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Re: whats yours ? by Fatbaz on Thu Jan 05, 2012 2:01 pm
Use it as my daily driver unless away on business then I use our C220 CDI (company car), also have the use of our family hack, a 1.2 CLIO.

Fronty obviously gets extensive use off road laning etc.

All said and done I prefer to drive the fronty above all else.

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Stuart
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Model: 2.8 TDI Sport 3dr
Registration Year: 1996/P
Modifications: Extended axle and transmission breathers.
Suspension lift curtesy of TJM +2 springs
+2 Rough country shocks curtesy of Llama 4X4
Mitsibushi L200 wheel (16x7 10mm offset)
Hankook RT03 285/75R16
Long wheel base light conversion
50mm body lift
Twin Electric rad fan conversion
Roof mounted waffle board rack with boards
Light bar with Lights and CB ariel mount
Custom built winch bumper to suite Body lift
Tmax 11000 lbs winch with external and incab controls.
Aisin Manual Hubs
Region: Midlands

Re: whats yours ? by Loneranger on Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:13 pm
My daily drive is my Ford Ranger XLT double cab 2.5tdi, its ideal for my business (Garden Maintenance) easy to load with rubbish and materials etc and brilliant for towing Frontys from Wales etc etc.

If we go out locally we take the wifes Ford KA, although i dont like being sat so low.

Fronty is just a toy really and needs to be used more than currently possible.

Cheers Pete
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2 inch suspension lift
2 inch Body lift - pending
33" KL71 mud tyres
winch
extra strong front and rear bumpers
Region: Midlands

Re: whats yours ? by BoxCleva on Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:16 pm
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Modifications: Beemer e46
Region: North West

Re: whats yours ? by Krusher on Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:24 pm
I got a Transit connect for work, an astra convertable for when the misses wants to go anywhere(she struggles to climb up in to the 2.8 :lol: )
and the 2.8 LWB
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Location: Ramsgate
Model: 2.8 TDI 5dr
Registration Year: 1996/N
Vehicle Name: STRIDENT
Modifications: +2" suspension lift and torsion bar wind up
Maletester Kaimen MT's
CB, LED daytime runners
FOG chrome bullbar
stainless mangled side steps
Air box with room for a goldfish
Region: South East

Re: whats yours ? by jontera on Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:12 am
up until about 3 months ago the fronty was my daily driver, but now my daily drive is a 1.1 206. The extra cost of insurance and tax is just about covered by the saving in fuel. Fronty used to visit the pumps roughly twice a week, whereas the 206 only gets a £30 drink once every fortnight...still like the odd trip to work in the truck mind.
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Location: Liverpool
Model: 2.0i Sport 3dr
Registration Year: 1997/R
Vehicle Name: sweary mary
Modifications: manual switch for Rad fan..
LWB rear light conversion..
Working CB (finally)
wound up torsion bars 3/4'' to remove 13 years of sag
2'' body lift
FOG stickers....oh yeah, I am that sad that i call that a mod
LED running lights..
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Coming soon...(well in the future, it's been coming soon for two years now)

a small suspension raise
Region: North West

Re: whats yours ? by JEOH on Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:41 pm
Hi,
as a daily driver I do use a Ford Mondeo Estate tdci (Company Car).

The Mrs has the Frontera 2.0i
we purchased in 2010 just for fun and vacation, but she appreciated it so much so we returned her former Mini One to BMW, as that was credit-based and new brakes had to be done to keep it running.
The money we save without the Mini is well enough to keep the Frontera in good condition. And the fuel consumption is not that much higher as the Mini was about 8.6 per 100 km. Insurance now much cheaper - the Frontera has not got fully comprehensive insurance, as it is payed!

I do not like modern cars: Last year I got a 1992 Ford Fiesta 1300ccm Calypso
with the rare foldable sun-roof (in good condition) as a back-up - for little money.
Was afraid about the Frontera and my job (company car)! Yesterday that has got new MOT. Thinking about a rear spring spacer kit and some rally tires to give her a crossover-look.

My grandfather's car is waiting to get on the road again for it's 50th anniversary, a Mercedes 220Sb fintail
from 1963. Few things still to do.
Kind regards,
Ian

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Registration Year: 1995/N
Vehicle Name: Gentile
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Re: whats yours ? by 4x4 bobby on Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:59 pm
My daily drive for work is a little VW Golf 1.4 Mk3, great on fuel!!! And the beast for play is a 2.0Ltr Sport "A" Series in black.
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Vehicle Name: Betsy
Modifications: Light bar. CB attena on rear door. Wider wheels from an "A" series.
Region: Midlands

Re: whats yours ? by Bearcat on Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:17 pm
My daily drive is split between the Frontera 2.3TD and a 1990 Citroen BX Turbo D Estate with 450 thousand kms on the clock and still going well, and for long runs and trips to the UK a Renault Laguna 2, 1.9 dci Estate, There is no road tax in France but motorway charges can be a killer.
Also in the stable got a Renault 21 Turbo D Estate and another Laguna 1.6 petrol Estate.
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Re: whats yours ? by E7 MCB on Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:04 pm
My daily car is a 5.7 litre Chrysler 300C and I purchased the 94' Sport off Ebay in 2010 when it snowed heavily in December.

