Q If you are buggin in do you NEED.........

[Devonian]

(30 March 2014, 20:41)Lightspeed Wrote: OP: Q If you are buggin in do you NEED.........
a big sodding 4x4

A Depends on your bug in situation.

Just because you plan to bug in should not rule out bugging out.

If you have garage space at the bug in, why not get a full blown 4x4 and stand it up, just in case?

Land Rovers are becoming very low cost now, as they are being taxed off the road. Get an elderly one, fix it up, but keep it on a SORN and you'll have the means to get out if the need arises.

Land rovers are designed for UK conditions. Their size is fine for most situations.

I agree with everything here except the cost.

Whilst Land Rovers are low cost to operate, maintain and tax etc, they are not cheap to purchase and in fact the cost of Land Rovers, even old knackered ones is increasing significantly and with the end of production of the of the Defender in December this year, that problem is getting worse and worse.

But once you have one, you can effectively just keep rebuilding it which is why something like 80% of all the Land Rovers (excluding the Disco's/Freelanders etc) ever built since the 1940's are still on the road today