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[southamptonblue]

Same here. It’s decent but nothing really special.

Posted earlier in thread, my mate traded a Sportage in recently....had virtually fallen apart after 5yrs.

 

[Blue Boy 63]

My Honda says....you're talking bollox! ;)

I`ve had my Susuki Splash 10 years with 19,000 on the clock when i bought it . Currently has 143,000 . Main gearbox baring went at 100,000 which seems standard in these cars . apart from that , it had it`s second clutch and a new battery last week and that`s it really apart from tyres and bulbs .

 

[Really_here]

I`ve had my Susuki Splash 10 years with 19,000 on the clock when i bought it . Currently has 143,000 . Main gearbox baring went at 100,000 which seems standard in these cars . apart from that , it had it`s second clutch and a new battery last week and that`s it really apart from tyres and bulbs .

That's a good run

 

[ctidcarl]

Soooooo.........

Fas the OP bought a car yet or not and what did you plump for Stuuuuuuu??

I've followed this thread closely as I'm in the same position and was looking at similar types of cars.

I can't quite afford the volvo and I was convinced I would go for a Sportage.

But, I've narrowed it down to a choice between a Qashqai and a Peugeot 3008

A 3008 Peugeot diesel would be very much good to go. Great looks and interior and beautiful velour trim on the GT pre 71 plate. The Allure premium would still get nice looks and plaudits though and should be acheivable at around 16k on a 71 plate on average mileage. Give the 1.2 petrol a big swerve for wet belt reasons alone.

The GT model can still have that plush velour trim on a 71 plate on a 21 year. The bean counters waded in on january 22 year cars reducing the seating spec to that of an allure premium and below. Not a biggy but nevertheless similar in dimention to reducing the size of our chocolate bars, tubs of margerine, tins of roses and celebrations etc etc.

@Two Gun Bob
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[hilts]

Soooooo.........

Fas the OP bought a car yet or not and what did you plump for Stuuuuuuu??

I've followed this thread closely as I'm in the same position and was looking at similar types of cars.

I can't quite afford the volvo and I was convinced I would go for a Sportage.

But, I've narrowed it down to a choice between a Qashqai and a Peugeot 3008





@Two Gun Bob
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Do your homework on the year of the puretech mate, I love the peugeot but they decided to put in a wet Cambelt and it caused some big problems.

 

[dickie davies]

Soooooo.........

Fas the OP bought a car yet or not and what did you plump for Stuuuuuuu??

I've followed this thread closely as I'm in the same position and was looking at similar types of cars.

I can't quite afford the volvo and I was convinced I would go for a Sportage.

But, I've narrowed it down to a choice between a Qashqai and a Peugeot 3008





@Two Gun Bob
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What's your budget?
Are you looking at buying or leasing and if leasing, what mileage are you anticipating?

 

[Two Gun Bob]

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On the basis of the wet belt alone, then probably yes. If you really like the car then have the belt checked for wear, keep on top of servicing schedules, and absolutely use the correct PSA grade oil.

Quite a few cars use belt in oil such as the Grandland, Aygo, Fiesta 1.0, EcoSport and Focus Ecooosts. Ford changed the Focus to a chain on 19 plate and above, yet still allow the oil pump to be run by wet belt?

Quite a few recommendations online saying to drop the sump at belt change and have the oil pickup cleaned out.

I think it's fair to say that all vehicles have their fair share of problems and a case of seek and you shall find, with Renaults best selling Captur getting some stick off here recently for electrical issues, such as trip computer, display brightness, tyre pressure monitoring systems and air con etc. etc.

Whatever car you own simply type into google to see what it's known faults are. The thing with the wet belt issue is it's such a big deal to lose oil pressure and kill your engine.

 

[Two Gun Bob]

Also the car you mentioned is a little expensive. You could easily be in a new shape 71 plate for that kind of money, from an official Spoticar approved main dealer.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202410185348732?journey=PROMOTED_LISTING_JOURNEY&sort=price-asc&twcs=true&advertising-location=at_cars&aggregatedTrim=GT&make=Peugeot&maximum-mileage=30000&minimum-mileage=20000&model=3008&postcode=OL128PZ&transmission=Automatic&year-from=2020&fromsra

 

[Stuuuuuu]

Soooooo.........

Fas the OP bought a car yet or not and what did you plump for Stuuuuuuu??

I've followed this thread closely as I'm in the same position and was looking at similar types of cars.

I can't quite afford the volvo and I was convinced I would go for a Sportage.

But, I've narrowed it down to a choice between a Qashqai and a Peugeot 3008





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I've decided that I am going to lease a Volve XC40 for three or four years then re-evaluate. I like the idea of an electric car or maybe a plug-in hybrid so that I can do my daily (shortish) journey to work on electric.

By the time the lease ends, I will look at where we are in terms of infrasctructure and range for electric cars and take it from there, probably going electric at that point.

I've been test driving quite a few cars and I was hugely impressed with the Volvo. Old blokes' car or not, it's an excellent drive. Also, the sound from the stereo system is excellent.

As regards the Kia Sportage, I'm baffled that it's spoken of so highly. I just didn't click with it at all, and the sound system was not just bad but truly appalling.

 

[jrb]

A 3008 Peugeot diesel would be very much good to go. Great looks and interior and beautiful velour trim on the GT pre 71 plate. The Allure premium would still get nice looks and plaudits though and should be acheivable at around 16k on a 71 plate on average mileage. Give the 1.2 petrol a big swerve for wet belt reasons alone.

The GT model can still have that plush velour trim on a 71 plate on a 21 year. The bean counters waded in on january 22 year cars reducing the seating spec to that of an allure premium and below. Not a biggy but nevertheless similar in dimention to reducing the size of our chocolate bars, tubs of margerine, tins of roses and celebrations etc etc.

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