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Hi All, returning as a new user after some time away....
I've been based overseas for the last two years for work and am set to return around Christmas - for good - back to Victoria. When I was in Australia I had spent a good amount of time detecting in the Vic gold fields and fully intend to pick up exactly where I left off (cant wait!).
So I am wondering if the knowledgeable vehicular enthusiasts can help recommend a used/new 4x4 for me to get around in.
The last one I had was a Nissan Terrano 2 TDI. I am happy to admit I'm not mechanically savvy and selected it based mainly on the fact it had a long bay at the rear. I stripped out the back seats and built a raised platform from framing timber and plywood to create a bed with space underneath to store all my tools, shovel, metal detecting gear and so on. It gave me 1.8m, plenty of room for a shorty like me to lay down fully and get a good nights sleep.
This meant I could go out and detect all weekend and not worry about pitching a tent, just park up detect sleep, repeat, and get back in time for work on Monday
Given the Terrano's are a bit long in the tooth now (or crap depending on your perspective) and hard to come by I'm looking for some recommendations of a similar type of wagon that I can outfit with a bed as before.
I'm not looking for any serious hill climbing monster, but at the same time I do cover plenty of ground over dirt tracks. Fellow Vic detectorists will know the terrain and understand what's needed here [golden triangle stuff not those crazy hills out east]
While my budget is not unlimited I could consider a new car but it I did that I would only be able to afford the one and so would be using it to commute to work every day and back. I've previously gone for used and never spent more then $3K and at that price I could get a 4x4 and separate runabout for work. So the equation here is if I do buy a new car (I mean $10K+) I would need it for both offroad and daily commuting and then fuel efficiency would be a larger factor.
Any advice that does not degenerate in to brand wars would be most welcome.
Thanks
I've been based overseas for the last two years for work and am set to return around Christmas - for good - back to Victoria. When I was in Australia I had spent a good amount of time detecting in the Vic gold fields and fully intend to pick up exactly where I left off (cant wait!).
So I am wondering if the knowledgeable vehicular enthusiasts can help recommend a used/new 4x4 for me to get around in.
The last one I had was a Nissan Terrano 2 TDI. I am happy to admit I'm not mechanically savvy and selected it based mainly on the fact it had a long bay at the rear. I stripped out the back seats and built a raised platform from framing timber and plywood to create a bed with space underneath to store all my tools, shovel, metal detecting gear and so on. It gave me 1.8m, plenty of room for a shorty like me to lay down fully and get a good nights sleep.
This meant I could go out and detect all weekend and not worry about pitching a tent, just park up detect sleep, repeat, and get back in time for work on Monday
Given the Terrano's are a bit long in the tooth now (or crap depending on your perspective) and hard to come by I'm looking for some recommendations of a similar type of wagon that I can outfit with a bed as before.
I'm not looking for any serious hill climbing monster, but at the same time I do cover plenty of ground over dirt tracks. Fellow Vic detectorists will know the terrain and understand what's needed here [golden triangle stuff not those crazy hills out east]
While my budget is not unlimited I could consider a new car but it I did that I would only be able to afford the one and so would be using it to commute to work every day and back. I've previously gone for used and never spent more then $3K and at that price I could get a 4x4 and separate runabout for work. So the equation here is if I do buy a new car (I mean $10K+) I would need it for both offroad and daily commuting and then fuel efficiency would be a larger factor.
Any advice that does not degenerate in to brand wars would be most welcome.
Thanks