Anyone know much about 4x4 x-type jags?

[dragongreengolfgti]

Basically i'm looking at getting a cheap 4x4 for the winter and after seeing an old top gear got me thinking about the x-type jag which on there test drive turned out very good with great grip and handling. I'm looking at either the 2.5 v6 or 3.0 v6 4x4 manual. I will only be spending £1400 tops and theres a few out there at this price and to me thats alot of car for very little money. so does anyone know much about them or ever had one? The Plan is this is only purely going to be for a winter car so i can park the golf up for some engine work  Its fairly hilly around my way and i remember last year it was a complete pita in the golf so i have been looking at other options i.e subaru imprezza awd sport non turbo an old discovery/range rover or similar. Not sure what else to look at for that price range? I would rather spend only 1k max and put the rest into the golf but its not essential to do so. any thoughts or recommendations welcome cheers peps.

Mike

[Diamond Hell]

It's a Mondeo.

[dragongreengolfgti]

It's a Mondeo.

I know lol but thats not a bad thing mondeos have been used for company cars for years which also suggests reliability underneath with the added fact a reliable jag engine installed and the comfort so i'm thinking its a good option 

[The Mighty Elvi]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/picturegalleries/8846672/The-best-4x4s-for-winter.html

Buy a used one.

[dragongreengolfgti]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/picturegalleries/8846672/The-best-4x4s-for-winter.html

Buy a used one.

Thanks for the link however i'd prefer a car based 4x4 rather than a typical big 4x4 and each of those examples are still relatively over budget even being second hand still some options which i hadn't thought of and one may pop up when im seriously looking which will be end of november cheers

[mcgee9t2]

a lass at work has a suzuki swift 4wheel drive(quite old think its about 12-15 years old). she lives in a very remote area, her drive had a massive hill going down and then it has a tight turn at the bottom were theres a river, when it snows nothing will go up her drive, even the royal mail wownt go up there. and the roads around her are pretty bad too, last year on the way to work she used to see a few cars that had been abandoned  every day. she however never got stuck. and the car only cost her a couple of hundred quid.

i have no experience of one though so could be compleatly wrong, but what ive herd there relatively good, relatively cheep and not exactly expensive to run.

so yeah if your looking for something cheep which wil be better in snow than a fwd golf could be worth a punt

[dragongreengolfgti]

a lass at work has a suzuki swift 4wheel drive(quite old think its about 12-15 years old). she lives in a very remote area, her drive had a massive hill going down and then it has a tight turn at the bottom were theres a river, when it snows nothing will go up her drive, even the royal mail wownt go up there. and the roads around her are pretty bad too, last year on the way to work she used to see a few cars that had been abandoned  every day. she however never got stuck. and the car only cost her a couple of hundred quid.

i have no experience of one though so could be compleatly wrong, but what ive herd there relatively good, relatively cheep and not exactly expensive to run.

sounds like she should have charged for lifts that year  I know what you mean though i have looked at them also and your right they are cheap etc but maybe abit girly  however if thats all i can find at the time then thats what i will drive  The golfs being retired for definate at the end of dec when tax runs out for max of 6 months but i'd still like to find something before the start of dec as the snow will be here before then by the sounds of it 

[The Mighty Elvi]

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/jaguar/postcode/gl13ax/radius/1501/keywords/4wd/price-to/2000/sort/priceasc

 

[The Mighty Elvi]

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/subaru/impreza/postcode/gl13ax/radius/1501/keywords/4wd/price-to/2000/sort/priceasc

[The Mighty Elvi]

Or...


http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/volkswagen/postcode/gl13ax/radius/1501/keywords/4wd/sort/priceasc/price-to/2000