Petrol again, Landcruiser with the 4.0V6.

Remember , if you haven't already, these vehicles regd after March 06 will be nudging £500 VED, if thats a problem you'll have to go Diesel and even then some still go into the highest band.

James Ruppert of bangernomics and Autocar fame is a very approachable chap. During one conversation I had with him he said he'd bought a petrol Shogun,which has a severe drink problem, but for the amount of car you get the purchase price was amazingly low. Put simply, nobody wants them.

You should be able to get an 18 month old Chevrolet Captiva for that - perhaps with change - a good looking well equiped car - perhaps the interiors are a little scratchy - but at the price they are hard to beat. As Vauxhall Anteras are the same car rebadged - getting spares and servicing will not be a problem (Chevrolet are pulling out of Europe).

There was a batch of brand-new base model 2WD Captivas going for £12K (nearly half list price) - look out for bargains from dealers trying to unload their stock before Chevrolet pull the plug.