Dear Carnity Members,
After 3 years in Dubai and relatively short desert experience, I will be moving to the UK next year. Being bitten by the offroad bug in desert, I think I will be looking for an 4x4 or AWD car there too. I think mostly I will do cross country trips with little bit off the tarmac or overlanding trips at most. Things that I can do with one car. Also I will be living in London therfore, it will be a weekend car. During the week, "Mind the gap"
I would be happy if I can get some advices from the people who has an experience on this issue. Perhaps @Wrangeld, @Barry... I don't know what should I look for when purchasing a car in the UK. Are there any musts &mustn't? And what kind of chronical problems do cars get mostly? Insurance, petrol consumption and tax are also a case...I don't want to do a similar mistake like I did with Trailblazer 😕
I did some research and I came up with below options under GBP8000 budget.
AWD
2010-2012 Subaru XV
2008-2011 Subaru Outback
2012-2014 VW Tuareg
2010 Audi A4 Allroad
4X4
2008-2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara
2008 - 2012 Nissan Pathfinder
2008 - 2010 Mitsubishi Pajero (Shogun)
LR 3 Discovery
2008 - 2010 Mercedes M Class