Second Hand Heroes: 4x4s - Fifth Gear

[Music] next up some secondhand heroes interesting buys for people on a budget this time we've scoured the catified for push and lofty 4x4 these are the car for when size matters large engine a huge on-road presence and the ability to go pretty much anywhere the only thing not big here are the prices you could pick up one of our ultimate off-roaders for just one thousand pounds my entry-level choice is the car that coined the term Chelsea tractor and brought four by fours from the country into the city the 1994 second-generation Range Rover Range Rover which we seek squared off styling this leather clad interior it transformed the image of the off-road driver fellows awesome that many Ranger was action flicks off-road there just knowing that it could wait it's such a wonderful car to be in [Applause] they will hit drive right well no air suspension with a couple of ways you see revive you how much they rolled in the old days it was a bit disconcerting when to go into a chord and now you've got two tons underneath you but actually hold it that's what you have to live with unfortunately the old Range Rovers another best reputation for a liability 20 that's more important you spend a little extra time taking a closer look before you buy check that there isn't any dampness in the drivers footwell this could indicate a leaking heater matrix behind the dashboard and water can Lynn Seaford's the card main computer which will cost five hundred pounds of fish ask if the car has had a modern central locking unit city because this cast was designed before the days of Wi-Fi and the remote can be triggered by all the modern-day signals bouncing around about unlocking the car unexpectedly little eventually drain the main factory and a new unit cost one hundred and eighty pounds the Range Rover offers incredible presence at a bargain price but at the budget and you could own a BMW x5 now available from Jack 3,000 pounds the x5 came at a time when BMW owned Rover by so doing they acquired some of the off-road technology from the Range Rover but in many ways lost his ex-wife Ward very capable off-road it was his own Road performance that put apart the Range Rover now it was an off-roader that felt like a sports car on road it was the handling that really marked this out the world of four-by-fours and suddenly food per gear [Music] it's one of the sharpest looking SUVs money can buy but make sure you carry out some vital check when out on a test-drive make sure they give up changing gear smoothly and not holding gears for too high in the rev range it's called as the auto box have failed around clicking thousand miles and a replacement or set you back three grand on a diesel model like this one look out for excessive smoke or a whining sound this can mean the turbo is on the way out you'll have to budget 1,500 pound to fix finally our acceleration this now for any knocking from the rear this could indicate a problem for the rear subframe bushes and a 500-pound problem with your bank balance my next choice has a Porsche badge and unbelievably can be yours for just six thousand pounds the KN the km was a controversial car when it was launched I mean the right gear of a Porsche SUV we've cut rages and then the written questionable looks but luckily for us Porsche coaster track uses what they really would to do would create the most sporty SUV on the market a whole range of engines were offered you're the products of this model till the end of the round was even a turbo diesel but you don't really want that you get really wobbly three six petrol either what you really want is one of the v8 this cars got me inch level four point five reason normally aspirated the produce 340 or spur towards the end of the run we've got a 4.8 liter turbo s with 542 horsepower now that will like you owning a Porsche will never be cheap so it's crucial to ensure you don't start off with a poorly porker [Music] when accelerating hard lifts pretty something under the Cinch of the car this could be a sign the prop shaft is on its way out the replacing that will cost you nothing unwritten Queen also check is the car upgraded aluminium coolant pipe because the KN originally came with plastic ones which have been known to crack cooler loss could result in catastrophic engine damage and anime upgrade cost one and a half grand finally thanks to a combination weight and performance the KN can eat tires in under 9,000 miles new rubber will cost two hundred pounds per corner lakeshore decent tread on those rim so if you're looking for a super off-road machine on a budget then look no further than our selection of second-hand heroes

Channel: Fifth Gear

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Rating: 4.7876801 out of 5

Keywords: Fifth Gear, car, review, fast, crash, fifth, gear, Tiff Needell, Jason Plato, Vicki Butler-Henderson, Jonny Smith, car review, off road, 4x4, second hand cars, range rover, porsche, BMW

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Length: 6min 9sec (369 seconds)

Published: Tue Jan 24 2017