Best small SUV

[midlifecrisis]

Give her a slap and tell her to get with the programme. If I was ever in the market for a vehicle that was badly compromised by consumer stupidity, a Yeti would be it. It's unlikely to happen because I can think for myself, but if I ever have a full frontal lobotomy, that's the car in this genre that I would go for.

Yeti's are butt ugly though...get her a new Corsa, new crs are easier to get into...SUVs are just a gimmick...

 

[Scaf]

Yeti's are butt ugly though...get her a new Corsa, new crs are easier to get into...SUVs are just a gimmick...

Will take a look

 

[philw696]

Yeti's are butt ugly though...get her a new Corsa, new crs are easier to get into...SUVs are just a gimmick...

The money Scaf would save he could treat the wife to a perm like yours Martin

 

[drellis]

Anyone here own or have owned a Porsche Cayenne...?

Amazing car, until it goes wrong, then a fortune to fix , and the problem then is i don't love it, which then hurts at how much the specialists charge to fix it. Porsche stitches up the diagnostic software like maserati, so average mechanic will struggle often

 

[conaero]

Wifey has a 3 year d F500 x cross paid about £11k for it.

very spacious same 2L D as in my Alfa and 4x4.

Hers is Auto and her only negative comment is the engine is noisy, but she is used to petrol and this is her first D

I’ve driven it and it’s very good

Looked out the window, its a 15 plate so a bit older. Had it about a year, not gone bang....yet!

 

[mjheathcote]

Wish you could buy a new Mitsubishi Pinin.
Mines been great over 3 years ownership now.
Although now 21 years old does everything asked of her, all fully working including a/c etc
One of those cars that is worth much more than its actually monetary value.

 

[Scaf]

Looked out the window, its a 15 plate so a bit older. Had it about a year, not gone bang....yet!

They appear to do a 1.4 petrol which might be favourite, need to go round to look this and some other suggestions on the forecourt.

 

[Ewan]

Anyone here own or have owned a Porsche Cayenne...?

Yes. We had the base model, a 6 cylinder version. It was excellent - lovely to drive, plenty quick enough for the type of car it is, totally reliable and very light depreciation over our 3 years of ownership. Hard to fault.
But we ended up wanting something bigger for the jobs it did, so eventually went to the Range Rover.

 

[AKCH01]

Just picked up a new Mazda CX-5 for the Mrs which she's delighted with. It has a really connected drive and all the features you'd expect, HUD, lane assist, carplay/android auto etc

 

[SJX]

Swapped Cayenne 4.8 GTS for the Mini above.
Porsche was impressive but not a car to love, horrific fuel consumption and everyone hates you, u til they need large items shifting quickly.

 

[conaero]

They appear to do a 1.4 petrol which might be favourite, need to go round to look this and some other suggestions on the forecourt.

Mrs has the 1.6 E-tork petrol engine before, gutless and the head gasket went, I say avoid.

 

[conaero]

If its a multi air, make sure the system is working and change your oil every 8k miles, they are know to do and £2k to replace.

 

[rockits]

I bought the wife a new MG ZS EV recently for not much more than your budget and been very happy with it.
It is 5 star NCAP, 7 year warranty and the Exclusive is decently spec'd and fits our needs very well. Costs buttons to run and a safe not too big but highish SUV.

 

[lifes2short]

quite impressed by the wife's jag e pace, nice sporty looking small suv although good used ones are still fetching 30k plus , daughter is currently looking for an audi Q3 and the black editions are also real nice sporty looking motors, a tad over 20k for reasonable mileage, sub 20k for the tfsi s line, the volvo xc40 is another nice looking small suv

 

[rs48635]

Fiat 600 Multipla https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1408447

 

[Vampyrebat]

I love the latest Suzuki Jimny, it looks like a cute G-Wagon! We were thinking Louis's first car........But second hand your looking at around 25k!!

 

[Gazcw]

Will take a look

Did you see the 5th gear comparison of the 1.2 v ev corsa? They calculated on a pcp deal doing 7500 miles a year for 4 years, included fuel and maintenance and the eV came outer cheaper despite being more expensive to purchase.
Youboob link

 

[safrane]

I love the latest Suzuki Jimny, it looks like a cute G-Wagon! We were thinking Louis's first car........But second hand your looking at around 25k!!

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Although they look great you can no longer buy one new in Europe as they fell foul of emissions regs. You can get a 2 seater commercial one

 

[Vampyrebat]

Although they look great you can no longer buy one new in Europe as they fell foul of emissions regs. You can get a 2 seater commercial one

Although they look great you can no longer buy one new in Europe as they fell foul of emissions regs. You can get a 2 seater commercial one

I would hate to think what they cost new if second hand ones are around 25k.......Maybe that is why they are holding their value so well??!!

 

[lifes2short]

I love the latest Suzuki Jimny, it looks like a cute G-Wagon! We were thinking Louis's first car........But second hand your looking at around 25k!!

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did see new one a couple years ago in a showroom and wasn't that impressed in the flesh, seen a couple on the road and just seem odd, much preferred the original jimny