new car chat

[thom04]

Any of you lot in to cars? looks like I might be in the market for a new one soon-ish & have absolutely no idea whats good these days.

Currently got a little Picanto which I've been pretty impressed with tbh, so wouldn't mind another Kia - maybe the Rio. I've been told the smaller Hyundai hatchbacks are pretty decent as well.

I've got no interest in cars at all (prefer two wheels) so any suggestions welcome!

 

[legrandefromage]

I'm an auto electrician!

<waves>

Kia, hyundai and Toyota are the manufacturers I see the least in my workshop

The worst culprits are bmw, vw/ audi, seat/skoda, ford, Nissan and Mercedes

My Kia Sportage has done around 25k miles this year and has just had the bushes done on the rear suspension at 137000 miles

Other people will tell you differentl because their experience will be different.

 

[thom04]

Thanks @legrandefromage I was looking at the Sportage as well but couldn't tell if it was a bit big. I need to book in for some test drives

 

[legrandefromage]

They have a high centre of gravity that takes time to get used to but other than that, maybe avoid the petrol models

Mines a 1.7 diesel. I average 54.5mpg with an 80 mile commute

 

[Frankenorange]

I can second LGF regarding BMW and VW/Audi. Between classics i was always trying to sort out electrical problems with cars from those manufacturers. Very expensive stupid little sensors hiding under trim and carpet that were often a time consuming pain to sort. The owners were always trying the ebay lottery to save ALOT of money but often the item purchased was as goosed as what it was supposed to replace, or had the wrong feckin' connector, or some sh!t. I did some work at Mercedes Benz World at Brooklands. Mechanically and electrically they were awful, too, and techs there advised me to never buy a new one. That was in the early 2000's and they said it had been going south for a few years.

 

[Hombre]

My wife has a Rio from new for 4,5years, we absolutely love it. Shame, that the modell Rio no longer available since it is no in Kia's modell line-up.

We also have a Ceed from this January, last year's modell, which is also awesome.

 

[nstarmore]

Yup can't go wrong with a Kia Rio/Hyundai i20 (same car essentially), I wouldn't go bigger than that unless you need to be hauling lots of people/stuff regularly as you'll be adding complexity and cost for no real benefit.

If you want to stretch a bit further on price a Yaris or Corolla hybrid will serve you very well and feel a little more polished to drive, but if you have no interest in cars you may not appriciate that.

 

[nstarmore]

Ohh, Honda Jazz is a great shout as well, bit of an image problem but a great car and super practical

 

[Milesalex]

I've got a Rolla, had it for a year now and very impressed so far, not as boring as the used to be imo.

Sorry I meant a Corolla

 

[nstarmore]

We only get the Soul here as an EV now, the ICE versions never sold well. If those CVT's in the Murano are the same as what is fitted to the Qashqai here then they are not reliable unfortunately.

The Toyota's have a good CVT though and make for a very relaxing driving experience.