Can you advise an £11,000 car for motorway driving?

I currently own an Audi 2.0 S Line Avant, which my wife is now having difficulty getting in and out of. I do approx 15k a year, of which 10k is motorway. My budget to replace is around £11,000 and I have looked at Honda CRV 2.2D and Qashqai 2.0D, both on 2009 plates. Is one better than the other?

Asked on 22 September 2012 by DD, Walsall

Answered by Honest John

The CR-V is an altogether more comfortable car to drive and handles better than a Qashqai. A 2009 will be a 2.2iCTDI, which does not have the disadvantage of a diesel particulate filter. The Qashqai does have one and the 2.0-litre diesel engines have been troublesome in the past.

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