Labrador friendly small car for £5-6k
Discussion
My OH is looking to replace her Puma with something more friendly for our 1 year old Lab.
With the sale of the Puma, she'd have £5-6k to spend.
I'd love her to get a Defender but that suggestion got a firm 'No'.
Ideally we'd get something that has a gate to stop the dog coming in from the back.
Cheap to run and reliable would be good and performance is not really required.
I was thinking maybe Scooby Forester or Honda CRV/HRV
Any ideas?
With the sale of the Puma, she'd have £5-6k to spend.
I'd love her to get a Defender but that suggestion got a firm 'No'.
Ideally we'd get something that has a gate to stop the dog coming in from the back.
Cheap to run and reliable would be good and performance is not really required.
I was thinking maybe Scooby Forester or Honda CRV/HRV
Any ideas?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...
2004 SUBARU FORESTER 2.5 XT 5dr Estate
Private Seller
60,000 miles, 5 Door Estate, Black, Petrol, Manual, Black leather interior, Alarm, Sat Nav,Sunroof, Heated seats, 6 cd autochanger, Front electric windows, Rear electric windows, Rear headrests, Front fog lights, Rear wiper. Everything working and in good condition. Owned since Jan O6 (17,000) and nothing has ever gone wrong or let me down. Full service history, synthetic oils and superunleaded only. Full cambelt change inc all tensioners and rollers, plus all other drive belts done at the same time. 11 Months MOT and 6 months tax. These are really great cars, fast, surefooted and spacious, with sunroof so large that you think you are in a convertible. I have two other 4 x4 s and the Subaru is easily the best in the snow and ice. It will be missed. £5,400.
2004 SUBARU FORESTER 2.5 XT 5dr Estate
Private Seller
60,000 miles, 5 Door Estate, Black, Petrol, Manual, Black leather interior, Alarm, Sat Nav,Sunroof, Heated seats, 6 cd autochanger, Front electric windows, Rear electric windows, Rear headrests, Front fog lights, Rear wiper. Everything working and in good condition. Owned since Jan O6 (17,000) and nothing has ever gone wrong or let me down. Full service history, synthetic oils and superunleaded only. Full cambelt change inc all tensioners and rollers, plus all other drive belts done at the same time. 11 Months MOT and 6 months tax. These are really great cars, fast, surefooted and spacious, with sunroof so large that you think you are in a convertible. I have two other 4 x4 s and the Subaru is easily the best in the snow and ice. It will be missed. £5,400.
Ford Focus...ST 
Overbudget, but theres room for negotiation
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...
Overbudget, but theres room for negotiation http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...
madbadger said:
Our lab fits in both the Mini and the Tamora. Is yours a particularly large lab or something?
She's small at the moment but still growing (13 months). The main point is the OH needs to keep the seats clean as she'll use it for work as well, otherwise she'll fit in the Puma fine. PS If your lab is going in the Mini or Tamora boot, you're a bad bad man.
toasty said:
madbadger said:
Our lab fits in both the Mini and the Tamora. Is yours a particularly large lab or something?
She's small at the moment but still growing (13 months). The main point is the OH needs to keep the seats clean as she'll use it for work as well, otherwise she'll fit in the Puma fine. PS If your lab is going in the Mini or Tamora boot, you're a bad bad man.
Seats permanently folded down in the Mini and as much room on the parcel shelf in the Tam.
edo said:
A key part of their value is whether the cambelt's been done. And the waterpump is prudent to change at the same time. That's a pricy job.Even still, that seems a tad too cheap for the estate...
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