Jeep/ van for on and off farm

Mooooo

Van here is in its last days and will have to be replaced. I wouldn't do massive mileage but would tend to carry loads from the coop which is part of the reason the current van is on its way out so has my leaning to a jeep or pickup. Anyone bought recently? Anything in the 10 to 12 k bracket tends to be a serious age so dunno where is the best value in them really, if that's a term that can be used these days.

Grueller

Actually thinking of the opposite here. Jeep is just 17 years old and thinking of a van instead. Has to have a bench seat to be able to carry 3 across the front and then a bit of ground clearance.

kevthegaff

Jeeps are getting very expensive to run in current climate, I'd have a van but too hilly here

Mooooo

Mileage wouldn't be massive here so mpg while a consideration isn't the top priority. Parts for 4x4 may be dearer alright but they put up with more of what might be thrown at it

Grueller

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119231361#Comment_119231361

And I am similar with mileage. I'd do 15,000kms per year. The pros of the current jeep are, crewcab so a second family car in effect, off road ability, towing ability.

The cons. Running costs and replacement costs. Hard to know what to do but if mine gets a cvrt this year Id say it could be her last.

Say my name

https://www.donedeal.ie/commercials-for-sale/suzuki-carry-660-cc-4wd-pick-up-truck-with-lo-box/30869920

Beat the Russians!! 😉

This is how the Japanese built Japan on the smell of an oily rag.

Say my name

https://www.donedeal.ie/commercials-for-sale/volkswagen-transporter-4wd-2008-pickup-2-5-tdi/30389084

An unusual 4wd pick-up with three seats with towing capacity 2300kg.

Seemingly just 3 in the country.

Easten

Single axle car trailer is the most economical and practical.

I'd stick with a van, at least what you might have inside it is dry and relatively safe. Brother in law switched to a landrover from a van and hated it, couldn't put much inside and always had a to bring a trailer around the place.

Gant21

Buy a Jimny for the farm, put a set of mud terrains on it and have the next best thing to a quad.

Jim Simmental

I’d say even the lads running the jeeps on green are getting caught out now. See green diesel at garages @ €1.75 per litre 😅😅

I’d say a lot of lads will be going back to drawing cattle boxes with the tractor again 😅

cjpm

On a slightly different theme……

Has anyone any experience of Electric Farm Dirt bikes or Electric Quads?? I never even knew they existed until last week’s journal….

With the rise in Plug-in cars nowadays, has their been a similar improvement in farm vehicles?

wrangler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119232326#Comment_119232326

A friend has a caddy with 4motion, finds it very good on land and economical.

Here's a transporter with 4motion

https://www.donedeal.ie/commercials-for-sale/volkswagen-transporter-204hp-4motion-highline-lwb/30841468

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119233313#Comment_119233313

There's UBCO(NZ), Volcon(USA), and Delfast (Ukraine) anyway

I'd have good use for one but it's far, far down the "need" list and high up the "want" list