Topic: has anyone ever owned a frontera? (Read 569 times)

matt rendall · « **on:** August 24, 2010, 22:18:24 PM »

if so, how was it, to live with everyday and to drive, i need a towing car, and i thought that would do to tow the cally, but i want the run down

Cheers

Pickles · « **Reply #1 on:** August 24, 2010, 22:23:14 PM »

Depends what age you're looking at, I've had a few of them as company cars and the last ones (2003ish) were great, they drive well and are nicely specced up

Anything earlier than around a W reg I would avoid, and don't get a petrol one, unless its a 3.2 V6...

matt rendall · « **Reply #2 on:** August 24, 2010, 22:33:32 PM »

cheers for the reply, i was lookin at around X reg's and above, for the lazy cruise control option, what was road tax like back then?

BIG DAN · « **Reply #3 on:** August 25, 2010, 00:03:11 AM »

think the tax bracket changes a 51 plate doesnt it ? ive had a couple too had a 2.0 8v sport was not a bad moter really just didnt take too much to being on the roof lol i towed a range rover with it struggled up big hills but did it fine

angus346 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 25, 2010, 20:57:46 PM »

my girlfriends father has one. not sure which year but he did say the headlights are shite, just like the calibra, but apart from that not much wrong with it

BIG DAN · « **Reply #5 on:** August 25, 2010, 23:00:56 PM »

my headlights were great but only on high beam well it had standards 4 across the roof and 2 big buggers on the bull bars lol

carl · « **Reply #6 on:** August 25, 2010, 23:28:08 PM »

i have not owned one but i have driven a fair few...

they are ok, they are full of sole....but they are one of the crapper 4x4's

but one of the best looking

BIG DAN · « **Reply #7 on:** August 25, 2010, 23:37:50 PM »

they not that bad off road mate tbh not the best tho! but for towing they wud be ok if you get a newer v6 or diseasel !

Bovva · « **Reply #8 on:** August 26, 2010, 11:24:59 AM »

I knew someone who had a Frontera once, he killed himself.

cousin it · « **Reply #9 on:** August 26, 2010, 14:06:26 PM »

Had a L reg LWb for a while .. Do yourself a favor .. Don't get a 2.3d
Its a Smokey slug.
Performance was OK off road but could get a little scary .. handling on the road was to put it mildly Rubbish.
However once it was put into 4wd it could properly pull a house just don't expect it to move to fast when its doing it.
If your going to get one don't get the one i did . it needs a big engine to move it at any velocity.

Phil. · « **Reply #10 on:** August 26, 2010, 14:10:45 PM »

Quote from: Shifty ,,/,. on August 26, 2010, 11:24:59 AM

I knew someone who had a Frontera once, he killed himself.

+1

Gav · « **Reply #11 on:** August 26, 2010, 14:20:49 PM »

Vauxhall Frontera

The last car you'll ever own (because you'll be dead)

matt rendall · « **Reply #12 on:** August 30, 2010, 17:57:03 PM »

cheers for the advice guys, so what i gather the headlights are w*nk, but hey as said the cally's arn't amazing, they ent bad to drive and alright at towing, but if i buy one i will die, either through rolling or i will kill myself:D ill live with that knowledge hehe

Bovva · « **Reply #13 on:** September 09, 2010, 09:54:27 AM »

Have you bought your new shed yet?

Bad Kid · « **Reply #14 on:** September 09, 2010, 11:29:50 AM »

You don't need a Frontera to tow. An Omega or Vectra would be more practical

tommygards · « **Reply #15 on:** September 09, 2010, 11:34:10 AM »

Doesnt the weight / MAM of the towing vehicle have to weigh the total of what you are pulling? or something like that. I know what i said is wrong but there is some kind of rule like that. Im just thinking that frontera's arent that heavy and they wouldn't equal the weight of a trailer + a calibra.

calibra_steve · « **Reply #16 on:** September 09, 2010, 13:47:35 PM »

You cant tow somethin with more weight than the car your towing with or somethin like that lol

tommygards · « **Reply #17 on:** September 09, 2010, 18:01:57 PM »

yeah i thought so, so the weight of the car needs to equal the combined weight of a calibra + a trailor, so you are going to need a heavy frontera.

matt rendall · « **Reply #18 on:** September 17, 2010, 21:40:02 PM »

yeh your right on the towing, you have to minus the weight of what your towing from the vehicle gross weight, so for example the cally can only tow 1250KG if you have a trailer weighing 750KG, but the frontera can tow 2800KG. however due to getting some speeding points and still being 18 i may now not be able to afford the insurance on the frontera anyway, but hey thats my fault, cheers for the advice, i may just wack a tow bar on the back of the cally and hate myself everytime i see it:D

BIG DAN · « **Reply #19 on:** September 17, 2010, 21:59:12 PM »

why not get a removeable 1 mate ?

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