What full size 4x4s have three 3-point belts?

[Bill]

What I want is a Classic RR, but they only have a centre lap belt in the back and I have 3 kids.

D3s and XC90s are a bit pricey, although they're possibilities if we have a full fleet rejig, and I'm not keen on a D2. Cheap is good. Anyone know when Cherokees and Grand Cherokees got three proper belts?

Eta some politeness. cheers

Edited by Bill on Sunday 22 May 08:07

[Lefty]

What's your budget? I think the Shogun 3.2 (2000-on) has 3 3-pointers.

[Bill]

A few K ideally, it's going to be my run about.

[Lefty]

Hmmm, you'll struggle to get a 3.2 shogun for that...

You can get 3 point belts for mid-centre seats on the defender. And you can put forward facing seats with 3-pointers in the back but you'll struggle to get a decent one for £2k.

Honda CRV whilst not a full-size 4x4 is quite roomy and has 3 3-point belts...

[Bill]

I did wonder about the CRV, and the XTrail, but I wouldn't mind Some greenlaning and I'm not convinced about how good they are. And if I was going down the soft-roader route I'd choose a Forester.

[Lefty]

No experience of the xtrial but the crv would definitely struggle on green lanes...

Tricky one. Does the p38 range rover have 3x 3-pointers?

[Lionsden]

Mitsubishi Delica 7 seater (not sure about the 8 seater), if all rear seats are facing forward has 4 3-point and 1 lap belt in the back.

[Bill]

Sounds good, but I bet the lap belt is in the middle of the second row. Which means we struggle to fit the double buggy in the boot.

[CaptainSlow]

Not a full size 4x4 but Foresters have 3 3point belts.

[Lionsden]

Bill said:

Sounds good, but I bet the lap belt is in the middle of the second row. Which means we struggle to fit the double buggy in the boot.

In the 7 seater the rear seats have the lap belt in the middle. The middle seats are 2 rotatable captains chairs, but even in the SWB there is loads of room for a double buggy behind the rear seats. You can also fold the rear seats up if need be. In the LWB the boot area is huge.

[Bill]

Gotcha. I'm still unconvinced, our buggy is vast and I'd rather keep all three kids in the middle row if possible.

[300bhp/ton]

Would you look at fitting a 3 point belt in the middle? I can't see it being that hard to do to a classic RR or Disco.

[Bill]

Exmoor trim do one for the Defender that they reckon will work for a RR but there's no top hanger so it relies on the seat back for support. It's an option but I come over all H&S when my kids are involved

ETA the other option is to fit a D2 rear seat.

[Lefty]

Does the d2 have a centre 3 point belt?

Just out of curiosity, why don't you want a d2?

[Bill]

They do.

And I don't know why I don't want one, if I'm honest. Probably because I really want a D3 but can't afford one.

[Bill]

And further to the D2 thing, they look a bit dated compared to the competition.

Just had a look at a new shape Grand Cherokee 3l diesel and I have to say I really like it. On an 06 plate with 88k and only £10k, which makes it a bargain compared to the competition. Only down side is that the boot is a bit small and the sill is pretty high.

[Lefty]

Thought your budget was a few k?!

[Bill]

You see those goalposts?

Binoculars might help...

Typically I've just typed a huge reply and my browser's crashed.

In a nutshell, we're buying a place in the sticks down a tiny single track road. SWMBO's SMax is a bit too shiny to be happy bumping off the road to let other cars by and we could do with freeing up some cash. So a rejig of the fleet is on the cards.

[Lefty]

A budget of £10k opens up a whole load of options

[Bill]

I am aware, but in my defence my OP was vague enough to cover this

ETA Should I mention that I'm considering W124 Merc estates too on the grounds that the whole of north Africa uses them as taxis so they'll probably cope in Dorset