Cheapish 4x4

In article <[email protected]>, hugh wrote:
> In message <[email protected]>, AstraVanMan
><[email protected]> writes
>>> Why not buy a left hooker in France then? If you want something cheap
>>> and with "oomph" why not buy a 4x4 Xantia or a 4x4 BX over there? The
>>> excuse about registration is bizarrely pathetic. I do hope you're not
>>> one of those Brits that lives life like a little Englander while abroad,
>>> I hate the whining ex-pats.
>>
>>They did a 4x4 BX? Cool. Did they do a 4x4 version of the GTI?
>>
> How about a Lada?

This one would be interesting, the one about half way down the page. Built
by Lada for racing, it has a 300ZX engine in.

http://www.4wdonline.com/Lada/Lada.html

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Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

"Steve Firth" wrote in message >
> > >
> Avoid like the plague, the Tercel is utter ****e.

well theres a reasoned argument then having owned 3 I would disagree I
found they are ideal for delivering grain to pheasants on pete moorland
and in snow as unlike my Rangy, Fourtrak, Cossack Trooper etc they are less
inclined to sink in and have decent manners on road. Of course you could
mean the Corolla/Tercel which I have no experience of save the popularity in
the Peak District amongst farmers who they are not known for buying pigs in
pokes
Derek

In message <[email protected]>, Simon Barr <[email protected]>
writes
>In article <[email protected]>, hugh wrote:
>> In message <[email protected]>, AstraVanMan
>><[email protected]> writes
>>>> Why not buy a left hooker in France then? If you want something cheap
>>>> and with "oomph" why not buy a 4x4 Xantia or a 4x4 BX over there? The
>>>> excuse about registration is bizarrely pathetic. I do hope you're not
>>>> one of those Brits that lives life like a little Englander while abroad,
>>>> I hate the whining ex-pats.
>>>
>>>They did a 4x4 BX? Cool. Did they do a 4x4 version of the GTI?
>>>
>> How about a Lada?
>
>This one would be interesting, the one about half way down the page. Built
>by Lada for racing, it has a 300ZX engine in.
>
>http://www.4wdonline.com/Lada/Lada.html
>
Well, there you go - problem solved.
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hugh
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Mark Jordan ([email protected]) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

> My parents have just purchased a property in the French alps, and we
> are looking to purchase a car which will spend most of its life down
> there on the snow bound roads of the Alps (inc. Switzerland).
>
> We dont want to spend any more than say £3,000 (less if we can), and
> want something reliable and fun to drive

2cv

> The car will be a UK car with UK plates, insured in the UK to drive in
> France and will be taken back once a year for it's MOT test!

Why on earth?

Hirsty's ([email protected]) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

> Fiat Panda 4x4, just about to be released again ??

It's released in Europe. Saw one parked up in Rome a couple of days ago.

It's like a Panda, but on stilts.

BTW - Talk about ludicrous...

"VW Polo Fun" - not just an Oxymoron, but a VW Polo given the
StreetRover/C3 XTR/Rancho treatment... Bwahahahahahahaha...

AstraVanMan ([email protected]) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

> They did a 4x4 BX? Cool. Did they do a 4x4 version of the GTI?

Yep.

We got two BX 4x4s in the UK - a GTi hatch and a 1.9i (so same mechanicals)
estate.

Also 405 4x4 - IIRC, it was 16v...

They eat gearboxes and the bits are impossible to get. Many of the few you
might see are now 4x2 again.

Adrian <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hirsty's ([email protected]) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
> were saying :
>
> > Fiat Panda 4x4, just about to be released again ??
>
> It's released in Europe. Saw one parked up in Rome a couple of days ago.
>
> It's like a Panda, but on stilts.

Selling like hot cakes in rural Italy. My neighbour has ditched his
Smart ForFour and bought a Panda 4x4 diesel. The Panda is ideal for the
Apennines where a combination of white roads, potholes, mudslides and
heavy snowfall make standard saloon cars fairly useless.

--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

-- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

In article <[email protected]>, Adrian wrote:.
>
> They eat gearboxes and the bits are impossible to get. Many of the few you
> might see are now 4x2 again.

That's a shame, I was alomst tempted to start looking for one. I've got
a bit of a soft spot for BX's. Had two in the past, a BX DTR estate and
a BX19 TZ something or other.

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simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

I work a lot in France and keep a car there - French everything and only an
mot thingy every five years - cheap insurance too.......



"DanTXD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > Conor <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> In article <[email protected]>, Mark
> >> Jordan says...
> >>
> >> > The car will be a UK car with UK plates, insured in the UK to drive
in
> >> > France and will be taken back once a year for it's MOT test!
> >> >
> >> Jesus Christ, talk about a stupid and costly way to go about things. So
> >> not only will it be far more expensive to insure but you'll also be
> >> paying £150/year road tax that you'll never use!
> >>
> >> What an idiot..
> >
> > Not that stupid the way things are at the moment.
> >
> > You could basically drive like an utter **** in France in a UK
> > registered car and all they could give you is a fine, with no points.
> >
> > It's a very sensible way to do things if you have a UK address.
> >
> > The same is also true for using a Euro registered car in the UK.
>
> So, can i register my car at my friends place in the south of france, and
> then proceed to drive like a **** still, but not worry about getting
caught?
> Is that allowed? Cos its quite appealing
>
>
> --
> Dan
>
>

how about a Lada Niva? Cheap and competent!

Tim

In message <[email protected]>, Tim Adlam <[email protected]>
writes
>how about a Lada Niva? Cheap and competent!
>
>Tim
>
>
I've heard the Fiat Panda is the hottest selling 4x4 at the moment.
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hugh
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hugh <hugh@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:

> I've heard the Fiat Panda is the hottest selling 4x4 at the moment.

It certainly is in Italy. It meets the needs of people who live over
1200 feet above sea level, that's a large fraction of the Italian
population. After about a year of living in Italy I realised a 4x4 isn't
a luxury.

--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

-- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

hugh (hugh@[127.0.0.1]) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying :

>>how about a Lada Niva? Cheap and competent!

> I've heard the Fiat Panda is the hottest selling 4x4 at the moment.

Yes, but they're brand-spankin', so not cheap. Give 'em a couple of years.