What we expect our vehicles to do?

[NorthernRaider]

I nearly persuaded Mrs NR to invest in a fully restored series 2A short WB soft top that had been part of the civil defence stockpile. It had been fully restored with rebuilt engine and gearbox, galvanished chassis, new doors, bulkhead and heaters and a beautiful auxiliary fire service pain job, it was operating theatre spotless, but she who must be obeyed fell for the shogun pinin she is still driving now.

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My friend Phil has a Peugeot jeep and the other friend has an early Gelandwagen that they use on their Gite thingy in NW France both do huge milages to the french centrale massive and down to St etienne each year and they both say theat those vehicles thrive in bocage country..... Twats I'm jelous of them

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The Wagon R is cavernous and the Mitsy very competant, but I miss the black hole sized load area of my Transit, The Wagon R is totally dominant in the cities like Middlesbrough or Newcastle it can get to places nearly as good as a cyclist can, but its only sensibly capable in the winter for a front wheel drive car with only 70 horses to play with. The Mitsy is good for anything but tiny inside. If I had a decent budget I think I would be looking at VW T5s or similar sized vehicles, big enough to live in or bug out in in style, and small enough not to get stuck on the narrow lanes around here.