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[brendan1983]

I'd recommend a Shogun Pinin - I had one for a while and it was a great little car, and if in 2wd pretty good mpg - and very capable in mud and snow (you can lock the diff)

[Del Boy]

I'd also recommend a Shogun, or a Volvo XC70/XC90.

[omegod]

Hilux Surf import, went off roading in one this year and it was epic! Pretty cheap to buy too

[OOMV6]

Is even really worth looking for 4WD just case she might get snowed in, maybe, perhaps. Plenty of people survive with 2WD. Just a thought

[cem_devecioglu]

Subaru Forester. A mate of mine has one and it may as well have a Land Rover badge on it. He takes it all over, and its never got stuck yet. And its auto

agreed.. also subaru legacy is 4x4, auto  have diesel and normal fuel  models.. its a good car..
 
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/subaru/legacy-and-outback-petrol-2004/?section=good

[Boggy]

Last time we had bad snow, I was driving everywhere in my golf gti! It's not what you've got, it's how you drive it, personally I would just get a fwd car, and as I was going to suggest a suburu forrester also as an estate for the hubby, either that it a range rover or similar. Just my opinion though.

[cem_devecioglu]

must add though, even a 4x4 with summer tires have no luck on ice, frost and snow ..  you may have traction on a flat road but no brakes..

[OOMV6]

must add though, even a 4x4 with summer tires have no luck on ice, frost and snow ..  you may have traction on a flat road but no brakes..

Exactly. As per my previous post, why not a good 2WD with a decent set of winter tyres. Winter tyres on 2WD are a far better option in snow than summer tyres on 4WD.

[jonnyboyws6]

Suzuki Grand Vitara. Proper 4x4 rather than a "soft-roader" but without being too bulky. My mum has a 2.5 V6 (petrol) and it's pretty economical, certainly better than a V6 Omega. It has been very reliable.

I have had a Freelander and don't think they are all that great, not the best build quality.

At such low mileage I don't see the point in a diesel; petrol 4x4s are usually a lot cheaper to buy (used) and you can't recoup the extra money of a diesel at such low mileages. We have a 4 litre auto Grand Cherokee and even that is no worse than my old Omega 3 litre auto estate, so the running costs aren't unbearable if you are not using it too much. 

Saying that, in the bad snow a couple of years ago, we were virtually unstoppable in a K11 Micra.

[Shackeng]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I will send her the link for this thread. I think the Forester sounds a good choice, for size and AWD, and auto.

[the alarming man]

There's always the Freelander.

for god sake....NO....rubbish...and it is not nick named the gay lander for nothing

[henryd]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I will send her the link for this thread. I think the Forester sounds a good choice, for size and AWD, and auto.

They are a good reliable vehicle,however they are also quite thirsty even in manual form.

[omega3000]

There's always the Freelander.

for god sake....NO....rubbish...and it is not nick named the gay lander for nothing

Quite a few of those for sale , and my ex bought one . A few days later the clutch went then the gearbox then the head gasket 

[acope]

Daewoo Musso 2.9TD, Merc 5 pot engine, auto or clunker thingies cracking motor, had mine 4 years and NEVER let me down, and you can run it on veggie oil...or if you have a few pennies try the Ssangyong Rexton 2.9, which is basically a musso with a new body on it, bit more refined but still the same basics.
Dont touch the Rexton 2.7TD, faster..better mpg but let down badly by appalling electrics, you need a special piece of diagnostic equipment to read its faults and half the main dealers dont have one, its called a Scan 100 and can cost up to nearly 2grand to buy one, but its the only piece of equipment that will read the onboard computer.

[Shackeng]

Happy New Year, and thanks again everyone, she has just bought this 1 owner Forester: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/subaru/forester/used-subaru-forester-2-5-xt-5dr-auto-aylesford-fpa-201218467396070 which looks a reasonable buy, especially after watching this clip posted by Cem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_MXK2nzt2Y