What car should I buy?
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Hey guys. I would like to buy a very comfortable 4×4 able to drive nicely in the desert and also able to be a family car. I am thinking of spending no more than 70k. Patrol and Land Cruiser are not available at that price or are crab. At least I have not been able to find one. What about the Nissan Armada, Jeep Commander, Tahoe, H3, Land Rover, etc?
You are right Robinson with regards to Land Cruisers / Prados and Patrols . Yet how about older model Pathfinder Nissan, Armada is bit too big for desert unless driving in really big large areas as Liwa !!! Or a good Pajero. For LR don’t go more than Disco series 2 after which you will be in trouble and very expensive repairs try to keep with early models with much more Mechanics rather Electrical! Have no info about Jeeps ! !
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I will suggest to strictly keep away from anything other than a Land Cruiser or a Nissan Patrol…
yes they are expensive…but that is only because they retain their value !!!Now is’nt it obvious on why these cars retain their value…stick with them & can’t go wrong.
It is not difficult to get a 5 year old Nissan Patrol for about 60K and maybe another 20k plus for a similar Landcruiser…but then you get a large comfortable and reliable car that hardly depreciates and can be sold in no time at all if you want to get rid of it for whatever reason.
Please check this link, definitely you can find good one;
http://uae.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/
Maaan, you just opened a Pandora box. Typical question, and everybody will start praising their own car or the car they wish to buy 🙂
Let me tell you something… it all depends on your budget, the driving level that you’re aiming, how many people you entend to carry, comfort, on-road vs. offroad usage and how many mechanics you know 🙂
You have answered most of the above in your question… But I would advise you to keep you options open (my personal opinion). Here is what I think of each of your choices:
LC’s and Patrols: Good, reliable, excellent for both offroad and onroad, you can have your family and your inlaws in the car as well and still have space for their luggage and camping stuff, good resale value, but still I find them overpriced for what they really worth due to the local market demand.
If you’re looking for a mid-size 4×4, consider the X-terra: Pro (very powerful, relatively reliable, it’s a Nissan, and excellent for both offroad and onroad, Price are just right), Cons (Leaf suspenssion in the back, not to many options for customization). But still, you can handle the Cons depending on your longterm objectives.
The Pajero – not the 3.0L, is an OK car, however, it’s relatively heavy and underpowered and will limit your offroad driving growth (in the long run) if you’re looking to more advance drive. Otherwise, if you are aiming intermediate drive only, it is just fine.
Land rovers, sorry … I can’t comment, I don’t know much about them …
WRANGLERRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSSS 🙂 now we talk: the wrangler does not respond to any of you requirements except the price maybe … Not comfortable, Not for family driving, Not for on-road, No space, No cargo, Not fuel efficient, Not whatever … However, if you ask me, and any wrangler driver, I would tell you it is the best offroad car, ever ever, especially the TJ’s. They are the most fun to drive cars, Very Light, Very powerful, SWB, go everywhere, anytime. They also forgive your stupidities and they have a huge after market for modifications that you can do. As they said, you make you’re own jeep, you do not just buy it …
Reliability wise, frankly speeking, there are alot of stories about wranglers beeing not reliable, what I can confirm is that they are not as reliable as Toyotas, beside that, they are Ok in my opinion.So good luck for your hunting man… just an advise … you do break stuff when you’re offroading, it is part of the learning curve, so think about how much it will cost you reparing them when making your choice… especially at the begining of you’re learning curve.
Cheers mate.
Khalil
Well Said Khalil. That’s why when I had my first drive with Ford Explorer 2010 Model and hit the bumper and lost the down part and the plastic radiator brackets brook ( Yet it is Company Car) , I decided to buy a car dedicated for desert only, yet wanted to take family and children out with me from time to time. After having an 8 pages thread debating which car I will buy, yet I am newbie and have no much time flexibility to drive it so often, I appreciated the idea of having the cheapest the lesser electronic dependent car yet giving a 7 seat capacity and enough to load some camping gear without breaking my pocket for a new hobby. LR DISCO Series 1 1999 Model for AED 10K and started learning it and upgrading it step by step. Yes can’t do all the crazy things another car can do, but yet I can reach final destination safe and in good shape and very comfortably seated. Should I roll over (God Forbid) I will just throw the car and cry only I lost a good friend.
Some Nice observations…Khalil !!!
Khalil, that was a nice and comprehensive answer. Thanks a lot and thanks to all of you. Looks like Nissan will be, Patrol or XTerra and if I have some money left, a Wrangler also….at the end, is only money…..
Ah, and I forgot to include the Pathfinder also, although not sure the difference with the XTerra…..
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