Advice please chaps.

Mrs F has lost her job!.... its a long story but since returning from maternity leave she has been sidelined and put in broom cupboard with no one talking to her. Final starw was the owner of the company telling her she cant do her job anymore because she has a baby. dont know why its not like she is a deep sea diver or anything.

Anyway with unemployment it means the company car has to go...

The problem here is that I have an s40 for work and that leaves her driving the RR! My concern is she drives it like she stole it, uses it as an extension of her handbag and trys to turn it into some sort of baby skip... I cant stand my baby being treated that way (the car that is not the baby)

Anyway I am looking for a 3rd vehicle.

It has to be 4wd (soft roader)
good sized
well appointed... leather, toys etc
good MPG
and relatively modern

cost max £3500

If I turn up with a defender or a disco there is a serious chance I will be hospitalized. She doesnt like them..

A mate suggested a outlander... I know that you will all shout bollox they are all ****e bags....


But have a look at this....

2005 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT SE AUTO GREY | eBay


2004 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPT SE D-FUEL SILVER | eBay


They have lpg from the factory..well some... thats cheap to run and they look ok, are big enuf ...

I cant by a freelander because ****in i hate them and they look like **** and I would have to buy 365 of them because I would burn it everyday :violent::focus:

who knows what outlanders are like and any other ideas of what to get?....

Tell her to put in an Employment Tribunal action for unfair dismissal on the grounds of sex discrimination. The employer will fall over themselves to buy her off - use the money to buy her a decent motor.

Hows about a Suburu Legacy or forester? they've got all the gizmo's she'd ever want. Or does it have to have more ground clearance?

they is bloody expensive to service n maintain.

richfish1 said:

Hows about a Suburu Legacy or forester? they've got all the gizmo's she'd ever want. Or does it have to have more ground clearance?

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wants more ground clearance

Trewey said:

Tell her to put in an Employment Tribunal action for unfair dismissal on the grounds of sex discrimination. The employer will fall over themselves to buy her off - use the money to buy her a decent motor.

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she..is first offer not even knowing she is seeing a solicitor...£15000... we want something temp to get her through until the dosh arrives...could take a year

The Mad Hat Man said:

they is bloody expensive to service n maintain.

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are they.... how bad..do they go wrong that often and whats the common faults? cheers for the help so far...

My mates wife is on her third forester, she abuses them terribly but so far, bulletproof.

Might be worth checking out this. Go take a look and see how bad the damage is

LIGHT DAMAGED SALVAGE 55 REG MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT WARRIOR TURBO DIESEL 4X4 | eBay

P.S. The grilles on those outlanders are disgusting

get her a well kept Freelander Td4, you'll be surprised by it specially when your RR has it's rear on the ground when you are late to work in the morning

baptista said:

get her a well kept Freelander Td4, you'll be surprised by it specially when your RR has it's rear on the ground when you are late to work in the morning

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well I wolud but I would be so worried about some responsible well thinking citizen setting fire to it cause its a freelander.

Also the RR may be on its arse but at least it will still have its ****ing doors on and wont make everyone who drives it look like a a cross between freddie mercury and someone who is so far in the closet he's almost in ****in narnia.......
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landroverjack said:

Might be worth checking out this. Go take a look and see how bad the damage is

LIGHT DAMAGED SALVAGE 55 REG MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT WARRIOR TURBO DIESEL 4X4 | eBay

P.S. The grilles on those outlanders are disgusting

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Liking that jack....

his and hers range rovers so if hers is a mobile skip her problem

CJ2a said:

his and hers range rovers so if hers is a mobile skip her problem

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cJ,

are you married?..... its never her problem believe me!!!!

I would but she wants something latish so so I would have to get another l322 and that is a bit pricy until she gets her payout... who knows then..it may be a RRS just so we have one of each....

has she actually left work/been told not to try up/redundant coz an option would be to
go to employment tribunal - say you want old job back - thereby you get pay out for boss breaking most employment law and she gets car back then if boss says can't/won't have back get some more money as a further pay off and why not offer to buy company car

Trewey said:

Tell her to put in an Employment Tribunal action for unfair dismissal on the grounds of sex discrimination. The employer will fall over themselves to buy her off - use the money to buy her a decent motor.

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or a years suppy of bus passes !

Ken Spooner said:

has she actually left work/been told not to try up/redundant coz an option would be to
go to employment tribunal - say you want old job back - thereby you get pay out for boss breaking most employment law and she gets car back then if boss says can't/won't have back get some more money as a further pay off and why not offer to buy company car

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has actually left ..while she was resigning one of the directors tried to slap her ass. She works in a very male dominated industry and is one of about 2 women in the whole thing who got her position. She was also the only woman ever to sit at the top table of there trade federation dinner.... so basically...she is going to take them to the ****in cleaners.

Her sol says at least 6 counts of unfair and constructive dismissal and sexual disrimination.... her company car was taken back three months ago...5 series bmw ....and she was given a vauxhall insignia (proof of demotion says her brief) and quite frankly I wouldnt buy the vauxhall back if you gold plated it.........:bolt:

doodle bug said:

or a years suppy of bus passes !

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Mrs F doesnt take the bus...believes there is chance she will have to talk to loads of freelander owners holding car doors..... ...whose cars have blown up....

Just had the wife's Impreza (technically similar to the forrester) MOT and service at the local Subaru independant for £300. That's not too expensive. The legacy might be a bit low on the ground but the forrester isn't bad. Where's the missus taking the baby?

Check the price for parts if looking at Mitsubishi, Got a Challenger and they want over £200 for a rear light Cluster, Also some of the suspension has to be changed out completely as they dont sell Ball joints on their own you need a whole wishbone thats another £150+ then fitting them is fun. What about VW TOUREG or similar, Has seen been in a Facelift D2???