Best 4x4 commercial

MURT7484

I'm lookin for a 4x4 commercial lads. I have a car at the mo but it's just not good enough for all my tools and gear anymore. I also want a commercials boot space for offroad fun and the likes of campin at festivals and trips away. Clear out the tools and throw a few blankets in the back. Tent sorted! I have no need for a tow bar. Only have about 6 or 7k to play with. Iv narrowed it down to a pathfinder or a disco 3. Disco is lookin like the winner cause theres more of them availible. Any clean pathys for that price range are gone in days. Iv not been hearin/ reading great things about the reliability of the disco 3 tho. They seem to b troublesome. Any disco owners out there that can advise me on whether their a good buy or not?

Jack the Stripper

There are more of them available because people are getting shot of them.

kay 9

Best of them two, probably the pathfinder. If it's built on the navara chassis forget it. Neither are great. The disco is great fun if you like repairs every other day. Pajero or landcruiser lwb be my choice.

goochy

Hyundai terracan if you can find one

Jack the Stripper

The Terracan is a dog of a yoke, troublesome 4wd on demand. A Cruiser is a nice refined machine. Get an LC4 from the Uk and commercialise it.

colm_mcm

We used to call them the Terracan't

Is there nothing to be said for a van? If not, then Land Cruiser is the daddy.

Slideways

colm_mcm wrote: »

We used to call them the Terracan't

Is there nothing to be said for a van? If not, then Land Cruiser is the daddy.

Indeed it is

colm_mcm

That's the granddaddy

(With a heart transplant of course)

MURT7484

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

There are more of them available because people are getting shot of them.

Ya I was think in the same. Still their selling fast at this time of the yr!

MURT7484

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

The Terracan is a dog of a yoke, troublesome 4wd on demand. A Cruiser is a nice refined machine. Get an LC4 from the Uk and commercialise it.

If been lookin at the auto trader from the UK but for the amount I'm willing to spend I can't see the point. By the time u convert to sterling and vrt the machine plus uv got it travel expenses there an back.

MURT7484

colm_mcm wrote: »

We used to call them the Terracan't

Is there nothing to be said for a van? If not, then Land Cruiser is the daddy.

Na I don't wanna van. I want to b able to have a bit of fun with my vehicle. A van is an a2b machine. I want something I can go off road with but can still carry all my tools and gear for work.

MURT7484

This will b my first commercial vehicle too. Iv only recently found out that if have to prove that I work for myself I.e show them I pay my own vat. I don't work for myself. I read that u can get a letter from ur boss to prove u need the jeep for tools and ur gear but u would also need his tax number? Does anyone know if this is defo the case or is it just somethin they might look for when taxing the vehicle?

discodaveirl

MURT7484 wrote: »

This will b my first commercial vehicle too. Iv only recently found out that if have to prove that I work for myself I.e show them I pay my own vat. I don't work for myself. I read that u can get a letter from ur boss to prove u need the jeep for tools and ur gear but u would also need his tax number? Does anyone know if this is defo the case or is it just somethin they might look for when taxing the vehicle?

Depends on what county your taxing it in. Can be a disaster some places and pleasent in others

Alfasudcrazy

If your going off road a short wheelbase would be better. Id stick with the Landcruiser only though.

shootermcgee

Landcruiser are indestructible

Theanswers

Land Rover are the best of road and for towing.

3.5t vs 2.7t on the Land Cruiser.

jeepcj

MURT7484 wrote: »

This will b my first commercial vehicle too. Iv only recently found out that if have to prove that I work for myself I.e show them I pay my own vat. I don't work for myself. I read that u can get a letter from ur boss to prove u need the jeep for tools and ur gear but u would also need his tax number? Does anyone know if this is defo the case or is it just somethin they might look for when taxing the vehicle?

I just taxed my navara for the first time. I didn't have any problems doing so, I posted the details in, goods declaration form, commercial insurance ect. I am not self employed and didn't need a letter from work, just stated the nature of my work as well as pps number for tax number