New motor

[Ray Scully]

Thinking of getting a small SUV

Any advice out there?

Ray

[towny44]

I have a Golf SV which fits your description, like it a lot but it does have some flaws, front seats are not supportive enough nowhere near as good as my old Golf plus, the 1.6TDI engine is good and economical but lacks punch, and of course its a VW so as strong as a tiger tank.
Other options I considered at the time were the Citroen C4 Picasso and the Peugot 3008, would probably have bought the Citroen if the dealer had given me as good a cash deal as the VW dealer did.
All those are diesels which now seem to be the devils spawn, so maybe I would now look at the Hyundai Ioniq petrol hybrid if I was in the market.

[david63]

Thinking of getting a small SUV

Any advice out there?

Ray

Take a look at the new Toyota C-HR

[Stephen]

Check out Auto Trader Ray

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/new-cars

[screwy]

We got the new BMW X1, suberb motor, yes it's diesel but i like diesel. Ours is the S drive not the X. So much interior space, rear bench moves back and forward for extra boot space which in itself is spacious. And only £30 tax.

[david63]

And only £30 tax.

But that has now changed

[Onelife]

Hi Ray... look for one with a quality interior and you won't go far wrong as far as the build is concerned.

[towny44]

And only £30 tax.

But that has now changed

Only if you buy new, second hand registered before April still have the old car tax levels.

[Manoverboard]

Given your age you may not wish to spend too much .... so

VW are a good brand re SUVs but consider also the SEAT Ateca instead, essentially the same motor but a whole lot cheaper.

OR ... get a nearly new second hand 4 x 4 Nissan (S)Quashi-ish.

[Stephen]

Hi Ray... look for one with a quality interior and you won't go far wrong as far as the build is concerned.

Are you basing that on your Reliant Robin Keith

[Stephen]

Given your age you may not wish to spend too much .... so

VW are a good brand re SUVs but consider also the SEAT Ateca instead, essentially the same motor but a whole lot cheaper.

OR ... get a nearly new second hand 4 x 4 Nissan (S)Quashi-ish.

I agree Moby. I would have thought a funural plan would be the first priority

[Ray Scully]

Given the parlous state of my heath I consider your comment inappropriate

[gilly88]

we are awaiting for ford to build us our new kuga, should be ready in beginning of may, we can't wait. but they also do a smaller suv version called an eco sport which might suit you ray.

[Stephen]

Given the parlous state of my heath I consider your comment inappropriate

If I had been privy to your current health state Ray then yes, my remark would be in poor taste. Bit I'm not.

[Manoverboard]

Naaah .... he's in great health, wouldn't be thinking about buying a new car otherwise

[Stephen]

There's new, and only good for another year new

[oldbluefox]

Low mileage, one careful lady owner

Ray's new motor.jpg

[Boris+]

What about a Mitsubishi ASX?

[Onelife]

Hi Ray... look for one with a quality interior and you won't go far wrong as far as the build is concerned.

Are you basing that on your Reliant Robin Keith

funny you should say that Stephen because the Reliant Robin was our families first car...although l have to say l preferred our motor bike and sidecar......happy days sticking our heads out of the roof.....wind in hair and all that.

Oh' and no, l was basing it on our roller in the garage.

[Silver_Shiney]

Nowt wrong wi' Reliants -we had one for a while. It even had a heater (controlled by a stopcock on the cylinder head)

Hyundai are good quality cars, that would be my choice

[oldbluefox]

Reliant Robin - the hedgehogs favourite!!!

[Ray Scully]

Looks like a Mazda CX-3 if we can find a 2.0 litre petrol auto

Ray

[Silver_Shiney]

Doesn't matter what engine you put in it, a Reliant Robin will never look like a Mazda CX-3.

I did hear of someone a few years ago who shoehorned a Jaguar engine into a Reliant. He got stopped doing 140mph. Those things are unstable over 50mph.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Years ago a mate had a Reliant van. When he came across a brick in the road he aimed to get one wheel either side with the brick safely in the middle. He forgot about the front wheel.

[Silver_Shiney]

Get the front wheel on one of those tar expansion lines that go down the road instead of across, and the wheel wobbles alarmingly.

Does anyone still go over to Europe to get a new car more cheaply?