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> "Adrian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Neil ([email protected]) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
>> saying :
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>>> Hi, thanks for your comments. Just had a look at the Citation, a bit
>>> too big for me to garage it and a bit too rich for me! I really
>>> could do with a 4x4 that will fit in my garage over night and
>>> capable of taking the camping stuff. But must also be suitable for
>>> general day to day use about town.
>>
>> You've not mentioned actually *needing* 4wd at all.
>>
>> Why not just buy a people carrier or big estate instead? Far less of
>> a compromise all round, and will be a far better vehicle in town.
>
> Well how many people can actually say the *need* a 4x4 ;-)
Heheheh, we do, but have a Landrover Discovery, a 'proper', slightly
modified to suit off-road RTV trials, 4x4 ..
> But I appreciate your comment. I want the added safety and security
> of a 4x4 over an estate,
Fair comment IMHO, though I qualify this ...
> ie better visibility,
Agreed ..
> better control in crappy weather
That would be dependant upon how crappy. Most 4x4 tyres are crap on wet
tarmac and actually can have much less control than a 'normal' car in
generally wet and dreary weather. The type of tyre also will make snow use
(for example) better or worse than a n other car ..
> more secure feeling when driving
Don't get an 'off-roading' style 4x4 with bigger tyres than standard then ..
they feel way less secure and can bounce along with the suspension,
especially if you set the suspension harder for road or softer for off-road.
Compromises abound with 4x4's on the road and are really _not_ a good idea
for timid drivers and mainly road use, IMHO.
> I agree I am not a hardcore 4x4 person and that is why I don't
> particularly want a huge 4x4, just a safe, secure, strong and
> reliable vehicle to take me and
> my family wherever we wish to go, and some of the places we go
> camping you need better clearance from our vehicle.
I _am_ what many people would class as hard-core .. indeed we were stuck for
three hours on Sunday with the chassis grounded and wheels hanging in 18" of
water ..
It took another Discovery and a Defender a hard slog, and a
shed-load of luck, to pull us out ..
I'd suggest a Subaru Forester or Outback for you, definitely not a Suzuki,
or other 'off-roading' style 4x4, of whatever model .. In fact almost any
normal estate car, but with 4x4 transmission, such as the Audi or Volvo car
type 4x4's, would be far better vehicles for your stated uses and
requirements.
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