Seeing as a Skoda Karoq, Seat Ateca and Audi Q3 are all the same car as a Tiguan, you might look at those too.

You won't get a Karoq or Ateca anywhere near £6k, and while there may be a few £6k Q3's about, they will almost certainly be very high miles.

In the 4x4/SUV market for that price range, consider vehicles like the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Ford Escape, and Subaru Forester for their reliability and versatility.

Hmm, three which have already been suggested and another never sold in the UK*?

That and the wording make the post smell a bit fishy!

*The Escape name has never been used in the UK, but versions of the car have (Maverick and Kuga).

Think you are right - one of our new AI posters.

To fill in a bit more history. Its for my daughter who currently shares with my wife a 2012 BMW X1 Xdrive auto which we bought for £8500 a year ago. It only has 73k miles FBMWSH etc and is a great car..but the steering is very heavy. I took it to a BMW specialist and they said its normal, even the BMW forum said so. This would be fine but my wife has arthritis in her wrists so I want to sell it and get a slightly cheaper car but similar sort of age and modern inside

If you really like the car otherwise, it is a shame to be forced out of it.

Amongst the many adaptations that can be made to a car for mobility reasons, having the power steering "lightened" is one. So before going down the road of changing, it would probably be worth enquiring about the cost of having this done, and finding out if there is an outfit not too far from you who can do the work.

Here is a link to the relevant page of Driffield Mobility (Yorkshire). No prices listed, presumably because there are too many variations between cars, but you'd be able to get a quote.

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