Opinions needed used evoque or new sportage

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My wife has a yeti which she likes but it's time to upgrade, budget is 15k + the yeti so 20k ish
She has no interest in cars but likes the driving position of the SUV , we went to fords of Winsford which is great to sit in cars as there's no pressure and they hand keys out freely

Sat in a few cars, its nice, until we got to an Evoque, I've never seen her so excited about a car before, to say she loved it is an understatement

Now the dilemma, 22k buys a good spec sportage almost new so 6+ years of warranty compared to a 3-4 year old evoque with no warranty if I buy private or up to 2 years through a LR dealer at a premium

It'll be a long term car possibly for the length of the Kia warranty

So what would you do

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It's a white 2011 2.0 TDi CR SE , I've had it 8 months , had the big service last month, cambelt , water pump , Michelin tyres with 6mm, just hit 100k but drives like 1/2 that mileage, I'm the second owner.

I wasn't intending to sell it but I've just received a small inheritance so decided to splash out

I agree nothing is likely to go wrong with a Kia but is a 22k Kia at 7 years old and no warranty going to be worth less than a 10 year old Evoque with no warranty

I think they'll probably be worth the same at worst , RR possibly a bit more so running costs may be similar

Though If it were solely up to me we'd be driving a XJ but she couldn't even see the end of the bonnet.

As it's going to be a keeper I'm even considering getting one of the cat D evoques that wants fixing as I know a good body shop that doesn't charge £1500 to spray a wing

chasingracecars said:

A used Evoque is very cheap at £22k so I would be wary.

LR approved start at £19,500

cowboyengineer said:

Get the one that she wants! But since thats a LR product buy from a dealer to get the piece of mind.....

Are they that bad

Durzel said:

nswer is staring you in the face.

I know , head says Kia but she really likes the Evoque

Edited by wack on Wednesday 29th June 15:43

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Jimmy Recard said:

This. Shouldn't she be choosing? It's to be her car...

She the most low maintenance woman in the world , if I bought her a 10 year old fiesta as long as it was reliable she wouldn't care , when I say her car , in reality it's ours as my other car is a Maserati 4200 which would be crippling to use on a daily basis

She really would be happy with whatever she gets , I want to buy the Evoque but head is saying no

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Just noticed motorpoint have 4 new import spec honda CR-V in for £22500 with delivery miles which is another option

The yeti is paid for so it doesn't have to go, another option is to change the Maserati, when I bought it I really wanted a quattroporte but for the money I had to spend there wasn't anything about, but if I sold the 4200 and put 10k to it there's a lot of choice.

parked next to a discovery sport last night , saw her googling on her phone then put it back in the bag when she saw 35k

vrsmxtb said:

6 year warranty or badge. Hmmm....

It's not just a badge though is it, when I sat it it I felt it was classy, they've found their target market perfectly but I agree there's a lot to be said for reliability over style.

Might go and have a look at a CRV as it'll probably still be running when fossil fuels run out

Edited by wack on Thursday 30th June 10:14

Edited by wack on Thursday 30th June 10:15

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All I'm saying is she'd like an Evoque but we've never had a new car so a Kia of Honda would be fine , for years I've run cars in the 5-8k bracket changing every few months , bought cheap, sold on for pretty much the same , until I bought an Impreza WRX hatch which I absolutely loved , she never went over 60 in it, ever

Sold it because I needed the money , bought a golf, hated it , sold it in a month and went for the yeti , I'd say in the last 10 years I've suffered about £3000 in depreciation so spending this much money is totally alien to me.

the problem is the evoque had a light grey leather interior and it did lift the feel of the car considerably , she didn't get anything like the same buzz from an Evoque with the black interior

The best compromise would probably be any SUV with a light interior but all I can find is black

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ZX10R NIN said:

The Evoque's are pretty robust cars after all they share their underpinnings with the Ford Kuga & they're known as a reliable choice you can also buy/extend the warranty & service pack if you want peace of mind & control over the running costs.

Another option is to get a Kuga which will be in warranty & have low miles.

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

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

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

Sportage KX-4
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

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

The Mazda CX-5 & Volvo XC60 are good shouts although the Volvo will be similar in mileage to the Evouque unless you skimp on the toys.

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

A few of my friends have Evoques & so far no complaints about the cars but our local dealer could do with some customer service lessons apparently.

covmutley said:

Get the best of both worlds and go for an in warranty xc60!

http://selekt.volvocars.co.uk/en/used-cars/Volvo/X...

Thanks for taking the time to search those out, I hadn't spotted any of those and they all look like good examples

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StuTheGrouch said:

Tell me more about your Yeti. At £5k that sounds tempting.

In the end I bought a Mercedes B Class sport premium , pick it up next week

The yeti is up for sale , it's been a good car , totally reliable

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/s...