Newbie from Ruakaka

[Big Kev]

Hi I have zero 4wd experience I am looking for my first 4x4 I will be using it to get on the beach here at Ruakaka , Northland to go fishing & as a regular runabout around town & hopefully to pull a boat around with in a year or so, I want to spend about 5k & was thinking maybe big horn or terrano or maybe pajero but am open to ideas , preferably diesel & auto any suggestions & advice would be much appreciated
Cheers
Kevin

[catalystracing]

Welcome Big Kev, this is often a question with new people. Do a search on the forums and have a look around, plenty of advice already put up here.

Enjoy the ORE experience, plenty of helpful people around, and some with a cheeky sense of humor...

Cheers Paul.

[Coljag]

Welcome to ORE Big Kev. We not far from you in Whangarei, the local 4x4 club caters for all sorts and we have a member or two down your way. Interested in more just PM me for contact details etc for the Whangarei 4WD Club.

[on2it]

Yep join the club, theyll ease you into 4wding.
you made a good clarifying what you want to use it for and how much you want to pay. Theres a few options in that range. How many seats do you need? Will you be adding anything else to the truck? How heavy is your boat?

[Big Kev]

Yep join the club, theyll ease you into 4wding.
you made a good clarifying what you want to use it for and how much you want to pay. Theres a few options in that range. How many seats do you need? Will you be adding anything else to the truck? How heavy is your boat?

Only need 4/5seats , 2 most of the time & a just a couple more when we bring the grandkids up from Auckland for the holidays. Not looking to go seriously off road at this stage , just some fishing off the beach and as I am partly disabled I need something to get me on the beach & a comfy seat while I wait for the fish to impale themselves on my hook, as for the boat , it's on the 1 to 2 year plan & just a tinny 14 to 16ft