't be getting rid! Should have bought an auto
