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Fuel miser

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Fuel miser

Post by Shark »

Hey guys in about 3 months i will be looking at getting another fourby. The main thing for me is that i spend about 80% of my driving on the blacktop and with the rise in fuel prices i am looking at a capable fourby thats good on juice. I was thinking of a zook with the vitara efi cause i had one and it was good on juice but what do you guys reckon??
Budget is $10,000
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Post by Pinball »

didn't like the answers in the zook forum?

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Post by Dee »

maybe theres another type of fourby out there thats cheap on fuel, and isn't a zook... who knows? :roll:
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Post by Shark »

I jst wanna weigh up all my options.

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Post by bogged »

DEEV8 wrote:maybe theres another type of fourby out there thats cheap on fuel, and isn't a zook... who knows? :roll:
kia, lada, sang yong, etc . ;)
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Post by Rangie ute on 38'' »

$10 000 will get you a good disco, diesel auto if you shop round, coil sprung, disc alround. electric windows ect. (most of the time :bad-words: ), around 10l/100km. will get you where you need go on the wkend.
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Post by midget_nick »

If u just get a real cheap 4X4 u can muck around with it have fun and u dont have to worry aboout damages. a Lada is preety good cause their cheap and underrated
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Post by dirtyGQ »

midget_nick wrote:If u just get a real cheap 4X4 u can muck around with it have fun and u dont have to worry aboout damages. a Lada is preety good cause their cheap and underrated
Yeh i heard ladas are good
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Post by A12 »

Do you know why Lada's have rear window demisters?
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Post by Swifty »

A12 wrote:Do you know why Lada's have rear window demisters?
Hand warmers? ;)
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Post by RockyF75 »

hilux or similar with v8 chev on gas? :D ... or anything on gas or that can be converted to gas with end price being less that 10k :idea:
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Post by andrew e »

My mate was looking for somthing similar a few years ago - narrowed it down to a vitara or feroza. Widetrack ferroza won because of the detachable hardtop and felt nicer to drive.
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Post by -Mick- »

gas :)

My 4 runner costs $28 - $30 to fill up and goes 400km + a bit on that tank.

$7 - $ 7.5 per 100km my old efi zook couldn't even come close to that :cool: and the toy is a full size rig :D
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