New car options
Discussion
I'm looking for some advice regarding our next car purchase.
We bought a 67 plate Tiguan a couple of years ago. It's done 90,000 miles now but we've had loads of issues with it and have probably spent nearly £1000 on repairs in that time.
We bought it via a 5 year loan at a 2.8% rate and I think we have about £7k left to pay on it. I think we would like to go for a new car next via PCP and have our eye on a Tucson or new Sportage.
What's the best way to go about this? Do we sell the Tiguan privately? Should we part exchange it? Where's the best place to look for PCP deals?
It all seems a bit complicated and I'm not sure where to start!
We bought a 67 plate Tiguan a couple of years ago. It's done 90,000 miles now but we've had loads of issues with it and have probably spent nearly £1000 on repairs in that time.
We bought it via a 5 year loan at a 2.8% rate and I think we have about £7k left to pay on it. I think we would like to go for a new car next via PCP and have our eye on a Tucson or new Sportage.
What's the best way to go about this? Do we sell the Tiguan privately? Should we part exchange it? Where's the best place to look for PCP deals?
It all seems a bit complicated and I'm not sure where to start!
What kind of repairs? Just curious what constitutes loads of issues to you.
A grand on a car approaching 100k doesn't necessarily sound all that far out (without knowing whether this is you... I know of people who'd class a garage refusing to MOT test unless cambelt was changed due to mileage and then on inspection noticing that discs and pads need doing as "repairs" rather than general maintenance to be expected around that mileage)
I ask as I would generally aim to own your car/s rather than ride the merry-go-round of neverending debt (aka car finance) - if the issues you've had aren't the sort of thing to worry overly about I'd probably (personally) be more inclined to continue with it if it's the cheaper option.
Not quite the advice asked for, but putting it out there as food for thought.
A grand on a car approaching 100k doesn't necessarily sound all that far out (without knowing whether this is you... I know of people who'd class a garage refusing to MOT test unless cambelt was changed due to mileage and then on inspection noticing that discs and pads need doing as "repairs" rather than general maintenance to be expected around that mileage)
I ask as I would generally aim to own your car/s rather than ride the merry-go-round of neverending debt (aka car finance) - if the issues you've had aren't the sort of thing to worry overly about I'd probably (personally) be more inclined to continue with it if it's the cheaper option.
Not quite the advice asked for, but putting it out there as food for thought.
I guess a lot of it is the usual stuff. Replacement batteries, glow plugs etc.
The problem is, we seem to have some kind of warning light pop up every few months. My wife relies on the car to travel to work. When we leased before, we had such peace of mind and zero issues. It just feels like the longer we hold on to the car, the more problems we'll have
The problem is, we seem to have some kind of warning light pop up every few months. My wife relies on the car to travel to work. When we leased before, we had such peace of mind and zero issues. It just feels like the longer we hold on to the car, the more problems we'll have
Do some research on the current Sportage. Loads of them sitting in dealers awaiting warranty repairs following tensioner failure.
I read yesterday that some Kia dealers in Scotland are refusing to take in any more faulty cars.
Presumably the similar Tucson has the same problem. I think it's the mild hybrid models.
Kia/Hyundai seem to have dropped the ball with this model. I had an older Sportage 2 litre diesel and a Picanto, no problems at all.
I read yesterday that some Kia dealers in Scotland are refusing to take in any more faulty cars.
Presumably the similar Tucson has the same problem. I think it's the mild hybrid models.
Kia/Hyundai seem to have dropped the ball with this model. I had an older Sportage 2 litre diesel and a Picanto, no problems at all.
rajan2004 said:
I guess a lot of it is the usual stuff. Replacement batteries, glow plugs etc.
The problem is, we seem to have some kind of warning light pop up every few months. My wife relies on the car to travel to work. When we leased before, we had such peace of mind and zero issues. It just feels like the longer we hold on to the car, the more problems we'll have
Changing a car will swallow a lot more than £1k so financially I'm not sure there is a case but if you want a more reliable car or newer car there is no doubt you will likely have to pay a lot more The problem is, we seem to have some kind of warning light pop up every few months. My wife relies on the car to travel to work. When we leased before, we had such peace of mind and zero issues. It just feels like the longer we hold on to the car, the more problems we'll have
Gassing Station | Car Buying | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff