Any experience of Chelsea tanks?
#1
Thread Starter
Any experience of Chelsea tanks?
I'm thinking of buying a 4x4 so I can mount a motorcross bike on the back
Thinking is it's better than a van in terms of daily use
It would fit the idealogical dog
It would need to be able to mount a CRF450x on a daily basis as I was thinking I could drop my son at school then use the bike for work.
I don't really fancy a 2 cab pickup. A 4 cab won't take the bike easily and they seem massive.
I want bulletproof and not slow. I don't want to spend £30k on somert that's essentially a washing machine utility thing but if it can eat miles and cruise at 90 maybe
I don't want an X5 or other fake 4x4 thing
Thinking is it's better than a van in terms of daily use
It would fit the idealogical dog
It would need to be able to mount a CRF450x on a daily basis as I was thinking I could drop my son at school then use the bike for work.
I don't really fancy a 2 cab pickup. A 4 cab won't take the bike easily and they seem massive.
I want bulletproof and not slow. I don't want to spend £30k on somert that's essentially a washing machine utility thing but if it can eat miles and cruise at 90 maybe
I don't want an X5 or other fake 4x4 thing
#2
You need a bike trailer for your S2000 then
#3
Though they are massive, and I've not owned one, I quite like Toyota land cruisers. I had a client in south Africa who had one. good for long distances, comfy and capable off road. no idea what running costs are and imagine with the V8 you'll be towing a fuel bowser as well......
#4
Thread Starter
Trailer won't work, I live on an a road with a steep driveway
I do feck all miles so a big v8 is fine..
I do feck all miles so a big v8 is fine..
#5
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I think you'll need to get something new or nearly new to satisfy your reliability concerns
All the cheaper desirable stuff I see requires immediate or imminent major expenditure or the mileage makes it only a question of how soon something expensive will break
When I buy an older car I spend whatever it takes to get it right and the same in keeping it running
Logic being that I accept paying out for repairs or depreciation but not both
Hardly anyone else seems to do that - hence the huge number of time bombs out there
Short lease surely Shirley?
All the cheaper desirable stuff I see requires immediate or imminent major expenditure or the mileage makes it only a question of how soon something expensive will break
When I buy an older car I spend whatever it takes to get it right and the same in keeping it running
Logic being that I accept paying out for repairs or depreciation but not both
Hardly anyone else seems to do that - hence the huge number of time bombs out there
Short lease surely Shirley?
#6
Go and have a read about dash / diff failures on Rangies and then after you've had a heart attack .... buy a Kia / Hyundai for the same price as the repair to the Rangie.
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#8
Nissan Elgrand.
Toyota Previa / Estima
Mazda Bongo Friendee / Ford Frieda ( i know, right? )
Honda Element
Ideally though, something big enough to use a ramp into or an old wheelchair converted 7 seater taxi
Toyota Previa / Estima
Mazda Bongo Friendee / Ford Frieda ( i know, right? )
Honda Element
Ideally though, something big enough to use a ramp into or an old wheelchair converted 7 seater taxi
#9
Thread Starter
i hadn't thought about it fitting in Nick, i think that requires some serious height that most of these cars dont have.. ie a van.. plus the load bed is quite high.. i have visions of a 3m ramp and brown trousers every day
this was the kind of thing i had in mind.. but yeah, old Japanese tank is probably more where my head was
i could go VW transporter and move seats about.. i know you hate VWs but they are quite low at the back
Generally motocross bikes are light, a CRF weighs about 120kg so man handle-able.. my XSR is much heavier than that
this was the kind of thing i had in mind.. but yeah, old Japanese tank is probably more where my head was
i could go VW transporter and move seats about.. i know you hate VWs but they are quite low at the back
Generally motocross bikes are light, a CRF weighs about 120kg so man handle-able.. my XSR is much heavier than that
#10
I did wonder about a van!
Any FWD one (sorry!) will have a low loading height. And vans don't seem to be as crap as the manufacturer's equivalent cars. Even Renault Trafics.
But a Bongo Friendee would solve family transport problems too, if you don't mind sitting on the engine.
Any FWD one (sorry!) will have a low loading height. And vans don't seem to be as crap as the manufacturer's equivalent cars. Even Renault Trafics.
But a Bongo Friendee would solve family transport problems too, if you don't mind sitting on the engine.