Lettuce wrote:I've only ever driven three cars in my life, a Ford Focus, my dad's E-Class, and a 12 year old Land Rover Defender 90.

I must say, the D90 was the most sexiest thing I've ever had the pleasure of driving (moreso than the Merc), thus induced my desire to get a Land Rover. The moment I started looking at Freelanders on Autotrader in uni I've been metaphorically pelted with eggs over my choice in transport. "You live in London, you don't even need a car" doesn't cut the mustard when you need to transport 50 kilos of plaster from the other end of the city on a bus. I generally require their van-like boots, and will probably be faced with the need of driving loads around the country if my job requires it, so a teeny runaround might fall apart Also I am partial to the odd bit of green laning...

I must sound incredibly eco-unfriendly

Sounds like you need an HSV Maloo, because it's way more awesome than a Land Rover, and could easily handle 50 kg.