I try find something below 10k with automatic gearbox, but max 7 years old, but this is not easy.

I found Ssangyong Tivoli 1.6 2017 6 speed auto with 21k millage for £9,500. However I'm little skeptical about quality of this brand ? Are they worth they money, or should I avoid it ?

Also considering Peugeot 2008 2015 1.2 e-VTi (gearbox: 5 Speed EGC)

or Peugeot 2008 2014 1.6 VTi (4 Speed Auto).

Both cost below 9K with millage up to 50k miles.

Any advice about that cars? Which one would you choose or avoid ?

Edited by macbook on 21/08/2022 at 23:49

I've got a vitara, 1.4 turbo mild hybrid, absolutely love it, comfortable,well equipped, getting around 49mpg on average, you really need to take a test drive .

The Ssangyong may be a good punt but only if you intend to keep it long term as they lose value very quickly.

The petrol CX-5 has a much better reputation than the diesel. Don't know about the autobox, but I think it's one of the better ones.

I had a 2010 diesel Mazda CX-7 (lovely car) but had major problems with DPF and oil contamination with diesel. They may have changed the design on newer models but worth checking especially If you don’t do a lot of mileag…

Hi,

I have to forget about other SUV s, like Vitara, or Honda CR-V, as my wife don't likes them. However she very likes Mazda CX-5.

Is any one know, if there was a change in AT for Mazda CX-5 I generation (2012-2017). I noticed that for models 2012 & 2013 the gearbox inside the car looks different than the models from 2014, so wondering if the put different gearbox ?

I have tried to find info about the AT in CX-5, and I found they put their new developed own Mazda gearboxes according with the Sky Active technology.

What is the about reliability and performance of this new Mazda gearboxes and 2.2 diesel Sky Active engines ? Is there any major problems with that models ? Would you recommend it ?

Thank you for your help!

As far as I know, there haven't been any reliability problems with Mazda's own TC auto boxes, whether those mated to the older cars when tied up with Ford or later on when they weren't and with the Skyactiv engines. Like all TC boxes, they do decrease mpg by about 5-10% and reduce available power more than DCTs or CVTs, but they aren't that bad in this regard.

From testing a 2L petrol CX-3 with an auto box, performance was reasonable (it will be a bit less so with the larger CX-5 even where the 2L engine has been remapped to give more power), but it is still fine for most people and the gearbox is very smooth. They work very well in heavy traffic.

Whilst the earlier model CX-5s were only diesel when mated to the auto box, the reliability issues were to do with the engine and how the car was used (short trips from cold, urban work) and not the gearbox. Later models had the petrol engine mated to the auto box as well and thus is far more suitable for urban work/short trips.

Unless you have full knowledge of the driving pattern of all previous owners (which is highly unlikely), I'd avoid the 2.2TD because it could have lots of expensive problems waiting to happen. Having a full service history and clean MOT record cannot guarantee the (2.2TD) car will be fault free on the engine side either.

Your wife doesn't like the Vitara? That's a shame as I do know that one in Kidderminster. It's the one I p/x'd here in Essex and I had it from new. 28k miles all up and down the A12 it's led a very pampered existence.