Which SUV 2014-2017?

farmer2018

Hi All,

Which diesel SUV is best to buy in terms of Mpg, maintenance costs, reliability etc for a lady comuting 2 hours daily:

1. Toyota Rav4
2. Hyundai Tuscon
3. Suzuki Vitara
4. Mitsubishi Asx
5. Kia Sportage

Budget is €12,000-€15,000.

All opinions welcome.

colm_mcm

Qashqai?

farmer2018

colm_mcm wrote: »

Qashqai?

Yes possibly.

Squeaksoutloud

Presume that is meant to be Kia Sportage? That would be my preferred one anyway.

FinnC

Kuga?

AMKC

The Sportage is the best car there as she will get better equipment on the Sportage than any of the others. It is average go drive nothing special but they are good on potholes roads and bumps at absorbing them. They have a good ride
The ASX is the worst car there.

Newgrange Warrior

We got Rav4 which is highly reliable & comfortable as a family car. Keep an eye out for higher spec ones (sol) with leather seats and electric tailgate. Perhaps a bit on thirsty at 6.5l/100km for 2 hours commute.

farmer2018

What are the 1.6 diesel Vitaras like?

zinzan

We just went through the same decision making process and have gone with Sportage. I'm 6' 2" and with growing kids need to be able to fit them in! Plenty of room in Sportage for me to sit behind myself!
Thought Rav4 was too expensive and thirsty in comparison to the others, Tucsons were coming in more expensive than equivalent Sportage, we didn't like the internals (or space) of the Qashqai. ASX seemed small so ruled it out early on.

The Vitara looks to be good value for money though we couldn't find any nearby to view so can't comment on space or dynamics. Definitely would have been an option.

colm_mcm

The Vitara is even smaller than the Qashqai

Cerveza

FinnC wrote: »

Kuga?

Neighbour has one there, regularly hauls 4 round bales with a 14ft ifor trailer.

Phil.x

Out of your list I would go for the Toyota, but I'd get a honda crv.

colm_mcm

You’d get a 2014 Q5 within budget

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-q5-2014-2-0-tdi-150-bhp-nct-2-22-tax-4-21/27026104

Mairead Christine

I have a 161 Sportage which I really like. Seems economical enough, I drive a lot! Has good spec and plenty of space.Husband drives Kuga, it's more comfortable and luxurious to travel in but doesn't have some basic spec such as reversing camera.

selectamatic

VW tiguan and Volvo xc60 worth a look too.

colm_mcm

Would be old model Tiguan in that budget, which feels quite dated inside (think Mk2 Skoda Superb)
Still a good car, you’d be in dieselgate territory too.

forestgirl

VW TIGUAN is so far ahead of any of those listed

LillySV

forestgirl wrote: »

VW TIGUAN is so far ahead of any of those listed

God, I test drove a Tiguan before and really didn’t like it, it was fresh and low mileage ... handled like dirt... sluggish also, low power. I think a previous poster is right, I’d be considering something like the crv, or maybe the xc60

forestgirl

You may not be used to driving a good car

theteal

Phil.x wrote: »

Out of your list I would go for the Toyota, but I'd get a honda crv.

With reliability a priority, it should be a list of those 2.

Akesh

LillySV wrote: »

God, I test drove a Tiguan before and really didn’t like it, it was fresh and low mileage ... handled like dirt... sluggish also, low power. I think a previous poster is right, I’d be considering something like the crv, or maybe the xc60

Agreed, had a 2017 SEL Tiguan and got rid of it after a month. Power delivery was way too slow at cruising speed and worst of all the handling was very poor. Heavy and not very comfortable.

LillySV

forestgirl wrote: »

You may not be used to driving a good car

My current cars a bmw 520, suppose that’s ****e now that I disagreed with u about a Tiguan! Haha

I’ve been holding out to try get a nice 3 litre but not seeing anything so have looked at smaller suvs, and of the suvs we drove, the crv and xc60 were great, as was the rav but I don’t like the stop start on that...

If don’t see a reasonable deal in a 3 litre in the coming months it will be down to the best deal I can get on either the crv or xc60. Wife much preferred the crv so that might affect the outcome too!

forestgirl

LillySV wrote: »

My current cars a bmw 520, suppose that’s ****e now that I disagreed with u about a Tiguan! Haha

I’ve been holding out to try get a nice 3 litre but not seeing anything so have looked at smaller suvs, and of the suvs we drove, the crv and xc60 were great, as was the rav but I don’t like the stop start on that...

If don’t see a reasonable deal in a 3 litre in the coming months it will be down to the best deal I can get on either the crv or xc60. Wife much preferred the crv so that might affect the outcome too!

Exactly the type of car I expected you to drive

LillySV

forestgirl wrote: »

Exactly the type of car I expected you to drive

So u see why I’d have no time for something that handles like a wheelbarrow then




Anyways op, go try em all and see what ya think .a q5 is another one to consider too. (I love it’s faster sq5 twin, great drive and power... would love to buy but overpriced )

Marty1983

I have a 161 Tuscon (petrol), previous to that i had an 11 Quasqui (diesel). I have also had a Rav 4 as a rental.


Tuscon would be my preference of all of them, certainly for comfort and boot size. The Quasqui was very reliable but i found the boot small, the Rav 4 was great to drive but passangers found the back seat uncomfortable and the boot was also small.

LIGHTNING

LIGHTNING wrote: »

@LillySV. Do not post in this thread again.

To be fair, it's forestgirl that's sniping at people for disagreeing with her, not Lilly.

colm_mcm

colm_mcm wrote: »

You’d get a 2014 Q5 within budget

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-q5-2014-2-0-tdi-150-bhp-nct-2-22-tax-4-21/27026104

I'm not mad about them, but I have heard (not sure how much truth there is to this) that they get very seriously targetted by thieves? Apparently?

farmer2018

Would there be enough power in a 1.7 sportage or IX35 for towing a 10x5 cattle trailer?

big_drive

What are the Renault kadjar like? Noticed a lot more of them around my area recently

galwaytt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121341153#Comment_121341153

Kadjar & Qashqai are the same car.

Personally I prefer the finishes in the Renault, but other than that there's nothing between them tbh.

Widdensushi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/116013860#Comment_116013860

Heading for three years later and a 2014 q5 with reasonable mileage etc would be very difficult to find on that budget

zinzan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121342345#Comment_121342345

Bit of a zombie thread but interesting to reread - nearly three years later the Sportage I mentioned that we bought is basically still worth what we paid for it.. didn’t see that coming! Situation isn’t going to change much either over the next 6 years as we head towards the ICE ban…

bazz26

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121343821#Comment_121343821

Thing is that all cars have increased in price new and used so if you were to trade it tomorrow it would still be costing you more to trade up to another car now than it did 3 years ago irrespective of your current car's value not changing much.

farmer2018

What would people recommend the best SUV to buy? Kia, Hyundai, Toyota, Ford, Honda?