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SWMBO has fallen in love with an X-trail we happened upon at a used car place at the weekend, we're looking for something similar and i had looked at them in passing but fancied a Sportage, after looking at this one we popped next door and looked at a new Sportage, even the GT Line in the showroom didn't feel half as nice as the 4 year old X-Trail next door, which was £13k cheaper.
Has anyone got experience of them? It's likely to be 2-3 years old max. It seems they're not highly rated but every review seems to pick on a different item, the one we looked at felt very well built and for the money, highly specced.
Has anyone got experience of them? It's likely to be 2-3 years old max. It seems they're not highly rated but every review seems to pick on a different item, the one we looked at felt very well built and for the money, highly specced.
Nickyboy said:
SWMBO has fallen in love with an X-trail we happened upon at a used car place at the weekend, we're looking for something similar and i had looked at them in passing but fancied a Sportage, after looking at this one we popped next door and looked at a new Sportage, even the GT Line in the showroom didn't feel half as nice as the 4 year old X-Trail next door, which was £13k cheaper.
Has anyone got experience of them? It's likely to be 2-3 years old max. It seems they're not highly rated but every review seems to pick on a different item, the one we looked at felt very well built and for the money, highly specced.
We leased one when they first came out in 2014. Ours was the one down from Tekna so pretty good spec.Has anyone got experience of them? It's likely to be 2-3 years old max. It seems they're not highly rated but every review seems to pick on a different item, the one we looked at felt very well built and for the money, highly specced.
In summary we loved it and we wanted to lease another but the figures didn't stack.
For the money (we paid circa £260/month) it was outstanding value. We loved the cameras, panoramic roof and the size. Even though a big car it never felt big to drive.
Only downsides for us were engine felt very un-refined and the quality wasn't up to scratch.
A friend of mine bought a new one last autumn.
This year, it has spent as much time in the dealer workshop as it has on his drive.
I haven't dared ask him details of what the faults were because he's gone from being thrilled at having his first-ever new car, to despairing because it has become so unreliable he doesn't trust it.
This year, it has spent as much time in the dealer workshop as it has on his drive.
I haven't dared ask him details of what the faults were because he's gone from being thrilled at having his first-ever new car, to despairing because it has become so unreliable he doesn't trust it.
We had a new one for a couple of years on a lease from 2015 in N-Tec trim so pretty much everything bar leather. We had no issues whatsoever, a couple of holidays to France were easily done as it’s pretty big. The rear seats move back and forward so you can get some extra boot space when you need it. The 1.6D is ok, it’s not a refined engine but it does a much better job than you might imagine. Economy is pretty good considering it was 4wd and all the weight it must be carrying around but nothing special. Overall I would have one again, did exactly what it needed to and I think they look pretty good too.
For the money there is not much to compete with the X-Trail and SUV’s are popular so it may be locked in as far as choice goes but a Ford S-Max is pretty much as spacious but a better drive and that is probably the other recommendation I would put out there.
For the money there is not much to compete with the X-Trail and SUV’s are popular so it may be locked in as far as choice goes but a Ford S-Max is pretty much as spacious but a better drive and that is probably the other recommendation I would put out there.
Had our 17 plate 1.6d a year now, traded in a qashqai for it.
Engine wont set the world alight but has good torque low down.
Nice enough thing to drive, 360 cameras for parking are handy.
Boot space is ok but its not very deep, ours has the 7 seat option so not sure how the models without it compare.
Rear legroom is great, even with front sests back.
A bit mundane to drive but it serves its purpose as a family workhorse for us.
Would persinally rather an estate car but the missus wanted it!
Engine wont set the world alight but has good torque low down.
Nice enough thing to drive, 360 cameras for parking are handy.
Boot space is ok but its not very deep, ours has the 7 seat option so not sure how the models without it compare.
Rear legroom is great, even with front sests back.
A bit mundane to drive but it serves its purpose as a family workhorse for us.
Would persinally rather an estate car but the missus wanted it!
We've had a 2012 Sportage KX3, a 2015 CR-V EX and now a 2017 Pug 5008.GT Line. Before we got the Pug I was looking at X Trail Teknas (2017 pre-facelift) and by sheer chance ended up in a hire one for 2 weeks. It felt a marked step down in terms of drive and interior quality than the Sportage and CR-V. The 3rd row of seats were practically useless (I was in there once) and the media system felt at least 20 years older than the CR-V's Android tablet system. The 5008 interior is lightyears ahead of it.
X Trails look really good from the outside though and had loads of space inside. They also don't feel any bigger when driving than a normal family hatchback. I believe the facelift Tekna sorted a lot of the interior quality issues I had so if you can push the budget to one of them it would be worth it I reckon.
X Trails look really good from the outside though and had loads of space inside. They also don't feel any bigger when driving than a normal family hatchback. I believe the facelift Tekna sorted a lot of the interior quality issues I had so if you can push the budget to one of them it would be worth it I reckon.
Had an Xtrail Aventura back in 2006 - one with the spiteful Renault diesel. and hated it. behind its peers in quality and finish. I know the newer ones are a step up on the previous but the competition has improved too.
go look at the direct competition. you will be surprised at the difference. Toyota would be where I put my money on.
go look at the direct competition. you will be surprised at the difference. Toyota would be where I put my money on.
