Mk1 Volvo XC90 vrs Mk1 Audi Q7 for about £10k
Discussion
Has anyone got experience of both as family transport they would like to share?
At 153k miles and 15 years old, Mrs Emeye's XC90 is happy doing the local school runs, but it is getting a bit unreliable to be trusted to take us to France in a few weeks, so the obvious choice is a newer one as it is an amazing 4 kids family car and we both love it.
The thing is, apart from the image problem, an Audi Q7 seems to be a lot of car for the money, and they don't seem to have many major reliability concerns compared to the XC90 and other similar large 7 seat SUVs.
The row of seats do not appear to be as flexible in the Q7, but the interior is on another level and the performance is much better.
I would be looking at one about 8 - 10 years old for about £10k.
Cheers.
At 153k miles and 15 years old, Mrs Emeye's XC90 is happy doing the local school runs, but it is getting a bit unreliable to be trusted to take us to France in a few weeks, so the obvious choice is a newer one as it is an amazing 4 kids family car and we both love it.
The thing is, apart from the image problem, an Audi Q7 seems to be a lot of car for the money, and they don't seem to have many major reliability concerns compared to the XC90 and other similar large 7 seat SUVs.
The row of seats do not appear to be as flexible in the Q7, but the interior is on another level and the performance is much better.
I would be looking at one about 8 - 10 years old for about £10k.
Cheers.
A Q7 has come on my radar as a car to replace my wifes daily Santa Fe with, I drove a 2010 one through work and was very impressed. Drive like an executive car, not a large 4x4. Very wafty and comfortable. Could be hustled, Not tremendously roomy though, our Hyundai has more space id say and half the price
Id also be interested to hear others opinions, A quick look on AT doesn't give a lot of choice at your budget which indicates you're buying at the bottom end of the market. Id be very cautious of a cheap, high mileage Q7,
EDIT TO AD: What about a Mercedes GL? More available at your price point, also has plenty of Bork potential but its cavernous and a bit different
Id also be interested to hear others opinions, A quick look on AT doesn't give a lot of choice at your budget which indicates you're buying at the bottom end of the market. Id be very cautious of a cheap, high mileage Q7,
EDIT TO AD: What about a Mercedes GL? More available at your price point, also has plenty of Bork potential but its cavernous and a bit different
Edited by FlatToTheMat on Wednesday 15th August 20:04
Emeye said:
A Merc GL scares me.
How is the Santa FE on long motorway runs?
If get a Q7 I want the SE - I don't want the S-line stupid big alloys and black headlining etc. Comfort and safety is the priority and the SEs look a bit cheaper.
I agree with you on the SE, more tyre, less plasticHow is the Santa FE on long motorway runs?
If get a Q7 I want the SE - I don't want the S-line stupid big alloys and black headlining etc. Comfort and safety is the priority and the SEs look a bit cheaper.
The Hyundai isnt really comparable, different class of vehicle. I live in the middle east so mine is 280bhp petrol V6, never driven the diesel. Its a nice car but not german in terms of soft touch everything , engine is all but silent which allows you to hear wind and tyre noise, though my biggest complaint is tyre slap over expansion joints. As a cheap dependable, comfortable and spacious transport goes its pretty good. The close rival to it is the Sorento, which is not quite as roomy but does have a more car like driving experience which i like, no 3rd row vents like the Santa though so it was ruled out
In summery: Its a machine, doesnt get under your skin but it does whats required of it
Edited by FlatToTheMat on Wednesday 15th August 21:34
Ive recently handed my Q7 4.2 TDi SLine to the finance company after just over 2.5yrs and 65k miles.
Loved it, never missed a beat, drove really well and very responsive
Other than servicing, brakes, tyres and a replacement rear wiper motor (vandalised) it was perfect. Admittedly there was a couple of strange electrical eccentricities, the rear light bulbs had to be OEM and it would fault code and blow any non-OEM pattern bulbs, occasionally the air suspension would have a hissy fit and need resetting but wasnt an issue really. I installed the OEM iphone optical kit to allow full non-bluetooth integration and allow music payback etc - was a dead easy install and only took 30mins and the kit was about £400 all in.
I averaged 21mpg overall from the time I had it. They are a huge amount of car for the money.
Loved it, never missed a beat, drove really well and very responsive
Other than servicing, brakes, tyres and a replacement rear wiper motor (vandalised) it was perfect. Admittedly there was a couple of strange electrical eccentricities, the rear light bulbs had to be OEM and it would fault code and blow any non-OEM pattern bulbs, occasionally the air suspension would have a hissy fit and need resetting but wasnt an issue really. I installed the OEM iphone optical kit to allow full non-bluetooth integration and allow music payback etc - was a dead easy install and only took 30mins and the kit was about £400 all in.
I averaged 21mpg overall from the time I had it. They are a huge amount of car for the money.
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