Any Mokka love?

[raceboy]

Now I know it's about as un-PH a car as you can get, but the better half likes them and is hovering over pressing the button for a one/two year old Petrol SE.
Engine wise she knows both the 1.6 and 1.4T aren't going to leave anyone surprised in the traffic light GP, what you lose in tax on one you gain back in insurance on the other, and economy is negligible on the mileage she does, less than 5k a year, but are there any issues to go for one over the other, but frankly the colour is more important than performance, but reliability would be nice.
Any general experience on the cars, or the engines when fitted in other VX stuff.

[raceboy]

Food for thought, cheers.
She drove a 1.4T on Sunday and it didn't 'seem' that bad from the passenger seat, the build was certainly better than a Renault Captor, but not as good as a Mazda CX3.

[raceboy]

Well she picked up a 1.6 petrol today, she loves it, was plesent enough from the passenger seat, but a short drive shows it to be about as quick as continental drift. Luckily I only drive it once in a blue moon, seems to have enough toys, it looks quite good in metallic ginger and the leathers quite nice, but the main thing is she's happy so that makes me happy as long as it runs ok.

[raceboy]

Trabi601 said:

The Captur has to be the pick of this class.

That surprises me, test drove one and the trim in that was very low rent and the Renault salesman was by far the worst of the day.
Lots of pre reg diesels on his lot and was only interested in selling them dispite being told the Mrs only does short 5 minute journeys most of the time.

[raceboy]

Not really done a long trip in it yet, but I don't find the sports seats in the SE that comfy either.
Luckily no complaints from the gaffer though, and she usually has the stereo that loud you'd struggle to hear the engine.

[raceboy]

macajc88 said:

How does the (facelift?) Mokka X compare? Same as the older model just fresher tech?

Mechanically it is identical, it just has a new front end and a better dash.