Family car - SUV, MPV, £10k, 2015, decent spec

[LittleBigPlanet]

Hi all,

After some advice, albeit on a rather boring subject - a replacement family car for my wife and I (with baby on the way). I've trawled Autotrader and car reviews and considered the following:

- Kia Sportage
- Suzuki SX4-Cross
- Peugot 2008
- Nissan Qashqai

I've essentially ruled out the Peugot on pre-prejudice (poor build quality and French electrics) and the Qashqai for poor reliability. Very willing to be told otherwise though.

Must haves:
- Plenty of space (i.e. SUV/MPV size), primarily as we intend to keep this as a family car for a good 5+ years. No dogs or other kids, just the wife/baby and I
- <£10k (ideally closer to £8k)
- Relatively new (only to avoid reliability issues), so >2015 but willing to look older if reliability is demonstrably good
- Low mileage (<40k)
- Petrol
- Not PCP/HP - want to own outright

'Would likes' (in descending order of importance):
- Parking sensors
- DAB radio
- Cruise control

Bonuses for:
- Rear parking camera
- Heated seats

Can anyone help a (soon to be) Dad?

Note, the budget although stated above is not too much of an issue (we can go higher) but I'm reluctant to splash out on a new car as my wife's cars (not intentionally) tend to end up looking like bumper cars after 3-4 years.

[LittleBigPlanet]

Wow, overwhelmed with the helpfulness of the replies here - is this PH?

Thanks so much. I did take a look through existing threads but nothing quite fit the bill. I'll digest the above on the train home tonight, thanks all.

I take the point re age/mileage and reliability. It''ll look like it's been to Iraq and back after a few years with my OH so we could go down to a 2013 plate if needed - as long as the brand/model has demonstrable reliability.

Some great advice here for me to digest later, thanks.

Edited by LittleBigPlanet on Monday 10th December 15:51