Adventure/Exploration vehicle

[nh92]

Looking for a cheap, simple to fix car/4x4/van for a road trip, Needs to be reliable, but if anything does go wrong also simple to fix or bodge whilst stuck in remote locations, I was thinking and older car with less tech maybe a land rover, land cruiser, VW camper.....

Any suggestions....?

[Jonmx]

Something like a Hilux or Landcruiser would be my shout. Tough, reliable, and almost impossible to kill, hence why the Taliban love them.


Here's one ready to go. You didn't mention budget, but this is £3500.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Edited by Jonmx on Sunday 9th April 00:42

[nh92]

Jonmx said:

Something like a Hilux or Landcruiser would be my shout. Tough, reliable, and almost impossible to kill, hence why the Taliban love them.


Here's one ready to go. You didn't mention budget, but this is £3500.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Edited by Jonmx on Sunday 9th April 00:42

Would be ideal I guess for on and off road, needs to be a camper so could convert a Landcruiser for that, and have a £5k budget, don`t suppose makes sense to consider anything else, Land rovers aren`t as reliable and nothing else can really beat Toyota...

[caelite]

Mitsubishi Delcia? Based on the Shogun chassis, is pretty much bullet proof bar some differential niggles on newer super select systems, plenty of room for activities inside.

[nh92]

caelite said:

Mitsubishi Delcia? Based on the Shogun chassis, is pretty much bullet proof bar some differential niggles on newer super select systems, plenty of room for activities inside.

Have looked at these too

[AW111]

caelite said:

Mitsubishi Delcia? Based on the Shogun chassis, is pretty much bullet proof bar some differential niggles on newer super select systems, plenty of room for activities inside.

I have an Express 4wd van (commercial version of the early Delica). It has clocked nearly 350,000 km, lots of towing, lots of bad roads. The 2l is a slug - mine's a 2.4.

I left the rear empty apart from some storage bins - room to sit upright in folding chairs, unfold the stretcher bed to sleep. You can get a "annex" that attaches to the open tailgate, giving about 1.5 x 1.5 m standing room.

The downside is that engine work eg. cambelt change is expensive owing to access issues - the engine is between the seats, so everything takes longer.

[TiminYorkshire]

Where are you going?

[Plug Life]

Don't fk around, get an Unimog.

[nh92]

TiminYorkshire said:

Where are you going?

Off the beaten track, looking to do at least 1 month in Europe then further

[TiminYorkshire]

If you're not planning on muddy off roading I'd get a van, a lot more room inside than a 4x4. VW T4s are good on fuel (I can get 33-38 mpg) and loads of space plus spares throughout Europe, easy to resell at the end too.

What's your rough budget?

Edited by TiminYorkshire on Sunday 9th April 19:02

[TiminYorkshire]

Something like this could be a good compromise:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Sprinter-4x4-31...

[nh92]

Budget Is 5k roughly

[nh92]

Van would be ideal But would need 4x4 as I will do a little off roading nothing extreme though, that sprinter 4x4 van looks ideal

[TiminYorkshire]

4wd transits too:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Selection-Available-4x4-...

Or old Transit County:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk5-Ford-Transit-County-...