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One of those tasks they’d give to an apprentice at an engineering works. SUV simply do not come in small sizes and are rarely suitable for sports or utility.
Tasked with finding a car for a relative
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One of those tasks they’d give to an apprentice at an engineering works. SUV simply do not come in small sizes and are rarely suitable for sports or utility.
byegad
Legendary Member
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- NE England
My experience of French cars, we had a Clio, 3 Meganes and a Scenic, is that the discs are prone to rusting quite badly. If you are doing a reasonably high mileage they seem to last, but the Scenic was my car when I retired and spent days at a time without being used and the discs rotted badly.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
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- Plymouth
My partner has a Captur 1.5 Diesel. £30/year VED, very good MPG, I don't believe it has a DPF (good if you don't do many long trips as there's no DPF to get clogged). More than adequate space in the cabin, she's 5'10'' and it's comfy for her. Boot space is very good, it's not as deep as my saloon but much higher and with seats down you can fit all manner of things in there. Only thing to bear in mind is that she's just been quoted £500 for an alternator. Apart from that, parts and servicing have been reasonable and she's not had any problems.
gbb
Squire
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- Peterborough
Lots of opinions/suggestions above...
My opinion (for what its worth
)
Mokka at that price point...i looked at one when they first came out, wasnt impressed by either boot or cabin space, too cramped. And an almost lifelong Vauxhall man, i long since conceded they're simply not the cars they used to be. IME, the paintwork is super thin, has been for years now.
Tucson, the older ones perhaps. Our local farmer / potato growers has two (around 2005 iirc). Loves them yet doesnt really do anything other than service them and put fuel in, very reliable for him
Tucson vs Mokka, tbf i'm talking later models, my daughter has one and loves it, my manager had a Tucson, loved it, someone wrote it off and he brought a Mokka, he hates it.
Skoda Yeti or Roomster, they always appeal to me as very versatile cars
At one stage, the Zafira was really quite cheap but they do have a bad rap, yet there's lots of them around, quite versatile but...
Fiat Doblo, if you can get the seated version, its not pretty but its bloomin versatile. SIL has a 2005 one, quite frugal, very cavernous, the 1.9 diesel is strong.
My opinion (for what its worth
)Mokka at that price point...i looked at one when they first came out, wasnt impressed by either boot or cabin space, too cramped. And an almost lifelong Vauxhall man, i long since conceded they're simply not the cars they used to be. IME, the paintwork is super thin, has been for years now.
Tucson, the older ones perhaps. Our local farmer / potato growers has two (around 2005 iirc). Loves them yet doesnt really do anything other than service them and put fuel in, very reliable for him
Tucson vs Mokka, tbf i'm talking later models, my daughter has one and loves it, my manager had a Tucson, loved it, someone wrote it off and he brought a Mokka, he hates it.
Skoda Yeti or Roomster, they always appeal to me as very versatile cars
At one stage, the Zafira was really quite cheap but they do have a bad rap, yet there's lots of them around, quite versatile but...
Fiat Doblo, if you can get the seated version, its not pretty but its bloomin versatile. SIL has a 2005 one, quite frugal, very cavernous, the 1.9 diesel is strong.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
The Juke is quite small inside. I can recommend the Qashqai, especially the 1.6 petrol. Had ours about 6/7 years and bought it at 3-4 years old with only 23k on the clock. It's been 100% reliable, only needed front drop links, new pads and a gearbox mount (£25 part and 10 minutes to replace DIY.
I'm not convinced the diesels are as good. £5k is pushing it for a good one, a small car you'd be OK but not a larger car.
I'm not convinced the diesels are as good. £5k is pushing it for a good one, a small car you'd be OK but not a larger car.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
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It does have a dpf. Non-dpf cars went out with Euro 3 (with a very very few exceptions) in the middish 200s
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
ok, in that case it must be extremely good at clearing it in the Captur. My partner rarely does journeys over 5 miles, lots of short trips, the very occasional 20 miler, and has never had any issues. Compare that to my Passat; I did 4x 400mile trips over Christmas and my DPF light has just come on
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
ok, in that case it must be extremely good at clearing it in the Captur. My partner rarely does journeys over 5 miles, lots of short trips, the very occasional 20 miler, and has never had any issues. Compare that to my Passat; I did 4x 400mile trips over Christmas and my DPF light has just come on
Different manufacturers make a different job of it tbh. My wife's 2.0tdi Audi was awful in that regard, her Volvo not at all, it's never caused a moment's issue.
https://www.motors.co.uk/car-64768860
Something left field , Nissan cube ,Marmite car love or hate . My sister has one she loves it I hate it but it so practical and roomy inside . Just be wary of spare availablity as my Sister struggled to get a windscreen washer jet to past the MOT
Something left field , Nissan cube ,Marmite car love or hate . My sister has one she loves it I hate it but it so practical and roomy inside . Just be wary of spare availablity as my Sister struggled to get a windscreen washer jet to past the MOT
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Drove one of those in, of all places, a Bahamian Out Island. Quite charming, but not an SUV, and many would be deterred by the cvt 'box (unless my memory fails me...)
