What Happened to all the 3 Door 4x4's? 

Owned a three door almera as an island car, (no mot) the doors were ridiculous nearly dislocated shoulder reaching for seat belt and carparking if anyone was selfish you could not get in.... Mitsu and Jimny are the only two I think that are OK...

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The Jimny is the heir apparent

Thank you

I totally agree 🙏

Sooo much better

I have a 1997 3 door Shogun V6, use it for carrying tools and equipment and towing a welding generator down unpaved roads to wherever I'm working. My only complaint is that the 3 door had a smaller fuel tank than the 5 door, but it makes up for it by being a reliable and capable workhorse.

Yet there was only one wheelbase for the Disco 1. I had a 3 door one for a while. We used it as a farm hack. It was a brilliant old vehicle. Even better it was bought cheap on a whim. I saw it parked at an auction site. When I enquired about it, they said it had been through the ring a few times but didn’t sell. The owner had put a reserve of £1700 on it, but the most it made was £1200. Feeling cheeky I said I’d offer a grand, thinking I’d never from them again. An hour later they rang back to say he’d take it. We hard it for about 3yrs. Part of me thinks we should never have sold it.

I found a girlfriend a 3-door Rav-4 back in 2002, as an upgrade from her old Ka. She loved it, but was a bit miffed when I insisted she learned how to check the (colour-coded) fluid levels in the engine bay, and I doubt she ever put it into low-ratio.

Plenty in poland

It has always been

Luxury .....we dreamt of the Niva

I still think it is cool. Just something about it

I still think they are cool, & so is a Panda 4x4 🐼

Always

@@HighPeakAutos he's a good guy!

SECRETARY? LOL...

The public get,normally, what they're conditioned to want. Most Doctors smoke Camal.

Loved the look of these mitsubishis... But kids (read wife) stopped me buying one... Volvo 740 instead yawn...! There's one here lying in grass think it's an oil pump issue, which if I recall us inside engine.... Not a cheap fix.... Mmmm thinks Where's my tool box!

Glad you enjoyed!

A former girlfriend had one. She liked the solid chunky-monkey appearance and the high driving position, but then she wasn't a pink-and-fluffy type of girl.

Agreed, Toyota changed it all when they launched the then new Mk6 Hilux around 2006, we bought a 3 litre auto Hilux in 2007, despite what the reviews might have said it was a delight to drive and did everyting asked of it, the only way to beat the top VED rates was by going commercial with Toyotas well deserved reputation led to depreciation being better than most cars.

@@lewlewis6511 I had the mk2 Nissan navara as my works vehicle, drug dealer black with the solid side rear cab. Best vehicle I ever had. I did 234 k miles on it no issues infact on original clutch , the new Ford ranger seems the one to have now , the 3.2 auto 👍👍.

@@keithmyerscough9900 Yes i too quite fancied a Ranger with the 3.2, however it appears when you change the oil you must complete the change within 15 mins or danger of the oil pump can't drag the oil up...no this isn't a joke and never heard anything so ridiculous in me life, its got some variable flow oil pump fitted which can't prime itself...now this may not cause any issues but for goodness sake these are supposed to be tough commercial vehicles not some toy that breaks if you look at it sideways, i've ruled them out for this reason. VW Amarok V6 looks interesting, i've been told chassis is galvanized which is most unusual in this class of vehicle, V6 Diesel too for the win. Not looking for a while, current Prado (LC5) shows no signs of giving up and could well see me out.

Interesting, same in America. 2 door trucks are a thing of the past now.

Thanks

Very nice! I’d love one

Probably should also note that the new Pretender 90 is as long/longer than a 5 door Discovery and has a longerwheel base too!

Just saw this pop up in my notifications. The Defender 90 is getting on for half a metre shorter than the Discovery. @@300bhpton

@@frednerk8366 Disco1 5dr = 178.7" long vs New Defender 90 = 180.4". Both including the spare wheel, so both shorter with the spare removed as they are both door mounted. Not sure where your half a metre is coming from.

Fair enough, you are correct. I was neglecting the spare wheel. I'm surprised though as the Disco looks to be the longer car, although half of the spare is within the overall length. @@300bhpton

Good idea

Yes that’s right

Thanks! I forgot loads

Yes it was (and 5 door)

First and second generation were 3dr and 5dr, they also made a 3dr commercial van version of the MK1, my neighbour has one, great little vehicles.

Yes my wife had one & it took about 30 seconds to bring the electric seats forward enough to climb in the back 🤣 meanwhile on a wet day you got soaked waiting to get in.

Thanks