Recommend a small 4x4?

[ziggy]

I made a fatal mistake at the Jap n Jeep Jam the other weekend. I let the missus drive the Surf.

It was her first time driving ANYTHING with 4 wheels and she absolutely loved the off-road course. Having been a biker for quite a few years, she is now absolutely dead set on learning to drive on 4 (x4!) wheels and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas of small 4x4s that we might be able to get our hands on?

Having had a bit of a look around it's looking like something along the lines of old Suzuki Jimnys or Vitaras are all that I've been able to find. We'd be looked at paying £500 or so for a non-runner/tatty looker and then probably re-building the engine (or whatever) while she learns to drive and hopefully having it ready to use by next summer.

If anyone can make any suggestions as to what to look for I'd be most intruiged to research things further...

Thanks

Hi i would go for suzuki jimmy cheap to run and fix when it all goes pear shaped not saying your wife cant drive but if you take off road ya break something sooner or later

[Rustinho]

Hi i would go for suzuki jimmy cheap to run and fix when it all goes pear shaped not saying your wife cant drive but if you take off road ya break something sooner or later

Yeah - they seem to be fairly plentiful (although not quite as many of them around as there are Vitaras and slightly more expensive too).

I do feel like I'm kinda pushing my luck hoping to get one for about £500 that will get through an MOT without too much effort.

Ideally I quite fancy the 1600 petrol version cos it's slightly cheaper insurance than the 2litre V6 or the diesel but if we happen on any kind of bargain we'll probably go for it.

[Calos]

I'm sure one of the Scottish contingent recently modded a small suzuki I think, can't find the thread now, but it turned out really really well.

Was a vid of it jumping on the moors somewhere too lol

peace
cal

[gwh200]

My wife has a sore leg...but she doesn't drive a daihstsu.

[Calos]

Okies found the thread/truck I was looking for, as a smaller offroader I thought this was awsome in the end.

http://www.hiluxsurf.co.uk/forums/sh...ghlight=%A3250
peace
cal

[Smego2]

Get her a LR disco as it wil break down just enough that she can still get the housework done!

[Rustinho]

Get her a LR disco as it wil break down just enough that she can still get the housework done!