Soft Roader For Granny With Dog
Discussion
My Mum is now in her 70's and has bashed all the corners off her faithful Audi A3 1.9 TDi 130 2004
She's owned it for 10 years and 70k and it has needed nothing
Mostly used for shopping, dog walking but occasionally a couple of grand children and motorway runs
It CANNOT be any wider (1735mm) preferably no longer (1735mm) the tailgate should be lower (the dog's getting older too)
I'm thinking soft roader for the higher seating position but it doesn't have to be, perhaps a mini mpv ?
It must be automatic and preferably with a bit of omph for pulling out - so no 1.2 petrols.
I was thinking 2005 Rav4 as they are good, reliable and small but she'd rather have something newer.
Budget is flexible - I'd rather be sub £5k but she can afford £15k if required
Suggestions ?
EDIT Note and Qashqai are the front runners - is there anything nicer / funkier as it could well be her last car ?
She's owned it for 10 years and 70k and it has needed nothing
Mostly used for shopping, dog walking but occasionally a couple of grand children and motorway runs
It CANNOT be any wider (1735mm) preferably no longer (1735mm) the tailgate should be lower (the dog's getting older too)
I'm thinking soft roader for the higher seating position but it doesn't have to be, perhaps a mini mpv ?
It must be automatic and preferably with a bit of omph for pulling out - so no 1.2 petrols.
I was thinking 2005 Rav4 as they are good, reliable and small but she'd rather have something newer.
Budget is flexible - I'd rather be sub £5k but she can afford £15k if required
Suggestions ?
EDIT Note and Qashqai are the front runners - is there anything nicer / funkier as it could well be her last car ?
Edited by V8RX7 on Sunday 27th January 14:21
My suggestion is more the mini MPV type. It is the Nissan Note 1.6 petrol automatic.
Slightly higher seating position than ordinary hatchbacks, quite narrow and Mrs Scrump’s has been ultra reliable in the 10 years she has had it.
Rear seats slide forward to give a larger luggage area for the dog.
Slightly higher seating position than ordinary hatchbacks, quite narrow and Mrs Scrump’s has been ultra reliable in the 10 years she has had it.
Rear seats slide forward to give a larger luggage area for the dog.
Scrump said:
My suggestion is more the mini MPV type. It is the Nissan Note 1.6 petrol automatic.
Slightly higher seating position than ordinary hatchbacks, quite narrow and Mrs Scrump’s has been ultra reliable in the 10 years she has had it.
Rear seats slide forward to give a larger luggage area for the dog.
Yes I've been googling widths and lengths and it seems like a good - if a bit dull - choiceSlightly higher seating position than ordinary hatchbacks, quite narrow and Mrs Scrump’s has been ultra reliable in the 10 years she has had it.
Rear seats slide forward to give a larger luggage area for the dog.
ZX10R NIN said:
Ford B Max
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Thanks but I've been told to avoid a powershift at all costshttps://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
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Ilovejapcrap said:
whoops just read no 1.2 petrols !!however id say try one before saying no to that size engine
Ilovejapcrap said:
Ilovejapcrap said:
whoops just read no 1.2 petrols !!however id say try one before saying no to that size engine
V8RX7 said:
I don't trust French reliability, the Yeti is too wide
Jazz too slow
I'll look at the other two
The Jazz will roll along nicely into 3 figures on my private drive quite happily. It's not a fast car, but if one uses the engine as Honda intended, ie rev it, it will nip along quite nicely. The benefit of that it is when you're not thrashing it, 50mpg+ is available Jazz too slow
I'll look at the other two
Willy Nilly said:
The Jazz will roll along nicely into 3 figures on my private drive quite happily. It's not a fast car, but if one uses the engine as Honda intended, ie rev it, it will nip along quite nicely. The benefit of that it is when you're not thrashing it, 50mpg+ is available
An auto one, won't pull out of a junction very fast though.A lot of the newer small off roaders are very wide compared to the A3.
On the back of my last post taking on board your feedback, if you can live with the challenging looks, a Skoda Roomster might work. Narrower than the A3, with a huge boot and low load lip.
The 1.2 TSI is fairly peppy with 105bhp and a turbocharger.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2018...
The below are all a touch wider than the A3 (within 70mm) but are potentially worth considering too if your mum could manage with a small increase in width.
Kia Soul
Seat Altea
Mini Countryman
Subaru XV
Suzuki SX4 S Cross
Suzuki Vitara
On the back of my last post taking on board your feedback, if you can live with the challenging looks, a Skoda Roomster might work. Narrower than the A3, with a huge boot and low load lip.
The 1.2 TSI is fairly peppy with 105bhp and a turbocharger.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2018...
The below are all a touch wider than the A3 (within 70mm) but are potentially worth considering too if your mum could manage with a small increase in width.
Kia Soul
Seat Altea
Mini Countryman
Subaru XV
Suzuki SX4 S Cross
Suzuki Vitara
V8RX7 said:
Willy Nilly said:
The Jazz will roll along nicely into 3 figures on my private drive quite happily. It's not a fast car, but if one uses the engine as Honda intended, ie rev it, it will nip along quite nicely. The benefit of that it is when you're not thrashing it, 50mpg+ is available
An auto one, won't pull out of a junction very fast though.Willy Nilly said:
How fast does she need to pull out of junctions? Keeping in mind that 44 tonne artics have to pull out of junctions sometimes. Is she doing track days in it?
People stop for 44 tonne artics !She's used to 310Nm and wants to upgrade rather than downgrade to 127Nm in a Jazz
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