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Carists advice needed.

Tarzan

Tarzan

pfm Member
Morning all l have been tasked with purchasing the current Wifey an SUV and do not have a Scooby as to what models are good/ what is bad..... so any recommendations would be good a few of the criteria;


1. Budget £10- £12000

2. Would like it to be reliable and economical.

3. Petrol or Diesel.

4. Must look smart.:D

Thank you for looking.:)
 
How many miles per year? Usual journey length? Because “diesel or petrol” and “economical” don’t necessarily go together.
 
If you are not looking for a "prestige" SUV like BMW or Mercedes, the consensus in Israel, where they use a lot of SUVs, seems to be that the Japanese and Korean makes are the most reliable. A lot of Kias about, and people seem very happy with them. Also Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Isuzu.
 
Whatever the best deal you can get.
There isn’t that much between any of them in their price brackets unless you are a Jeremy Clarkson.
There are far more important things to worry about.
 
Unless your wife does high mileage and typically long individual journeys, you probably want petrol.

I see you, like me, think in terms of buying the vehicle outright. Depending on your work/consistent income situation it might be worth considering acquiring the vehicle “the modern way” : you never really own it, but you end up having a better, newer -even new -vehicle that should be much cheaper to maintain. Remember that all the manufacturers survive by shifting new cars, so do everything they can to make this affordable.

Many here know the different ways of doing this : it’s much more sophisticated than Hire Purchase !

Few slightly grumpy responses here this morning (not exactly a surprise) : it can be fun choosing a new car, so why not enjoy it !
 
The economy is going tits up, major companies are going to not come through it and yet people are still advising others to contract themselves into getting cars “the modern way”.
Bloody ridiculous.
 
Surprised that this has not been raised so far - why an SUV?

Is the likely use far more suited to a Ka, as for 90+% of other UK SUV miles? Thinking of the planet at all in this desire to be following the herd?
 
You'd get a good recent Suzuki Vitara for that if you want four wheel drive.

Never got to try a Yeti but they look good, i wouldn't buy another Mazda CX.
 
Tarzan said:
Morning all l have been tasked with purchasing the current Wifey an SUV and do not have a Scooby as to what models are good/ what is bad..... so any recommendations would be good a few of the criteria;
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What you buy / how much you spend may depend how long the 'current Wifey' is around?
 
If the choice is SUV 'because safety' and 'because practical' then Volvo estate ticks both boxes and then some. V40 is stylish, but V60 roomier. The older, swoopy style V60 should be do-able in budget if you don't mind a few miles, which Volvos tend to shrug off anyway, AFAICT.
 
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