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 The Fiat Scudo van is a transverse front-engined, front-wheel-drive layout, and so is not 4x4.

Daihatsu Ferozas carried a kerb weight of 1206kg when new.

Even the newest Daihatsu Feroza is 20-years-old now so they're verging on classic car territory, and this means many will require engine and transmission overhauls, if not even bigger work. Coupled with the fact they are renowned as hardy off-road 4x4s the chances of finding one which hasn't had a hard life is going to be extremely difficult.

All that considered, however, they are well-made and generally reliable vehicles when in good operating order.

While specific tyre sizes will depend on what wheels are fitted to the exact Feroza in question, the popular short-wheelbase Daihatsu 4x4 should normally take a 225/70 R15, though a 205/75 or even a 195/75 could potentially be fitted in certain circumstances.

Check what size tyres are on your car now by looking on the side of the tyre for similar numbers as 225 refers to the width in millimetres, 70 or 75 will be the height of the sidewall of the tyre (known as aspect ratio), while 15 refers to the wheel diameter in inches.

Jeeps tend to have a hit-and-miss reputation with reliability. Some people have nothing but trouble from the time they drive out of the dealership, while others can get hundreds of thousands of kilometres of faithful service from theirs. The Cherokee models, petrol and diesel, seem to prefer being used on long highway commutes rather than in short, stop-start city driving as my best friend's 2015-model diesel Cherokee has been a picture of reliability since he bought it and he regularly commutes several hundred kilometres per-day.

His diesel is serviced on-time, every-time which no doubt helps reliability.

 Both variants of the Volkswagen Caravelle sold new in Australia at the moment are front-wheel drive, however there have been 4x4 variants of previous-generation models sold in the past.

Yes, both the Trendline and Comfortline VW Caravelle models on sale new in Australia feature a 2.0-litre diesel four-cylinder engine.

From its 1989 introduction until its cessation in 1998, the Daihatsu Feroza was only available with petrol 1589cc four-cylinder engines.

The VW Caravelle is 1990mm tall.

Current-generation VW Caravelles are licensed to seat 9 people.