Small, tall petrol car with huge boot under 4K?

[Bikerjon]

Altea and Mk2 Merc A-class look promising so far. Also wondering if B-Class might be worth a look?

[Frankthered]

Bedford Rascal said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Kangoo and Berlingo (or Partner) are a good shout. Doblo too.

Or if you want to go a bit smaller, you could look at the Qubo/Nemo/Bipper vans with windows.




Edited to correct autocorrect!

Edited by Frankthered on Saturday 28th May 11:25

[gtidreamer]

Bikerjon said:

gtidreamer said:

I can't take this post too seriously. Requirements are; small, tall, petrol with a huge boot and OP suggests a panda. I suppose 3 out of 4 criteria met isn't too bad :-)

Nope, I actually said if the panda was available in the next size up it would be ideal.

Sorry, my bad.

[Pesty]

Nissan note are amazingly practical I was very impressed

[HustleRussell]

Pesty said:

Nissan note are amazingly practical I was very impressed

That's true, they are like a proper MPV only scaled down by 15%. Comfortable and undoubtedly reliable too.

[Vaud]

Bikerjon said:

Altea and Mk2 Merc A-class look promising so far. Also wondering if B-Class might be worth a look?

It's bland as hell to drive but quite spacious and practical.

[Stickyfinger]

3rd vote:

Frankthered said:

Bedford Rascal said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Kangoo and Berlingo (or Partner) are a good shout. Double too.

Or if you want to go a bit smaller, you could look at the Qubo/Nemo/Bipper vans with windows.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Bikerjon said:

Altea and Mk2 Merc A-class look promising so far. Also wondering if B-Class might be worth a look?

Yes, that generation of B-class has mechanicals and interior absolutely identical to the A-class and it's longer so more space.

Do not under any circumstances buy the automatic, even though there are nearly twice as many around than manuals. ANY transmission problem writes off the car immediately. It's also a rather feeble variomatic. Any petrol engine is fine and that's what I'd be looking for even there are a lot of used diesels out there. You should be able to get into a decent example from about £3k upwards.

[Bikerjon]

Thanks for the info. Didn't realise the A-Class and B-Class auto boxes can fail so catastrophically. Petrol manual will be what I search for then!

I know I said I wanted some of the features of a van but the kangoo, berlingo, etc are all a step too far I think, although the Fiat Qubo is just about acceptable so that may be worth a look.

[gtidriver]

I had a A Class (W169) for about 3and a half years,i did about 80000miles, in that time i had a clutch which was covered under warranty and a front wheel bearing which cost me £200. When looking for one check wheel arches, the bottoms of the doors and the tailgate for rot, mine had all these items replaced, fortunately under warranty.

[gtidriver]

The A-CLASS came with a 2.0 turbo as well.

[.Adam.]

If it's important to you the Jazz has fancy rear seats that fold up to give you a load space behind the front seats but still have the boot separate, and also fold down to give you a totally flat load space in the whole of the rear of the car. I find the space much more usable than my girlfriends Note.

[80quattro]

Renault Modus. Available in Modus and Grand Modus (guess the difference..) - manual/auto/petrol/diesel options and sliding rear seats. Rear load space is very good indeed. Also, most have had good maintenance due to a certain stereotypical ownership demographic

[Bonefish Blues]

Try the Fiat Sedici or the more common Suzuki SX4, sounds exactly what you're looking for

[jkh112]

mike9009 said:

I can recommend a Nissan Note, but not for their driving experience! Comfortable, economical, Tekna gives a nice spec. Boot can be big or small with an easily moved rear seat.

Mike

I agree and it comes with a conventional (read reliable) torque convertor auto box.

[Barden52]

Seat Ibiza i have an 08 plate FR. Picked my Mrs and Family up from a Paris trip yesterday, car comfortably had a full car & boot. Be suprised how much you can wedge in a little hatch! Although mines a 1.9TDI they do petrol versions if a derv is against your taste Good ones knocking around well within your budget.

[MDMA .]

How about the older forester ? http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/subaru/fores...

Huge boot, seat fold flat good all weather performance.

[Ydnaroo]

Look at the Kia Venga or Hyundai ix20. Tall B segment cars with a boot bigger than most C segment cars. Quite a few 1.4 petrols on AT <£4k.

[blueST]

Vaud said:

Ozzie Osmond said:

Mercedes A-class W169. Brilliant everyday cars.

W169 is the model recently superceded - avoid the first generation A-class. Base engine is fine. Do not under any circumstances contemplate an automatic.

Highly underrated cars.

I would suggest this too. Our 1.5 petrol gets abused and neglected but everything keeps working at 80k miles and it feels solidly made. Absolutely cavernous inside. Four tall adults can sit in comfort. Take the rear seats out, which they are designed to easily, and it's like a van. But.... They are a total nightmare to work on, especially engine and gearbox, because of the unusual construction. Everything is a ball ache to get at. Genuine Merc parts are surprisingly cheap though.

[Vaud]

blueST said:

I would suggest this too. Our 1.5 petrol gets abused and neglected but everything keeps working at 80k miles and it feels solidly made. Absolutely cavernous inside. Four tall adults can sit in comfort. Take the rear seats out, which they are designed to easily, and it's like a van. But.... They are a total nightmare to work on, especially engine and gearbox, because of the unusual construction. Everything is a ball ache to get at. Genuine Merc parts are surprisingly cheap though.

My parents abuse theirs... Long gaps between services, umpteen tons of rubble from a house project, mechanically unsympathetic drivers (to say the least) and Dorset roads, it just keep going. I've driven it a few times and as an around town car it's pretty good. Not sure I'd want to do a lot of motorway in it, but the visibility is good, it's pretty comfy and reasonably quiet, plus reasonably nippy (not fast, but it copes quite well)