Since then its been used at weekends for clay pigeon shooting, walking the dog and numerous trips to the tip and bottle bank.

I have to be totally honest tho (and it's not about better mpg) but i love driving the Frontera on as many days as I can.

When I drive it I dont worry about parking it, speed humps, people coming at me on narrow roads or getting stuck and best of all people let you out of T Junctions when i'm driving the Frontera and they dont in the Chrysler! :x

Its on limit mileage as a second car so i try to use it little and often but saying that i've just registered for the Screwball Rally across Europe this year so I may have to change the insurance cover!

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Region: South East

Re: whats yours ? by fogman on Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:14 pm
have an 07 vectra sri for a daily drive, the sport is for carting my fishing gear around & the odd green lane tip or 2 & i also have a lwb b that i should really be pushing to sell harder than i am but she was my baby for 3 years & i want to keep her as long as i can just incase the swb blows up :D
WHY AINT I GOT AN ALL SINGING & ALL DANCING SIGNATURE LIKE BOXY & DRIFTY ?

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Re: whats yours ? by baz1188 on Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:53 pm
Hi all, my B series is my daily work horse. Am a window cleaner in the daytime and a zoo keeper in the evening. I say zoo keeper but not really a zoo, just feels like it. Got a few reptiles and dogs and the mrs has a group of mice.
Was at an auction with the other halfs dad and he said "what about that 4x4?" Didnt think i could afford it but managed to get it. Was hooked! She lasted a year before the engine went terminal.
Bought another that ive modded and keep adding too, i drive it every day for work and use it for 4x4ing. Loads of fun. Baz
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Registration Year: 1999/T
Modifications: 2" suspension lift n front torsion wound up
2" body lift
Berg split rims + 265/70/16 BF Goodrich tyres 265/75/16 to go on
Sony head unit + well uprated speakers
Twin powerflow exhausts 3" each side
Region: South West

Re: whats yours ? by Soupstone on Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:52 pm
Currently my daily drivers a 1.7td Astra F on veg oil with about 10% petrol added. On it's last legs and should be weighed in within the week. I've bought the Frontera as a replacement.
We've got a 2.5 CRD Grand Voyager for family use. Running that on 50/50 bio/diesel.
Also got a Ducati ST2 that'll become the daily driver once the Astras weighed in and whilst the Fronteras getting fixed.
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Re: whats yours ? by igotababyfrontera on Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:45 pm
I use mine as daily driver and whenever I take family anywhere if I just need to nip to shops or go anywhere where I know parking will be an issue I take the 61 plate Astra 1600. :D
If it ain't broke, fix it before it does!! You know it will!!
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Model: 2.2 DTI 5dr
Registration Year: 2003/53
Modifications: nothing........really,
A set of A series rims
(31" kl71's)
+2" nice orange springs (mgautos)
+2" rough country shocks (mgautos)
40mm Body lift
Flipped top ball joints
Steel belly pans
Rear recovery points
CB radio in glovebox
Rear work lights
A big fat 12v power cable to the boot
1 Farad power cap
H.I.D Headlight Conversion
Roof rack with 4x55w lights on
DVD head unit
Twin amp & Twin sub setup
Playstation 3
Region: Midlands

Re: whats yours ? by Dannyboy on Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:48 pm
Good job you got that then mate cos Tom reckons youll toast yours again on the way to strata!! :lol: :lol:
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Model: 2.5 TDS 5dr
Registration Year: 1998/R
Modifications: 2"supension lift
Ball joints flipped
265/75/16 insa turbos
55mm wheel spacers
spare wheel carrier removed
black perspex bonnet guard
modified tank gaurd
welded rear bumper and recovery point
egr removed and running on chip fat!! :)
Region: Midlands

Re: whats yours ? by igotababyfrontera on Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:55 pm
So I hear, you got that yellow taxi number?
If it ain't broke, fix it before it does!! You know it will!!
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Location: warstock birmingham (near maypole)
Model: 2.2 DTI 5dr
Registration Year: 2003/53
Modifications: nothing........really,
A set of A series rims
(31" kl71's)
+2" nice orange springs (mgautos)
+2" rough country shocks (mgautos)
40mm Body lift
Flipped top ball joints
Steel belly pans
Rear recovery points
CB radio in glovebox
Rear work lights
A big fat 12v power cable to the boot
1 Farad power cap
H.I.D Headlight Conversion
Roof rack with 4x55w lights on
DVD head unit
Twin amp & Twin sub setup
Playstation 3
Region: Midlands

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