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Ever since seeing the Vauxhall Frontera
in the 1990's driving through the UK forests as "Safety Cars" on the
what was then called Network Q RAC Rally, I wanted one. It would be
quite a number of years though until I could afford one.
 In 2002, a need to change my car and a
bit of saved up cash coincided, so I started to research Fronteras.
The internet is an excellent place to do research and it was not
long before I had determined I wanted a 2.8 turbo diesel estate
version of the Frontera. Little did I know at the time that this
particular model was the most desirable and that they were only
available for two years when new.
After ten months of searching, I came
across N783 FGS - six years old and with only 46,000 miles on the
clock and a full service history.
In September of 2002 I had my Frontera
The early years.
 In
February 2003, the Estate got it's first introduction to mud at a
4x4 Pay & Play site at Aston Cantlow, organised by
4x4 Funday.
Even on (new) road bias tyres, the Frontera performed admirably,
giving great confidence in what this vehicle could actually do.
 Later that year
I would source a new wrap-around bull bar and a second set of wheels
shod with Colway Mud Terrain tyres. 2004 also saw
my reintroduction to motor sport marshalling and what better vehicle
for a base of operations than a 4x4. 2005 would see me become a
Motor Sports Association Authorised operator of their Safety &
Medical Radio Frequency and I would find myself parked up in a
forest almost every other weekend throughout the next couple of
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