Odd choice to compare?

They aren't the same sort of vehicle so i'm unsure how you came to the conclussion of it was one of these. Personally i'd have the hyundai as i dislike MPV's (after owning one).

Why do you think they're so different? Similar style, same no of seats virtually the same size, price engine etc.

Ones an SUV all be it a 2wd model. The other is an MPV and is designed to have cubby holes and "clever" bits for family life.

They will both ride and drive totally differently. The hyundai is probably a good 6 to 8 inches higher i'd imagine.

You wouldn't look in something like whatcar / auto car and see these two as bed fellows / natural rivals.

The IX35 would probably be compared against something like a Mitsu ASX or a Qashqai or possibly a skoda yeti.

The scenic i'd guess is up against a meriva/zafira/touran although i'd be hard pushed to seperate it from something like a normal focus and/or golf.

I'd still have the Hyundai however you want to think about it :-)

Thanks for the info. I've never really understood the different labels applied to cars which look the same. As long as it has a wheel at each corner, gets me from A to B without too much fuss and has room for the OH's fishing tackle that's all we really need to know. Incidentally we had already dismissed the Qhasqai (too plastic y), the Mits ASX (I love it and want one but too expensive), Vauxhall (coz they're Vauxhall!) and VW (Expensive on parts). The last 2 makes we have owned way back. I am tempted by the Hyundai but the deals on Renault make them hard to ignore and yes I do think that 12 years with the same manufacturer is long enough - hence my user name!!

Thanks to you both. :)

I ran a 2.0 Diesel IX35 for a year and was very happy with it. Much better than my 2006 Renault Megane that I had for a while. It spent more time in the garage than the road. Mostly electrical problems and bits of trim.

No choice here, I fear...

But there's the rub. I have owned Renaults for the last 12 years and apart from one 'Friday afternoon car' they have all been faultless. Even the one with problems was sorted quickly by importing a technician from France as the fault was so rare!

Same make of car for 12 years ? Deffo time for a change then, I buy new every 12-18 months and never bought from the same manufacturer twice in a row.

Life's too short and there's too many cars to try.