Picking a new 4x4
I currently have an S-Max based on your advice and after 3 years of ownership it hasnt missed a beat.
Luckly as I bought new in mid 2008 with a 30% discount it's also only lost about £4,000 in value over three years and 36,000 miles!
I have now moved house though to a very rural area and the S-max is totally useless down farm tracks and muddy roads and it is exceptionally awful in the wet and snow.
I need a seven seater 4x4 and have been looking at the Land Rover Discovery 3, Volvo XC90 and Nissan Pathfinder.
The Pathfinders have loads of kit and are 20-25% cheaper used than the XC90s and Discos but reliabilityindex.co.uk say they are in the bottom five of all used cars for reliability.
I have friends wih both XC90's and Disco's who have spend lots on repairing theirs though.
With a budget of 15-18k which would you recommend? I'd prefer an auto as well.
Luckly as I bought new in mid 2008 with a 30% discount it's also only lost about £4,000 in value over three years and 36,000 miles!
I have now moved house though to a very rural area and the S-max is totally useless down farm tracks and muddy roads and it is exceptionally awful in the wet and snow.
I need a seven seater 4x4 and have been looking at the Land Rover Discovery 3, Volvo XC90 and Nissan Pathfinder.
The Pathfinders have loads of kit and are 20-25% cheaper used than the XC90s and Discos but reliabilityindex.co.uk say they are in the bottom five of all used cars for reliability.
I have friends wih both XC90's and Disco's who have spend lots on repairing theirs though.
With a budget of 15-18k which would you recommend? I'd prefer an auto as well.
Asked on 23 March 2011 by Bingham40
Answered by
Honest John
Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 diesel. Preferable the chain cam R type from 2010 with speed auto, but the older belt cam 2.2 with 5 speed auto is still okay.
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