Car for the wife & kids. Golf plus vs. B-Max vs. Nissan Note
Discussion
So hard to make a decision! She needs something small-ish that's easy for elderly parents to get in and out of the back seat and has a bit of leg room/space in the back. This rules out most standard small cars as there's just so little room in the back. Needs to be relatively low insurance group as teenage daughters are also on insurance policy. Needs to have at least some guts, so not the 60bhp nonsense such as the polos et al. More like 90bhp+ really, but can't go too high because of teenagers on insurance...
Searching seems to have led us to the Nissan Note only from facelift in 63 on (either 1.2 dig-s or 1.5 dci), golf plus (pushing it a bit on insurance though) or the B-Max in ecoboost form or 1.5/1.6 tdci.
Same old problem as always when looking at cars. Massively polarised opinions out there from professionals and public alike. We went and sat in about 3,000 cars in the available car castle donington supermarket today and still aren't much the wiser. It's amazing how bloody horrible some cars are inside and the massive variation in seat comfort/support when you sit in one after another. Peugeot 308 was surprisingly spacious and comfortable whereas Ford Focus was poky and fairly nasty.
Anyone got any relevant experience or just comments/general abuse as it may help narrow down the choice even more. i.e. did you have a Nissan Note that spontaneously combusted or something?
Searching seems to have led us to the Nissan Note only from facelift in 63 on (either 1.2 dig-s or 1.5 dci), golf plus (pushing it a bit on insurance though) or the B-Max in ecoboost form or 1.5/1.6 tdci.
Same old problem as always when looking at cars. Massively polarised opinions out there from professionals and public alike. We went and sat in about 3,000 cars in the available car castle donington supermarket today and still aren't much the wiser. It's amazing how bloody horrible some cars are inside and the massive variation in seat comfort/support when you sit in one after another. Peugeot 308 was surprisingly spacious and comfortable whereas Ford Focus was poky and fairly nasty.
Anyone got any relevant experience or just comments/general abuse as it may help narrow down the choice even more. i.e. did you have a Nissan Note that spontaneously combusted or something?
We have a 1.2 (non supercharged) 2014 Note accenta premium. It is quite nippy & does ok on motorway etc.
Find the seats ok for upto about 90mins but any longer than that get back ache.
Found the Supercharged ones a harsh ride.
Amazed with the space in the back & no issue for grand parents to get in/out.
Would reccomend one unless your doing long distances.
Rawy
Find the seats ok for upto about 90mins but any longer than that get back ache.
Found the Supercharged ones a harsh ride.
Amazed with the space in the back & no issue for grand parents to get in/out.
Would reccomend one unless your doing long distances.
Rawy
Our B-Max is great. It's the Titanium X with the 125ps 1.0 Ecoboost. Very easy for loading our 2 year old twins in the back and with the roof box fitted we can easily fit all our gear in for trips away. Including a double buggy. It drives brilliantly too. Quite a lot of grunt for such a tiny engine.
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