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  • 22-08-2014 1:08am
    #1
    2pack
    Registered Users Posts: 616 ✭✭✭


    Looking to buy a diesel 4x4 around the 2/2.2 litre size, 2004/5 passenger vehicle,
    whats the best most reliable machine to go for.
    Was looking at a 04 nissan xtrail but what you think...thanks


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  • #2
    kay 9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭kay 9


    2pack wrote: »
    Looking to buy a diesel 4x4 around the 2/2.2 litre size, 2004/5 passenger vehicle,
    whats the best most reliable machine to go for.
    Was looking at a 04 nissan xtrail but what you think...thanks

    The vitara is a good mid size 4x4. Rav 4 is nice but the d4d engines aren't as reliable as previous toyota diesels.


  • #3
    bigroad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,159 ✭✭✭bigroad


    2pack wrote: »
    Looking to buy a diesel 4x4 around the 2/2.2 litre size, 2004/5 passenger vehicle,
    whats the best most reliable machine to go for.
    Was looking at a 04 nissan xtrail but what you think...thanks
    That x trial had a renault 2.2dci engine and are known to cause trouble and parts can be expensive.
    The vitara would be a better bet ,it uses a peugeot 2.0hdi engine.
    Then again some people sut both are good and some say their bad.Hard to know these days .The freelander uses bmw 320d engine but the build quality may not be that good.Depends what you will use the jeep for.


  • #4
    pete4130
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,944 ✭✭✭pete4130


    Jeep Wrangler. Older ones to be had cheap and great off road.


  • #5
    2pack
    Registered Users Posts: 616 ✭✭✭2pack


    05 06 SANTA FEE ANY GOOD


  • #6
    pete4130
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,944 ✭✭✭pete4130


    2pack wrote: »
    05 06 SANTA FEE ANY GOOD

    Not if you plan to use it for any real offloading/4WDing. They are All Wheel Drive, not 4x4 in the true sense. Some models might even be FWD only.


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  • #7
    kay 9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭kay 9


    pete4130 wrote: »
    Not if you plan to use it for any real offloading/4WDing. They are All Wheel Drive, not 4x4 in the true sense. Some models might even be FWD only.

    I think the vitara is the best of the bunch in that class


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