Nissan Qashqai; or similar, must be ULEZ.
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Daughter needs a new car as the old focus has been consigned to a new life as a piece of scrap.
SUV, as she's used to driving around London in a Transit long wheelbase, and loves the high driving position; must be ULEZ as her driving is essentially London based.
Reasonable load capacity required, with at least 5ft length for carrying loads.
Budget is 14k.
She was interested in a Suzuki Vitara initially, but thus has now shifted to a Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci Teckna, in blue and manual.
My question is, are there better alternatives, it's as far from my area of expertise as you are likely to get.
TIA.
SUV, as she's used to driving around London in a Transit long wheelbase, and loves the high driving position; must be ULEZ as her driving is essentially London based.
Reasonable load capacity required, with at least 5ft length for carrying loads.
Budget is 14k.
She was interested in a Suzuki Vitara initially, but thus has now shifted to a Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci Teckna, in blue and manual.
My question is, are there better alternatives, it's as far from my area of expertise as you are likely to get.
TIA.
Grey_Area said:
biggbn said:
Petrol only and quite juicy for what it is, but I have always fancied the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross. Meant to be very well made.
Thanks, but as Mitsubishi essentially have left the UK market, that's exposure above what I think she'll be comfortable with.SEAT Ateca or its cousin the Skoda Karoq
Can get both petrol or diesel Euro6 for 14k;
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Can get both petrol or diesel Euro6 for 14k;
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?price-to=1...
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,I have a 2016 Qashqai tekna, the 1.5dci. Great car, very comfortable and very economical, the tekna is very well equipped, ulez compliant and twenty quid a year road tax.
I bought from a Nissan main dealer & received 2 years warranty, 2 years free servicing & 2 years breakdown cover.
I bought from a Nissan main dealer & received 2 years warranty, 2 years free servicing & 2 years breakdown cover.
wyson said:
If she liked a Ford Transit, what about one of the van based people carriers / cars, one of the Ford Tourneo range?
Poor analogy on my part; it's the elevated driving position, not the actual vehicle itself she liked.Our history with Ford products as a family in general isn't positive unfortunately. So for that alone they'd be a no.
Edited by Grey_Area on Monday 11th December 07:04
A nearly new MG ZS with the remainder of the manufacturer warranty. These seem to be everywhere now and plenty for sale. Proving very popular as a budget Qashqai, Sportage, 3008 etc replacement. Larger MG HS might be an option too.
A Dacia Duster might be worth a look too, rugged and well screwed together, if a bit rough around the edges. Great value and top spec models well equipped. Popular option with good owner reviews, especially on PH.
A Dacia Duster might be worth a look too, rugged and well screwed together, if a bit rough around the edges. Great value and top spec models well equipped. Popular option with good owner reviews, especially on PH.
Whereas plenty of folk do just that and don't have issues.
OP the QQ works very well for family life, which in conjunction with what were historically good discounts on new cars through things like Nissan's friends and family deals (25% off list) it is now wonder they are popular. Rear doors that open to close to 90 degrees for example, great for kids seats. Pretty good tech for what they are, the around view camera (combining 4 feeds to give an overhead view of the car) is great and is on most models.
The 1.5dci referred to above lives in hundreds of thousands of UK cars across the Nissan, Dacia and Renault offerings. It needs a cambelt every 5 years at c£600, more at a dealer, many don't get done, esp when they get to 10 years, it can drop injectors, any slight hesitation or stuttering under load a good indication, £400 a pop by the time they're in and coded. Nothing to indicate a DPf is regenerating, so in traffic it may not be doing the 3100+ rpm it will do if one is forced. Perhaps explaining the other comments. Naturally regular use on motorways etc helps.to generate both the heat and flow that's needed.
Nissan also sold a 1.6d, timing chain, generally a bit better. And very rarely, a 1.7d, similar too. Better meaning a little quieter, a little better on fuel. Same DPf issues.
Or the petrols. Bit gutless, but she's not buying it for that I suspect! Mix of chains or belts depending on what's in there, no DPF, but less economy too.
OP the QQ works very well for family life, which in conjunction with what were historically good discounts on new cars through things like Nissan's friends and family deals (25% off list) it is now wonder they are popular. Rear doors that open to close to 90 degrees for example, great for kids seats. Pretty good tech for what they are, the around view camera (combining 4 feeds to give an overhead view of the car) is great and is on most models.
The 1.5dci referred to above lives in hundreds of thousands of UK cars across the Nissan, Dacia and Renault offerings. It needs a cambelt every 5 years at c£600, more at a dealer, many don't get done, esp when they get to 10 years, it can drop injectors, any slight hesitation or stuttering under load a good indication, £400 a pop by the time they're in and coded. Nothing to indicate a DPf is regenerating, so in traffic it may not be doing the 3100+ rpm it will do if one is forced. Perhaps explaining the other comments. Naturally regular use on motorways etc helps.to generate both the heat and flow that's needed.
Nissan also sold a 1.6d, timing chain, generally a bit better. And very rarely, a 1.7d, similar too. Better meaning a little quieter, a little better on fuel. Same DPf issues.
Or the petrols. Bit gutless, but she's not buying it for that I suspect! Mix of chains or belts depending on what's in there, no DPF, but less economy too.
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