My grandfather is looking to buy a present for the son of a friend of his in Italy.
A Jeep Wrangler was the original decision, but he doesn't know much about cars. They are looking for a vehicle that will pull duty at a farm. This translates to
1) 4 Wheel Drive (or AWD, I suppose)
2) Decent clearance I imagine
3) Knobby or bigger tires (he says)
4) Available in Italy, or parts are available in Italy
5) Stick seems preferred, but the person using it only has 1 arm! (but has driven stick their whole life)
6) 2-3 years old, maybe 15-18k miles on it.
7) Decent mpg/efficient. Petrol or Diesel is very expensive. Wanted 'small' ish, if you consider a Wrangler small.
The budget is not set. He can afford whatever is best, but I would like to show him a spread.
So what cars have available parts (standard maintenance parts to 100k) in Italy without getting gouged?
I also said Wrangler a bad idea due to the 16mpg. There will be no plowing or towing (when I asked, anyway).
So I need suggestions, or key questions to ask. He doesn't really know though, so I'd rather have over capacity. Of course, the people he is buying for really cannot afford a lot, so that's why parts must be available/servicable, and mpg reasonable.. and oh, what is the insurance like over there? Do you need insurance (I do believe they would take the vehicle to market, so not a 'farm only' vehicle). This would also be important, like I know Geico, for example, won't insure Lotus, so I assume some insurers in Italy won't insure imported vehicles of some types.
Input welcome!
