4x4's Is yours any good

[doug boardley]

I'm gonna follow this thread with interest, L200, Navara or Ford Ranger at the moment are all in with a shout for me, Hi-lux (Toyota) would be me first choice but I'm limiting my spends to 10k.

 

[Lenny]

The new Ford ranger beats the other 2 hands down Doug. The Mk1 not so much, I would plump for the navarra, the L200 is a bit thirsty.

 

[doug boardley]

I'll be using the pick up for my power tools and the trailer for my hand tools/cutters/sundries. trailer does have an extended canopy cover

 

[Lenny]

The navarra is a bit girly when it comes to towing weights, but for the trailer in your picture would be bang on.

The L200 is best off road & in the white stuff though.

 

[doug boardley]

whichever one I get, will have to tow a 5/6 berth caravan too Lenny:smilewinkgrin:

 

[doug boardley]

Oli, my mate lives in the Highlands and does all the hobbies you've listed, he has a Shogun and swears it's the complete vehicle for him

 

[Lenny]

If I had the coin I'd go for the VW Amarok, brilliant piece of kit.

 

[Olz]

The bed on the Navara is bigger than the L200 Doug if its one of the L200's with the rolling shutter lid, because of the foot that the shutter housing takes up, that it rolls into. My mate struggled to fit hardibacker sheets into his L200 lenghtways because of it. The haribacker rep got them in his ranger easily, and my cousin is a plumber and gets them in his Navara with the pivoting lid easily as well.

He paid around 7.5k plus vat for his Navara which is an 04 plate and only had 30k on it.