Good info thanks, the one we looked at didn't have the extra seats in the back so you could actually remove and lower the boot floor another few inches if needed. I'm hoping by the time we look at getting one (late this year or likely early next year) the facelift prices would have dropped a bit more so we could stretch to one of those.
I’ve got a 2014 XTrail. Currently selling it. It’s Tekna, so has all the electric driver assists, heated leather, the panoramic sunroof etc.
I also went for the 4x4 and 7 seats (have too many kids!)
To be fair, for what it’s designed for it’s very good. The engine is punchy low down, and also will happily sit on the motorway well above the limit all day long. I quite liked the gearbox, it’s got a nice definite pattern with a nice feel to it.
The seats are comfy and leg room in the back was superb, but that does come at a cost to boot space. Don’t get me wrong, it’s adequate but I’m sure there are others in class that have more. The interior was good, can feel a tad plasticky in places but it felt well screwed together and took the beating that my four kids unleashed on it without breaking.
The toys are good... all the 360 cameras are brilliant and helped me get into spaces I’d have never attempted without them. All the other gubbins (lane departure warning, brake assist etc) are fine but i turned them off, just not for me.
Overall it’s a good car. But it is just that. It’s a white goods type car. It does everything it’s designed to do well. But dynamic to drive and involving it isn’t. If you need a family load lugger then it fits the bill. Just don’t expect to go out for drive for pleasure
I also went for the 4x4 and 7 seats (have too many kids!)
To be fair, for what it’s designed for it’s very good. The engine is punchy low down, and also will happily sit on the motorway well above the limit all day long. I quite liked the gearbox, it’s got a nice definite pattern with a nice feel to it.
The seats are comfy and leg room in the back was superb, but that does come at a cost to boot space. Don’t get me wrong, it’s adequate but I’m sure there are others in class that have more. The interior was good, can feel a tad plasticky in places but it felt well screwed together and took the beating that my four kids unleashed on it without breaking.
The toys are good... all the 360 cameras are brilliant and helped me get into spaces I’d have never attempted without them. All the other gubbins (lane departure warning, brake assist etc) are fine but i turned them off, just not for me.
Overall it’s a good car. But it is just that. It’s a white goods type car. It does everything it’s designed to do well. But dynamic to drive and involving it isn’t. If you need a family load lugger then it fits the bill. Just don’t expect to go out for drive for pleasure
Similarly my wife loves these and wants one, I've been doing quite a bit of research for a 3/4 year old daily hack for her and general troop transportation where we don't need to care too much about the state it gets in! The prices have dropped quite steeply since November since when I started looking at them.
I think they look pretty good and they have a reasonable amount presence in a car park if that bothers you!
On a practical level the spec at Ntec / Tekna level is good and the interiors seem good. Value for money they take some beating.
We are quite high mileage drivers (circa 15k+ ish a year on this car alone) and I do wonder if it would take the strain of that over 5/6 years. I suspect it is a good car new under warranty what it would be like as 7/8 year old which we would want to keep it to, is a different question!
On the owners forums the general build quality seems a bit questionable mainly on interior rattles and there seems to be a lot of people complaining about dpf issues on the facelift version in 2017 (but they all seem to be doing low mileage town work!) not sure if there are any major issues to watch out for other than that!
The other car which we have in the running is a Mitsubishi Outlander 2.2Di on a GX3 or better spec. The prices of them are doing strange things because the 2013-2015 model prices are strong but you can get a low mileage 2015 facelift for similar money which is weird!
https://www.arnoldclark.com/used-cars/mitsubishi/o...
The fuel might not be as good and the interior a bit more basic but if reliability, good build quality and longer term ownership is a strong factor then it might be worth looking at the Outlander.
Just to add we also looked at Sportages but the prices are steep for what you get and you really want to avoid the GS1 trim level, on the plus side there is that long warranty, but that's not enough in my eyes!
I think they look pretty good and they have a reasonable amount presence in a car park if that bothers you!
On a practical level the spec at Ntec / Tekna level is good and the interiors seem good. Value for money they take some beating.
We are quite high mileage drivers (circa 15k+ ish a year on this car alone) and I do wonder if it would take the strain of that over 5/6 years. I suspect it is a good car new under warranty what it would be like as 7/8 year old which we would want to keep it to, is a different question!
On the owners forums the general build quality seems a bit questionable mainly on interior rattles and there seems to be a lot of people complaining about dpf issues on the facelift version in 2017 (but they all seem to be doing low mileage town work!) not sure if there are any major issues to watch out for other than that!
The other car which we have in the running is a Mitsubishi Outlander 2.2Di on a GX3 or better spec. The prices of them are doing strange things because the 2013-2015 model prices are strong but you can get a low mileage 2015 facelift for similar money which is weird!
https://www.arnoldclark.com/used-cars/mitsubishi/o...
The fuel might not be as good and the interior a bit more basic but if reliability, good build quality and longer term ownership is a strong factor then it might be worth looking at the Outlander.
Just to add we also looked at Sportages but the prices are steep for what you get and you really want to avoid the GS1 trim level, on the plus side there is that long warranty, but that's not enough in my eyes!
Edited by strath44 on Wednesday 20th March 10:06
Edited by strath44 on Wednesday 20th March 10:06
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