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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

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.

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.

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?

on2it wrote: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