Redwing Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I am on the hunt for a rugged vehicle to deal with my farmer tendancies I cannot afford to run a big proper 4 x 4 so am looking for an estate car, car type van or rugged people carrier, something that can take a bale of hay, a sick goat and a couple of dozen chickens would be good! It needs to be diesel and have good fuel consumption so ideally under 2 litre really Cheap to maintain would be good, and insure..... and tax Basically I want the moon on a stick for under £2000 Any recommendations please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 My Husband is a big fan of those old style Land Rovers,& I am sure he would say for you to get one. He has been pushing for one for us,but I like the comfort of my little Panda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 What about a Berlingo? 1.6 engines, loads of room. Claret swears by hers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 How about an old volvo estate? They're great xc70/v70 maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 dont know about prices, but panda 4x4 have a good rep, and old mercs go on for ever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 you know what I think... BERLINGO!!!! Try looking around, there are some bargains to be had and often its identical twin, the Peugeot Partner is cheaper so look at that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Thumbs up here too for a Berlingo. Got a Nissan X Trail too, but that's a beefy 4x4. But would recommend if you ever want a 4x4 beefcake! This is our 3rd Berlingo, so they must be good. Hubby used to fit all his dj gear in it - big speakers the lot. We went on a booze cruise & stuffed it chocka coming back. We've had it stuffed with camping gear & our 1st one even towed a small caravan. Ours have always had the modutops - very airy & loads of storage compartments. Lovely to drive! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 We have a Volvo V70 and you can fit a lot of stuff in it. Wasn't sure about the goat but I guess Cookie is pretty much goat sized *Touch wood* we've not had any problems with ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa C Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Subaru Forester here. 4 wheel drive, large lugage load (can fit a cube and run in ), reliable (touch wood), goes like stink.. Bit expensive to insure, but then, I do live in the Bronx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I think that the forester may be above Tasha's £2k budget - at least they were last time I looked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickpea Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Ditto berlingo! Wouldnt be without mine, perfect for all our smallholding gumphf, & hubby uses it for his gardening work, bit of a pain to clear out the detritus when we take passengers tho but thats probably just me leaving it too long till I can face doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Jane Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 DH just got a VW Passat diesel for a good price. not sure if you can fit a goat in though. Interesting to see all the thumbs up for the Berlingo - I've always fancied one of those, but will have to wait until my micra gives up the ghost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I just love my Berlingo - my 2nd. I've hauled a large dog kennel in it (for Lesley's dogs), bales of hay or straw, numerous chickens, we've slept in the back at festivals, it regularly carries my two lurchers and my old 'van' carried us and all our gubbins from one B&B to another a few years back when we did a 'UK tour'. Mine is diesel and pretty economical, not as much poke as the old petrol one but it just makes me drive more sensibly. Like Chickpea's, mine regularly gets into a total mess but I give it a good clean every now and then and it comes up like new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Our fleet of vans are for the most part berlingos - with the exception of a movano, a peugeot and a fiat whose model escapes me. The guys on the tools regularly cart large tools, ladders, lengths of trunking and spools of cable, we insure them on a fleet policy and we pay the sparks mileage (about 25p a mile) and travel (£5 per 25miles one way), so we think they're economical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcat Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Our fleet of vans are for the most part berlingos - with the exception of a movano, a peugeot and a fiat whose model escapes me. Possibly a Fiat Doblo? We had one for awhile and it was very good. It;s very like the Berlingo the only real difference i ever saw was that the Berlingo seemed to curve inwards very slightly at the top. It was a bit like driving a tank but what you could fit in there was amazing we once managed two folded up gazebos (6x6) four fold up decorating tables a bike and a weeks shopping and you could still see out the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Our fleet of vans are for the most part berlingos - with the exception of a movano, a peugeot and a fiat whose model escapes me. Possibly a Fiat Doblo? We had one for awhile and it was very good. It;s very like the Berlingo the only real difference i ever saw was that the Berlingo seemed to curve inwards very slightly at the top. It was a bit like driving a tank but what you could fit in there was amazing we once managed two folded up gazebos (6x6) four fold up decorating tables a bike and a weeks shopping and you could still see out the back. The fiat is our biggest van - it could be a doblo, it does ring a bell, but that could be a memory from a traffic jam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Yes, the Doblo is slightly bigger then a Berlingo - they get used as taxi cabs a lot, or disabled cars as they have so much room inside. One thing I really like about my Berlingo is that I can almost stand up inside it - if only I'd had one all those years ago when I was trying to wrestle a reluctant toddler into her car seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 just looked up the doplo - it's not as big as the fiat we have - so still drawing a blank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 ducato!! got there in the end. 35p a mile we pay the blokes driving that bad boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
