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frontera 3.2
« on: 07 January 2009, 18:52:39 »
Hi  I'm contemplating buying a Frontera 3.2 late ish model 2003.  (not going to get rid of the meega cos I still want a motorway cruise)  No great reason for doing so other than a bit of variety and I've never had a 4x4 before and you get load of metal for the money

Is there anything I should look out for?  I would guess manuals are better than auto (on the ground that I've never realy understood how you drive an auto offroad)

Any thoughts: am I mad?
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« Reply #1 on: 07 January 2009, 18:55:03 »
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Hi  I'm contemplating buying a Frontera 3.2 late ish model 2003.  (not going to get rid of the meega cos I still want a motorway cruise)  No great reason for doing so other than a bit of variety and I've never had a 4x4 before and you get load of metal for the money

Is there anything I should look out for?  I would guess manuals are better than auto (on the ground that I've never realy understood how you drive an auto offroad)

Any thoughts: am I mad?


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Re: frontera 3.2
« Reply #2 on: 07 January 2009, 18:55:33 »
why?  I did say I wasn't getting rid of the mig
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Re: frontera 3.2
« Reply #3 on: 07 January 2009, 18:56:10 »
Mate had an old 8v Frontera, he abused it daily & it kept going.  Wasn't the most powerful but it shifted.

I'd advise a Manual version tbh, especially if your going to be doing off-road.
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Re: frontera 3.2
« Reply #4 on: 07 January 2009, 18:56:18 »
But you did say you were getting a frontera.
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« Reply #5 on: 07 January 2009, 18:58:08 »
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why?  I did say I wasn't getting rid of the mig

Nothing to do with cars. You asked my opinion so you got it. :P
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Re: frontera 3.2
« Reply #6 on: 07 January 2009, 19:00:01 »
fair point:  didn't know you knew me that well
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Re: frontera 3.2
« Reply #7 on: 07 January 2009, 19:02:16 »
hi, before you commit have a look at the vauxhall monteray 3.1 diesel (isuzu)engine.real good bit off kit .some have lotus tuned suspenion. :y
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« Reply #8 on: 07 January 2009, 20:50:13 »
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hi, before you commit have a look at the vauxhall monteray 3.1 diesel (isuzu)engine.real good bit off kit .some have lotus tuned suspenion. :y

iirc wasn't the jap import called the longhorn ?????????? my uncle had one, nice bit of kit
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Re: frontera 3.2
« Reply #9 on: 07 January 2009, 21:49:18 »
Always felt the Frontera was the unwanted lovechild of the Vauxhall range, from what I remember when my dad was looking at buying one they had a bad rep for reliability, dunno if it's deserved or not though :y
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« Reply #10 on: 07 January 2009, 21:53:31 »
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fair point:  didn't know you knew me that well

Ignore him, he's firkin mad anyway, hr drives a wrong wheel drive Astrik.  ;D ;D ;D

Prabably a yellow to match his Avatar.  ::)
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« Reply #11 on: 07 January 2009, 22:59:57 »
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Always felt the Frontera was the unwanted lovechild of the Vauxhall range, from what I remember when my dad was looking at buying one they had a bad rep for reliability, dunno if it's deserved or not though :y


i had a 1998 2.5td frontera and in the 3 years i owned it the only problem i had was the egr valve gasket went, i really could not fault it :y
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Re: frontera 3.2
« Reply #12 on: 07 January 2009, 23:27:14 »
didn't some have a reputation for killing diffs ?

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« Reply #13 on: 08 January 2009, 08:37:52 »
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fair point:  didn't know you knew me that well

Ignore him, he's firkin mad anyway, hr drives a wrong wheel drive Astrik.  ;D ;D ;D

Prabably a yellow to match his Avatar.  ::)





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« Reply #14 on: 08 January 2009, 09:09:25 »
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fair point:  didn't know you knew me that well

Ignore him, he's firkin mad anyway, hr drives a wrong wheel drive Astrik.  ;D ;D ;D

Prabably a yellow to match his Avatar.  ::)





 ::) ::) ::)

nice car..nice alloys :y
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