No. 1 child just having moved to a new house in Kent, with access up a lane with potential for getting snowed in, has asked me for help in choosing new, second hand, vehicles for her and hubby. This is what she wants: "If you have any time or are on your forum, if you can advise about a 4wd for me - ideally diesel, not massive (ie can be car with 4wd rather than land rover type thing) and auto even better!" although I queried the need for a diesel, as she will do no more than 6k a year, and then for a second car for her house husband with good load lugging capacity, they are thinking of a Hi-lux, "but any other ideas welcome!" as she says.
All useful suggestions gratefully received, (especially about vehicle selection!) 
I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.7 CRD Auto, I think they all are - engine and gearbox are Mercedes sounds a bit agricultural from outside but not inside, very comfy and all the toys you need and better on fuel than the Omega. For best economy you need the 2.7L for some reason the later 3.0L is less power and poorer MPG.
Servicing costs not horrendous, I use a local independent, he and the MOT tester, both of whom I have know since school, were surprised by it's non utilitarian interior....
Don't expect it to drive like a car though, they are like driving a barge, but fine when you get used to it and will still sit happily on the motorway at 80mph and return even better fuel consumption.....Just my opinion....
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