Small 4WD......Advice please!

[mv6]

Mrs mv6 is looking for some new wheels! Going to go down the Contract Hire route and run it through her business.Leather,auto,heated seats and nav are essentials. So far we have test driven a Kia Sportage,Honda CRV,Mitsibushi Outlander and Toyota Rav4. At present the Rav is in the lead...........sweetest engine,best ride and quality feel interior. Monthly payments are also keen. Does anyone out there run any of the above or have any other candidates? Thanks.

[wemorgan]

Skoda Yeti look to have good lease deals.

[SystemParanoia]

toyota urban cruiser?

Juke 4x4 ?

[Superhoop]

Mazda CX-5?

[PistonSmegs]

Evoque?

[cptsideways]

CX-5 is pick of the bunch

[mv6]

Thanks folks. Will check out a CX-5 tomorrow. Think the Evoque will be over budget! Yeti too "van-like" for SWMBO. Cheers.

[nickfrog]

The (just launched) new Kuga is a good alternative to the CX-5 with a better choice of engines and (possibly) lower deals.

Edited by nickfrog on Friday 22 March 21:59

[Gruber]

Yeti is the best of the bunch.

[cptsideways]

nickfrog said:

The (just launched) new Kuga is a CX-5 with a better choice of engines and (possibly) lower deals. Interior is totally different too.

The two are not limked in any way, the Mazda has no Ford bits in it & vice versa

[billzeebub]

If you wants properly talented off road car, then it has to be the Subaru Forester

[PistonSmegs]

I thought the new Kuga and the new Rav4 share the same platform/chassis/body.

[poing]

BMW X1? Hideous to look at but some good deals on it.

[steve2]

Love the Rav4 and the ladies love it with the driving position and easy steering

[kambites]

Aren't BMW doing 4wd 3-series in the UK these days? That'd probably be my choice.

Otherwise, maybe an Audi A4?

Edited by kambites on Friday 22 March 22:40

[henrycrun]

Panda

[Yamatrix850]

Sounds like a very expensive way to run a car!

If the business is paying for it, then they'll take the hit on the contract hire...

However, your SO is going to then take the hit on BIK tax - which is absolutely horrendous on automatic SUVs.

For example - the top of the range auto Rav4 would cost her £145 per month in tax this year as a 20% tax payer (which I assume anyone self employed will be...) - or if she's declaring wages at the higher rate, £290 a month.

Even at 20% tax, the cost of the Rav4 overall is going to be £550 / month-ish. Or enough to buy a nearly new one outright over 3 years.