Outlander? any feedback good or bad?

[BFG TERRANO]

The terrano needs to move on to another lover now..
Outlander
Shogun
X Trail

Which one? I've been impressed with Jap reliability so that's my 3 finalists. Any experiences good or bad? It has caravan and family life to tackle.

[camel_landy]

Don't fancy safety features like this then??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aDTvql4OYk

(Check out the tyre smoke at 0:19!!)

You'd also get that warm glow of supporting the BRITISH manufacturing industry.

M

[BFG TERRANO]

camel_landy said:

Don't fancy safety features like this then??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aDTvql4OYk

(Check out the tyre smoke at 0:19!!)

You'd also get that warm glow of supporting the BRITISH manufacturing industry.

M

Impressive! A bit over budget for me unfortunately.
I had a disco 3 on hire from vauxhall when my new vectra died whilst away with the caravan back in 07 and It was brilliant.
My bro has a TD5 on an 03 with low miles that's been a money eater from day one and is now for sale , a friend 2 doors up has a 55 disco 3 that spends more time with the garage than with him so I'm unsure. Ideally I'd like my cash here but experience from friends, family and my old terrano says Jap.

[larrylamb11]

The Outlander is great for specification and equipment, but probably isn't ideal for towing a caravan or towing in general. It is much more of a soft-roader, SUV-type than a roll-up-your-sleeves off-roader. Consequently gear ratios are high and it drives much more 'car-like' than a utility vehicle.
A great car and impressive on fuel etc. but you would have to expect it to eat flywheels and clutches if you did a lot of towing.

[BFG TERRANO]

larrylamb11 said:

The Outlander is great for specification and equipment, but probably isn't ideal for towing a caravan or towing in general. It is much more of a soft-roader, SUV-type than a roll-up-your-sleeves off-roader. Consequently gear ratios are high and it drives much more 'car-like' than a utility vehicle.
A great car and impressive on fuel etc. but you would have to expect it to eat flywheels and clutches if you did a lot of towing.

The tip on fly wheels and clutches is good. Will investigate further.

I'm stuck! 02 206 1.4 diesel is the wifes daily eco bomb, worth little but reliable and cheap as chips to run. My old terrano is a toy really and for caravan work. My daily is a company car so I need to swap the terrano and Pug in For something that offers a little from each in 1 vehicle for what ever I can get plus 3 or 4k.

[JVaughan]

my next purchase. VAG Diesel 2.0 I test drove a few years ago was ample for what I want, good economy and reasonable offroad

[Sixpackpert]

Wife has an 07 plated Outlander Diamond. Great spec. And has been faultless apart from a front spring snapping!

[GreatGranny]

Why would an SUV eat flywheels and clutches?
Unless it was doing it day in day out upto it's max weight then it should have no problem.
I've towed caravans with normal cars with no issues for years and now use an XC90 which has been faultless and tows a 1500kg van superbly.
We did look at he Outlander but needed a full sized 7 seater. Third row of seats were too small for us.

[K50 DEL]

Don't forget Steve that it needs to cope with the rigours of Salisbury Plain once ir twice a year also!!

Given your fondness for Jap, have you thought about a Subaru Forester?

[PoshSteve]

For a bit, i lived in the US, and my car of choice was a 1991 Nissan Pathfinder SE 5speed. I loved it to death, so I know where you are coming from when you mentioned your Terrano. There's nothing really like it, but the Outlander is a decent vehicle to say the least, but it really comes down to a few factors. One, reliability. How long do you have plans on keeping this vehicle? Two, repairs. What kind of budget is going to be thrown at this car when it needs to be fixed? Three, purpose. What do you REALLY want to do with this vehicle? Light off-roading, heavy off-roading, caravaning, touring, or simple A to B? Consider these main points before you buy. I hope I'm not too late.

[BFG TERRANO]

K50 DEL said:

Don't forget Steve that it needs to cope with the rigours of Salisbury Plain once ir twice a year also!!

Given your fondness for Jap, have you thought about a Subaru Forester?

Heard good things on the forestep Del, caravan is a bit much for one though and its gotta be diesel.

[BFG TERRANO]

K50 DEL said:

Don't forget Steve that it needs to cope with the rigours of Salisbury Plain once ir twice a year also!!

Given your fondness for Jap, have you thought about a Subaru Forester?

Heard good things on the forestep Del, caravan is a bit much for one though and its gotta be diesel.

[K50 DEL]

BFG TERRANO said:

K50 DEL said:

Don't forget Steve that it needs to cope with the rigours of Salisbury Plain once ir twice a year also!!

Given your fondness for Jap, have you thought about a Subaru Forester?

Heard good things on the forestep Del, caravan is a bit much for one though and its gotta be diesel.

How big's your caravan fella.... lots of people towing with them on various towing forums, the diesel engine in the Forester is suppsed to be a peach as well.
Failing one of those, howabout a Hyundai Santa Fe? they seem to be bulletproof.

[Stu R]

Xtrail. Not bad, pleasant enough to drive, nicely specced with tons of toys, great seats, won't depreciate like a stone.

Shoguns, not bad. Better off road, worse on. Decent enough towers, plenty of caravan owning folk use them...

Outlander, not a clue. Suspect they'll depreciate hard though.

Also consider a Freelander 2.

[BFG TERRANO]

Stu R said:

Xtrail. Not bad, pleasant enough to drive, nicely specced with tons of toys, great seats, won't depreciate like a stone.

Shoguns, not bad. Better off road, worse on. Decent enough towers, plenty of caravan owning folk use them...

Outlander, not a clue. Suspect they'll depreciate hard though.

Also consider a Freelander 2.

x trail is high on the list, read good reviews. My neighbour is on his 3rd and loves them.