frontera's.....

[staggy_gsi]

Ok im looking into getting a 4x4 and a car trailer, and thought about getting a frontera because its a vaux lol.
most of the ones i can afford are the petrol models like the sport, just wondering if anyone knows what they're like for pulling etc. cant see them being much use myself but theres a few fairly nearby so thought id ask.
quite fancy getting into a bit of offroading/green laning too so any info on what they are like off road will be appreciated :thumb:

[Jack]

Lee loves Fronteras :d

[comptoncj]

Havn't had much to do with petrol fronteras but people have said they're not that good and quite thirsty. They dont perform great off road either. if you want a nice towing vehicle/ off roader then a v8 land rover springs to mind.

[John]

They're useless both on and off the road tbf fella lol. I'd go for a shogun or a disco.

[blue_peg_16v]

get a montery instead basicly an izzuz trooper but cheaper than a trooper

[General Baxter]

dont get me started lol

jap 4x4 all the way lol

[staggy_gsi]

lol ok cheers folks, had a feeling the petrol ones wouldnt be much cop but sounds like the diesel ones aint much better!
got offered a disco 200tdi with lift kit etc as a swap for my cav but it only had 1 month MOT left and i havent heard from the guy since i told him to put it through a test lol

[General Baxter]

its rusted to death thats whys lol

[comptoncj]

Disco's have a habbit of the body coming away from the chassis :P

[sparkie1401]

fronteras arent vauxhalls finest ! blue peg has a better idea

[staggy_gsi]

just been looking at montereys, never gave them a thought tbh. i would get a v8 landy but i couldnt afford to pay the fuel tanker driver to follow me around....

baxter, yeah i gathered that, thats why i never pursued it lol

[ade]

Fronteras are gas guzzlers. We've got a Kia Sorento - has a 2.5ltr turbo diesel Merc engine under bonnet and is as tough as anything (we regularly go off roading in it towing horse box and a 1 ton portable field shelter and it copes really well).

You can pick them up 2nd hand for about 6-8k nowadays - new theyre only £15k. Cheap as chips and v reliable...

[total_vauxhall]

crud mate i had a 2.3 td one used to drink fuel like no tomorrow only did about 50mph at the best of times and constantly had problems with the brakes and wheel bareings heres a vid of me n a mate offroading ours this is about the max you can do off road with em. i also had a sj410 and a fourtrak both awsome offroad deffo the ones to buy stay away from frontys mine ended up in the crusher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WYHXP4dG5Q

[Lee]

Frontera's are ace. Dont ever let anyone tell you otherwise lol

[Angus Closier]

Disco's have a habbit of rusting.....and they are not amazing off road either tbh the over hang on the rear is so bad. Defender 90 is were its at and get the best engine you can afford. The v8s are good and lots are around with lpg conversions allready done, the 200 and 300 tdi engines are ok but not amazing, but the td5 is a very good one...

[Bubba]

get a cavturbo...rumor has it they have an incredibly strong 4x4 system LOL

[daleNOVAbrennan]

fronteras are just the best, i wish id kept my 2.0l sport done everthing i wanted it to do, even in the mud,but it did cost me over 200 quid to get from liverpool to hull and back (260 mile journey) but that was flat out most the way. was very bouncy on cart springs also.

[General Baxter]

id go for an old school square patrol, 4.6 straight 6 diesel, brill 4x4 system, proper locking diffs, locking transfer cases, LSD as std lol

no just a crappy locking transfer like a green oval

pick one of them up for £1k now :)
or one like mine for £3k with leather ect: lol

[staggy_gsi]

well once my cav is out the way i shall see what funds ive actually got to play with. you guys have given me plenty of food for thought though. i could do with something half decent on fuel though but i know you cant have everything lol

[mowgli]

mitsubishi is my choice... fast, not too thirsty (td) good aircon (always get aircon), fantastic at towing & off road.

you can get an old style L200 for cheap money now...

i also really like the disco3 but they cost tons to buy

[blue_peg_16v]

l200s are pants for towing you obviously dont drag anything so substance they have no guts

[total_vauxhall]

l200s are pants for towing you obviously dont drag anything so substance they have no guts we had an l200 at work it was cr$p got us stuck on the beach and then a couple of weeks later the back wheel went down a ditch about 2 ft deep and it couldnt even pull its self out

[sparkie1401]

my old man had a land cruiser colorado brand new in 1998 it was mint and would pull for ever

[mowgli]

l200s are pants for towing you obviously dont drag anything so substance they have no guts

i was on about the old shape ones, not those hairdressers tractor things they sell now

18' ifor williams triaxle trailer with a 120cm twin drum terex roller, and 1/2t of assorted kit. (i won't publish the weight but it was illegal)

the legal towing weight is 2700kg & it can do a hell of a lot more than that.

the trick with an L200 is to swap the fuel filter every 6 months, or it will be flat as a fart

[mowgli]

we had an l200 at work it was cr$p got us stuck on the beach and then a couple of weeks later the back wheel went down a ditch about 2 ft deep and it couldnt even pull its self out

that wasn't down to the truck....... on either occasion, now was it???

[Mike]

Personally, id get a HiLux, SWB Shogun/Pajero or L200.