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
ONE thousand miles??
I'm hoping you've missed a zero there. Even 10k not good. I posted on here a few months ago re my S-Cross going through back tyres in 18k miles. When I took it to the tyre fitter to get new tyres fitted, I mentioned this to him and he said that wasn't too bad! He said I was lucky I didn't own a Mondeo as apparently they are bad for rear tyre wear. I will be keeping an eye on the wear rate of these new tyres, and if there is an issue I will try to take it up with the seller, which was a Suzuki franchised dealer. Probably wasting my time as it was 3 years ago now, but I don't think there's a time limit on "not fit for purpose", as the likes of tyre wear issues can take a long time to show themselves obviously.
Anyway, sorry OP, that's all a bit off topic. But to steer back to topic, I wouldn't take another Suzuki, particularly an S-Cross, if it was given to me in a lucky bag. Maybe I've been unlucky with this particular car but it's been a bit of a dog. Far preferred my 2006 Toyota Corolla. The Suzuki is just one of those "meh" cars (to use yoof speak) with which I cannot bond.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
ONE thousand miles??
I'm hoping you've missed a zero there. Even 10k not good. I posted on here a few months ago re my S-Cross going through back tyres in 18k miles. When I took it to the tyre fitter to get new tyres fitted, I mentioned this to him and he said that wasn't too bad! He said I was lucky I didn't own a Mondeo as apparently they are bad for rear tyre wear. I will be keeping an eye on the wear rate of these new tyres, and if there is an issue I will try to take it up with the seller, which was a Suzuki franchised dealer. Probably wasting my time as it was 3 years ago now, but I don't think there's a time limit on "not fit for purpose", as the likes of tyre wear issues can take a long time to show themselves obviously.
Anyway, sorry OP, that's all a bit off topic. But to steer back to topic, I wouldn't take another Suzuki, particularly an S-Cross, if it was given to me in a lucky bag. Maybe I've been unlucky with this particular car but it's been a bit of a dog. Far preferred my 2006 Toyota Corolla. The Suzuki is just one of those "meh" cars (to use yoof speak) with which I cannot bond.
I fear you're the outlier:
https://www.wlmg.co.uk/news/suzuki-...red an average of,that its owners can trust.”
https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/guides/most-reliable-car-brands/
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
Yes, it's RELIABLE enough... so far.
But the tyre wear issue concerns me, in case it gets worse and I'm left with a car that's un-sellable (I do have a conscience when it comes to moving on stuff like that!).
Reliability aside, it just doesn't do it for me. Not sure why, it has some nice features, but it's blander than bland.
The previous owner might not have taken best care of it, which doesn't help. The driver's door has had a repair done to it which only shows in certain light conditions (didn't notice until months after purchase) but looks like it was painted by a 5 year old with a tin of spray paint. A few other paint blemishes around the car. Minor but annoying.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
ONE thousand miles??
I'm hoping you've missed a zero there. Even 10k not good. I posted on here a few months ago re my S-Cross going through back tyres in 18k miles. When I took it to the tyre fitter to get new tyres fitted, I mentioned this to him and he said that wasn't too bad! He said I was lucky I didn't own a Mondeo as apparently they are bad for rear tyre wear. I will be keeping an eye on the wear rate of these new tyres, and if there is an issue I will try to take it up with the seller, which was a Suzuki franchised dealer. Probably wasting my time as it was 3 years ago now, but I don't think there's a time limit on "not fit for purpose", as the likes of tyre wear issues can take a long time to show themselves obviously.
Anyway, sorry OP, that's all a bit off topic. But to steer back to topic, I wouldn't take another Suzuki, particularly an S-Cross, if it was given to me in a lucky bag. Maybe I've been unlucky with this particular car but it's been a bit of a dog. Far preferred my 2006 Toyota Corolla. The Suzuki is just one of those "meh" cars (to use yoof speak) with which I cannot bond.
And after a bit of digging, it looks like a chassis which, when rear bushes start to wear, can't be routinely adjusted (I don't doubt conversion kits are available, or they could perhaps be shimmed to adjust, but that's a faff), so that means that your rear geo may scrub tyres. Refreshing bushes/arms would bring it back in line.
BTW, although it's posted as Reliability, it's based on much broader satisfaction criteria than simply that.
