Tasked with finding a car for a relative

[cougie uk]

No particular helpful consumer advice from me unfortunately, but please don't buy a juke. Without a shadow a doubt, the ugliest car on our roads, and whilst I'm genuinely unflustered by most things in life, the site if an oncoming Juke with those horrendous lights does offend me.

Surely you should buy one yourself and then there is one less for you to see coming the other way ?

 

[Jameshow]

I too am looking for a car of that ilk. Something that will fit bikes, dogs etc. I looked at a Tacoma today, it was in great nick with 55k on the clock but the reviews say that the 1.6 petrol is seriously underpowered. I might test drive it but am going to look at a Dacia Duster and possibly the Skoda Yeti too. My works does car loans - I work for a massive Euro bank, so It might be worth Investing in something a bit better than my very tatty old Polo. I’m starting to have difficulty getting bikes in the back as I‘m not as flexible as I used to be. At 58 I am feeling that I deserve more than a £400 car, although it’s been fabulous and still is. I don’t want a new one though, the depreciation just depresses me.

I shall watch this thread with interest.

First dibs on the polo if my so passes his test week I may be loosing mine! 🚗

 

[Jameshow]

No particular helpful consumer advice from me unfortunately, but please don't buy a juke. Without a shadow a doubt, the ugliest car on our roads, and whilst I'm genuinely unflustered by most things in life, the site if an oncoming Juke with those horrendous lights does offend me.

How about a roomster or rodius?!

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Or the Vitara same basic car but more upright.

Possibly, but commands a premium for no particular reason I can see, hence I was looking at the SCross

 

[Jameshow]

Possibly, but commands a premium for no particular reason I can see, hence I was looking at the SCross

Interesting?

Scross is less desirable I guess?

Careful of rear axle issues they can wear out tyres in 1000miles. Not sure which years Google it...

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Interesting?

Scross is less desirable I guess?

Careful of rear axle issues they can wear out tyres in 1000miles. Not sure which years Google it...

Less rufty-tufty and better known than its more modest sibling I guess.

 

[biggs682]

£5k won't get you very much in the way of a decent car these days and less so for a bigger car.

You will need to find the 🦄 of used cars

Also you will be forever blamed if it turns out to be a mouldy old lemon

Edit someone mentioned Yeti. Quick look on Autotrader- £5k puts the vehicles at around 10-13 years old with 70-130k miles

All agreed with

Freelander 2??

Xc90 the daddy!!

XC60 smaller not so much presence. 2.4 better than 2.0.

Audi Q3/5 just!

X3?

No

No

No

And no

 

[biggs682]

How about a roomster or rodius?!

Roomster is a good shout but doesn't match the image required

Rodius are too big

 

[Jameshow]

Roomster is a good shout but doesn't match the image required

Rodius are too big

They were a joke reply to the juke!!!

 

[biggs682]

They were a joke reply to the juke!!!

2 for sale locally have been to the moon and back 🤣

 

[bikingdad90]

Ford eco sport
Kia sportage
Hynundai santa fe
Kia soul

Or if you can push the budget a Land Rover or BMW X1

 

[Saluki]

First dibs on the polo if my so passes his test week I may be loosing mine! 🚗

Sure thing. Drop me a PM. She’s tatty but MOT’d to September and was Serviced in November and has more paperwork that I know what to do with. She smells of dogs and horses thought, on account of having dogs and helping my friend with her horses, I don’t have my own any longer

 

[biggs682]

Ford eco sport
Kia sportage
Hynundai santa fe
Kia soul

Or if you can push the budget a Land Rover or BMW X1

Looked at a Sportage quickly over the weekend and got told it was too big so rules out a Santa Fe as well.

No to land rover or BMW on principal

 

[bikingdad90]

Hyundai do a few SUV style cars, so might be worth looking at the brand and seeing what their offering is.

As a wild card, what about a Skoda and their “scout” range. The Fabia version might be perfect.

 

[MichaelW2]

With used cars you need to factor in price/availability of parts. Nothing rare or obscure