Qashqai alternatives?

Zascar

My mother had a 2011 Quashqai diesel which she just wrote off. She loved the car but she was mis-sold a diesel as she only does tiny mileage. She also hates how long it takes to heat up. Looking at another but petrol, but a mate says they are terrible cars, awful mpg and reliability.

What others should she look at? She liked the high driving position but does not want any thing bigger than it. Any suggestions?

bazz26

What sort of budget do you have? Could see stretch to a Mk2 Qashqai from 2014 onwards? They are available in 1.2 petrol. Not a whole lot of petrol options in the crossover market depending on the budget.

cml387

Mrs CML has a Nissan Juke. She professes to be happy with it and it has the high driving position. She has a petrol version.

MarkN

Well if your mate said it....

The 1.6 petrol in the first generation Qashqai wasn’t a great engine and needs a 6th gear but not sure where he’s getting reliability claims from!

I’ve lived with the 1.2 petrol for a year now as a second car and it’s a far better engine. You’d need to get 2014 onwards though.

Zascar

bazz26 wrote: »

What sort of budget do you have? Could see stretch to a Mk2 Qashqai from 2014 onwards? They are available in 1.2 petrol. Not a whole lot of petrol options in the crossover market depending on the budget.

10k max - 9k preferred. Not many petrols around as people have said!

MarkN

What about the Tiguan? Similar driving position. So many people were talked into diesels for the years you’re talking that’s the problem.

MarkR

What about electic?

biko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY1cMWFYrgY

biko

If the high seating position is key then maybe something like Hyundai i20?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgwyN4060po

august12

Zascar wrote:

My mother had a 2011 Quashqai diesel which she just wrote off. She loved the car but she was mis-sold a diesel as she only does tiny mileage. She also hates how long it takes to heat up. Looking at another but petrol, but a mate says they are terrible cars, awful mpg and reliability.

I would get another opinion on this, a petrol is probably the way to go if doing low mileage, can't understand there being any issue with reliability if one has a good service record.

bazz26

Skoda Yeti 1.2 TSi if you can find one.

Fann Linn

Zascar wrote: »

My mother had a 2011 Quashqai diesel which she just wrote off. She loved the car but she was mis-sold a diesel as she only does tiny mileage. She also hates how long it takes to heat up. Looking at another but petrol, but a mate says they are terrible cars, awful mpg and reliability.

What others should she look at? She liked the high driving position but does not want any thing bigger than it. Any suggestions?

Duster.

colm_mcm

Duster doesn’t come in petrol here though?