Volvo xc90 or Hyundai Santa Fe

[danlightbulb]

Hi all,

Looking for a new car, 7 seater required, don't like MPVs so looking at SUVs / 4x4s. Not going to be used off road, maybe a greenlane or two but infrequently.

Will have around 5k to spend and for that I can get roughly a 54 plate in the XC90 with around 110k miles (2.5D version), or a 56 plate Santa Fe again diesel version with around the same mileage.

Would love to hear peoples opinions of these two cars and any risks around this mileage level.

Edit - also can I please add the Merc M class to this list - can get a 100k miler for around the same money, on a 05 plate.

2nd edit - nissan pathfinder and mitsubushi shogun (7 seaters) also an option. Looks like all these cars are around the high 20's / low 30's on mpg combined cycle. Will real world mpg be significantly lower?

Thanks

Edited by danlightbulb on Tuesday 18th August 23:50

Edited by danlightbulb on Wednesday 19th August 18:27

[5charlie46]

I'd avoid the xc90 like the plague, some of the bills you see on early models is horrendous.

the hyundai is a good shout, still a bit agricultural if you're not going to go off road. I'd also consider a Kia sorento myself nice on the road.