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I drive a MINI Cooper 2006 and as my family is growing I am looking for Nissan Qashqai + 2 2.0DCI or Ford S-Max 2.0TDCI. I am finding it difficult to make decision. Please could you advise? My maximum budget is £25,000

Asked on 4 September 2010 by HN, Stockport

Answered by Honest John
Unless you need four wheel drive because you drive off road a lot, the S-Max. As well as a 7-seater, which no Qashqai really is, it's an extremely good drivers car. Look for big discounts. There may be a few old stock 2009 S Max about at really big discounts of £7k or more. But with Sterling improving against the Euro you should still get a substantial discount on a 2010.5 model with the more efficient engines. Avoid the old 1.8TDCI like the black death.
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