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chiaroscuro
#1 Posted : Wednesday, February 04, 2015 4:31:07 PM
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I'm thinking of getting for an old man who lives in shags. Roads are not very bad...only the last 1km to his house has many rocks that hit the underside of his current station wagon.

Is the X-trail a good choice - all things considered?
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kalenjinherdsboy
#2 Posted : Wednesday, February 04, 2015 4:55:44 PM
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chiaroscuro wrote:
I'm thinking of getting for an old man who lives in shags. Roads are not very bad...only the last 1km to his house has many rocks that hit the underside of his current station wagon.

Is the X-trail a good choice - all things considered?



What's your budget? All things considered there could be other options.
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mlennyma
#3 Posted : Wednesday, February 04, 2015 5:08:24 PM
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kalenjinherdsboy wrote:
chiaroscuro wrote:
I'm thinking of getting for an old man who lives in shags. Roads are not very bad...only the last 1km to his house has many rocks that hit the underside of his current station wagon.

Is the X-trail a good choice - all things considered?



What's your budget? All things considered there could be other options.

I have always assumed its a fuel gazzler and without resale value!
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#4 Posted : Wednesday, February 04, 2015 5:51:42 PM
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chiaroscuro wrote:
I'm thinking of getting for an old man who lives in shags. Roads are not very bad...only the last 1km to his house has many rocks that hit the underside of his current station wagon.

Is the X-trail a good choice - all things considered?


get the old man a forester instead.
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Omena
#5 Posted : Wednesday, February 04, 2015 6:31:00 PM
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I think that is a great choice. It is affordable, has good ground clearance, better than a rav4 in mad, elegant etc etc. I once owned one and was very happy with it.
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chiaroscuro
#6 Posted : Thursday, February 05, 2015 8:14:40 AM
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kalenjinherdsboy wrote:
chiaroscuro wrote:
I'm thinking of getting for an old man who lives in shags. Roads are not very bad...only the last 1km to his house has many rocks that hit the underside of his current station wagon.

Is the X-trail a good choice - all things considered?



What's your budget? All things considered there could be other options.


Budget is enough to buy an X-trail or other make of comparable budget
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chiaroscuro
#7 Posted : Thursday, February 05, 2015 8:25:26 AM
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mlennyma wrote:
kalenjinherdsboy wrote:
chiaroscuro wrote:
I'm thinking of getting for an old man who lives in shags. Roads are not very bad...only the last 1km to his house has many rocks that hit the underside of his current station wagon.

Is the X-trail a good choice - all things considered?



What's your budget? All things considered there could be other options.

I have always assumed its a fuel gazzler and without resale value!


I'm not buying to sell! So re-sale value is of no consequence.
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mnjoro
#8 Posted : Thursday, February 05, 2015 8:50:29 AM
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chiaroscuro wrote:
I'm thinking of getting for an old man who lives in shags. Roads are not very bad...only the last 1km to his house has many rocks that hit the underside of his current station wagon.

Is the X-trail a good choice - all things considered?


Hi talk to me i have been importing these models and can assure you they are good vehicles and not very expensive compared to Toyota Rav 4.
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kalenjinherdsboy
#9 Posted : Thursday, February 05, 2015 9:23:56 AM
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chiaroscuro wrote:

Budget is enough to buy an X-trail or other make of comparable budget


In that price range go for a Rav 4 or a Forester. Suzuki Grand Vitara is another reliable option but spares can be a challenge because of CMC.

The issue with Xtrail is it was based on Primera saloon car and the automatic transmission is known to fail.
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#10 Posted : Thursday, February 05, 2015 11:07:15 AM
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kalenjinherdsboy wrote:
chiaroscuro wrote:

Budget is enough to buy an X-trail or other make of comparable budget


In that price range go for a Rav 4 or a Forester. Suzuki Grand Vitara is another reliable option but spares can be a challenge because of CMC.

The issue with Xtrail is it was based on Primera saloon car and the automatic transmission is known to fail.


now that ground clearance seems like the main feature to be considered i would propose Toyota Rush or Mitsubishi Mini Pajero. For the same age you may be spending the same or even cheaper than the X-Trail
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