Suggestions for an SUV?

Pax said:
Probably parked the car in direct sunlight, so owner's fault - abuse of vehicle, not covered by the 1 mil km warranty. 🤪
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Iv heard stories of the rust protection warranty only being valid if you take the car to them to evaluate and repair the paint as soon as you get a scratch or stone chip. Basically there's no rust protection.the paint is the rust protection
 
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chickenbeef said:
+1 for the Duster. Know someone that has 2 and does mild offroading with it.

Also check the Duster South Africa Facebook group for an idea of what they can do https://www.facebook.com/groups/DusterZA/
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I found myself on the WC Dusters Group on WhatsApp and you would be surprised at what some of the members put their cars through.

Not in an abusive way, of course, what I meant to say is that they are very capable cars off-road and some guys and girls aren’t scared to put foot on some of the gnarlier trails around the WC.
 
Brawler said:
OP says this and then half the forum recommends soft roaders or crossovers which are glorified cars with bigger wheels and plastic bits to make them look tough.

If the roads are crap get a bakkie platform. Toyota, Ford, Isuzu.
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To be fair, a pothole is a pothole no matter what car you drive.

You cannot just drive 120km/h everywhere by changing the car into a bakkie.

Also, there’s something to be said for comfort.
 
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Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 2.5d Auto 4x4

2016 thereabouts model with 120,000km on the clock will be around R280,000

The car is exceptionally reliable, incredible 4x4 and no one steals or hijacks them.

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If you want an older car then a Toyota Prado 2007 thereabouts, but they are hard to come by with low mileage. Ultra comfortable, incredible 4x4, not really a hijack risk anymore as they are older and also bulletproof reliable. Fuel consumption is higher than the above.
 
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Brawler said:
OP says this and then half the forum recommends soft roaders or crossovers which are glorified cars with bigger wheels and plastic bits to make them look tough.

If the roads are crap get a bakkie platform. Toyota, Ford, Isuzu.
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I don’t think he’s a farmer
 
Wrath of Khan MD said:
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 2.5d Auto 4x4

2016 thereabouts model with 120,000km on the clock will be around R280,000

The car is exceptionally reliable, incredible 4x4 and no one steals or hijacks them.

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If you want an older car then a Toyota Prado 2007 thereabouts, but they are hard to come by with low mileage. Ultra comfortable, incredible 4x4, not really a hijack risk anymore as they are older and also bulletproof reliable. Fuel consumption is higher than the above.
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good recomendations...

Also important to note that 200,000km is low mileage for a Prado
 
SauRoNZA said:
To be fair, a pothole is a pothole no matter what car you drive.

You cannot just drive 120km/h everywhere by changing the car into a bakkie.

Also, there’s something to be said for comfort.
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neoprema said:
I don’t think he’s a farmer
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He doesn't need to be a farmer to drive a Fortuner / Everest or even a bakkie?

IMO a pothole is a vastly different thing depending on what you are driving. I've just spent two weeks in the Eastern Cape, mainly in PE and the roads are shocking. Potholes everywhere, unmarked and terribly designed speedbumps, bad repairs, etc and I believe PE is not so bad compared to everywhere else! Two years ago after a trip there my car developed a power steering issue and the power steering repair shop attributed it to bad roads. Just yesterday my mothers Chevy Cruze broke a control arm apparently.

This last time around I had two cars to use. A Toyota Urban Cruiser and a Hilux Legend 4x4. The Urban Cruiser is no better than a car but the Hilux wasn't bothered at all. No wonder so many cars are double cabs / proper SUVs in this place. In Cape Town these vehicles are lifestyle vehicles and I look at them that way (why the fekk does an accountant from Durbanville need a Wildtrak?) but in the rest of the country I can see why people need them.

So yeah, if roads are bad I would go for bakkie platform unless you can afford the proper stuff. Crossovers not so much.
 
Brawler said:
He doesn't need to be a farmer to drive a Fortuner / Everest or even a bakkie?

IMO a pothole is a vastly different thing depending on what you are driving. I've just spent two weeks in the Eastern Cape, mainly in PE and the roads are shocking. Potholes everywhere, unmarked and terribly designed speedbumps, bad repairs, etc and I believe PE is not so bad compared to everywhere else! Two years ago after a trip there my car developed a power steering issue and the power steering repair shop attributed it to bad roads. Just yesterday my mothers Chevy Cruze broke a control arm apparently.

This last time around I had two cars to use. A Toyota Urban Cruiser and a Hilux Legend 4x4. The Urban Cruiser is no better than a car but the Hilux wasn't bothered at all. No wonder so many cars are double cabs / proper SUVs in this place. In Cape Town these vehicles are lifestyle vehicles and I look at them that way (why the fekk does an accountant from Durbanville need a Wildtrak?) but in the rest of the country I can see why people need them.

So yeah, if roads are bad I would go for bakkie platform unless you can afford the proper stuff. Crossovers not so much.
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I actually understand the Wildtrak because at one point it was a very well specced car for a pretty damn reasonable price.

Very good people mover and loads of space in the back especially if you have one of those slider covers on.

Spent a weekend away driving one and while it’s the last car I would have ever considered beforehand it really impressed me after actually living with it for a bit.

It makes more sense to me than a Fortuner.

I do agree on avoiding the baby crossovers, by and large because they are all **** cars not because they are the wrong style.
 
Brawler said:
He doesn't need to be a farmer to drive a Fortuner / Everest or even a bakkie?

IMO a pothole is a vastly different thing depending on what you are driving. I've just spent two weeks in the Eastern Cape, mainly in PE and the roads are shocking. Potholes everywhere, unmarked and terribly designed speedbumps, bad repairs, etc and I believe PE is not so bad compared to everywhere else! Two years ago after a trip there my car developed a power steering issue and the power steering repair shop attributed it to bad roads. Just yesterday my mothers Chevy Cruze broke a control arm apparently.

This last time around I had two cars to use. A Toyota Urban Cruiser and a Hilux Legend 4x4. The Urban Cruiser is no better than a car but the Hilux wasn't bothered at all. No wonder so many cars are double cabs / proper SUVs in this place. In Cape Town these vehicles are lifestyle vehicles and I look at them that way (why the fekk does an accountant from Durbanville need a Wildtrak?) but in the rest of the country I can see why people need them.

So yeah, if roads are bad I would go for bakkie platform unless you can afford the proper stuff. Crossovers not so much.
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Yeah I think sometimes we like the lifestyle idea of the car.
I mean I would love to drive a Ranger Raptor. Since I hate dirt on my car, and don’t like camping and insects and bad WiFi - you can imagine how often it’s going to see the bush lol.

but yeah I was trolling because I’ve been in a Ford Ranger and a GWM P series going into a pothole and both of them barely felt like they hit anything lol.
 
Pax said:
Sounds to me you're looking for a Duster.
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Yap, and everyone else seems to be recommending “SUVs” with hatchback suspension, like that’s going to last doing bad roads daily.

He also mentioned he needs power to overtake then these idiots suggest a Corolla cross with zero overtaking power. SMH
 
On my second Honda CRV. In town, 7.4 litres/100km. Fit off-road tyres and its good for the terrible roads in the Cedarberg, Etosha park and some in the Eastern Cape

Unfortunately the 2025 model is over R1m. Many extra gadgets that are not entirely necessary
 
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