Griffo
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 10:18 PM |
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Frontera
Ok guys, here's the deal, im thinking of getting a 3.2 V6 Fronter LWB when I finish uni for the summer. preferably a 2000 but any between 1998
and 2000 will do (for tax purposes). I plan to run it on LPG so running costs aren't too much of an issue. Basically I'd like to hear from
anyone who has any experience of the frontera. What are they like to own? etc...
Griffo
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graememk
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 10:21 PM |
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early ones gave them a bad name, later models are ok from what my brother (whos works for vauxhall) tell me.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 10:26 PM |
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Used to be the best selling 4x4 in th UK 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 10:39 PM |
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what do you think of it?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OyaAkSliuIA
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MUufN5Qz--k&feature=related
same car different name?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0bDsgz2Jmz8&feature=related
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Ts94rjr4M&feature=related
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DZWy_fASSiQ&feature=related
[Edited on 28/4/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 10:50 PM |
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Not strictly the same car. The same would be evident with most, if not all, of the far-eastern clones. They buy the tooling but the materials and
assembly are not necessarily the same. 4x4s generally come out bad in the safety stakes but I wouldn't fancy being in any car for that
particular test!
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Griffo
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 11:52 PM |
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That landwind video looks awful...the way the steering column comes up under the drives chin and snaps the head back. I'm sure I read that the
NCAP tester said he would have given it -1 if he could. The later fronteras got 5stars according to parkers.
I love that someone called their company jingaling 
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skydivepaul
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| posted on 29/4/08 at 02:03 AM |
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I had the misfortune of driving one once.................dog poo.
If you want a car like that buy a disco, range rover or a shogun
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b16mts
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| posted on 29/4/08 at 06:10 AM |
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go to my other favorite owners club - www.hiluxsurf.co.uk - and ask them!
for the same sort of money and purpose a decent import hilux surf is the best bet. really easy to work on, reliable, good handling and equipment, and
great offroad.
won't break down like a landrover.
martin
who says you can't drive a kit car when you're 6'5"?
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balidey
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| posted on 29/4/08 at 06:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by skydivepaul
I had the misfortune of driving one once.................dog poo.
If you want a car like that buy a disco, range rover or a shogun
Ditto to all the above. But i had the misfortune of driving TWO
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 29/4/08 at 07:32 AM |
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the shogun is the best I've driven so far, very good value for money, heaps of extras, fast and a strong car.
Only down side is the fuel costs on the bigger engined ones, I used £50 in 3 days just going to work, my Bluebird doing the same would have used about
£20 so that is a huge difference.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 29/4/08 at 09:27 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
the shogun is the best I've driven so far, very good value for money, heaps of extras, fast and a strong car.
Only down side is the fuel costs on the bigger engined ones, I used £50 in 3 days just going to work, my Bluebird doing the same would have used about
£20 so that is a huge difference.
I did have a Pajero LWB (import version of Shogun) and it was a great carjust that at 20mpg on a run was a bit steep
Keith
Aviemore
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