If you had £5000 to spend and you were looking for a reliable SUV, what would you go for?
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If you had £5000 to spend and you were looking for a reliable SUV, what would you go for?
I was thinking Vauxhall Antara until I saw the reviews.
Ideally I would like an Audi Q5 but I doubt I'd find a decent one at that price.
Kuga
Not a bad shout, better reviews than the Antara, bit pricier though.Quote:
Originally Posted by TH63
Not sure about the price, but I had a company Tiguan and that was rock solid.
I like it! Again, a bit pricier than I was hoping but that is a nice vehicle.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrbluejay
As way of an alternative,and dont shoot the messenger here,l was in the bike shop in Porthcawl the other day and well for £5000 you could pick up something almost newQuote:
Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi
You would have trouble finding any Q5 or even a Q3 for even twice your price. Also consider the cost of repairing these vehicles. My Q3 with only 13000 miles on the clock had a new transfer box last week. Had it not been under warranty the cost of repair would have been around £3k. My advice would be to avoid anything with 4 wheel drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi
For that budget, Jimny or Vitara, possibly an older Santa Ve or Tuscon.
Older model Honda CRV ? Very reliable motor with lots of space inside and the boot.
What will you be using it for?
Well to be honest it's a bit of an extravagance for me to spend that kind of money of an SUV particularly as it'll just be a local runaround, town and back, school, shops, occasional airport run, so I'll probably talk myself out of it pretty soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
In the meantime I've got my heart set on either a Q5 (which I know isn't happening) or the Volkswagen Tiguan that bluejay suggested, it looks like just the thing I'm after.
I had a Nissan Xtrail for a few years with no problems at all,now i drive a Chevrolet Captiva and alls good so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi
Here you go mate. Vroom, vroom.
If it's a runaround don't buy a diesel as unless you do a lot of long journeys you will end up with expensive DPF problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi
You missed out on the free ones Jimmy the Jock was giving out??
unless you occasionaly give it a Italian tune-up :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Vindec