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My vote goes to Kia Venga, Kia Soul or Hyundai ix20.
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I do tend to think this will be yet another thread where the op is never heard from again, some nice suggestions from the panel as normal though.
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I do tend to think this will be yet another thread where the OP is never heard from again, some nice suggestions from the panel as normal though.
Not blushing, I hope ?
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Thanks but those Kia and Hyundai have far too small a boot. Nice though
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Thanks but those Kia and Hyundai have far too small a boot. Nice though
Thanks but those Kia and Hyundai have far too small a boot. Nice though
Take out the false floor in the boot. We had 5 adults and 2 22 kilo suitcases and 3 carry on 10 kilo ones plus a few years back .
Edited by Orb>> on 12/01/2024 at 21:50
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Thanks but those Kia and Hyundai have far too small a boot. Nice though
Take out the false floor in the boot. We had 5 adults and 2 22 kilo suitcases and 3 carry on 10 kilo ones plus a few years back .
No doubting that the boots are capacious (or big, to put it another way!) But as I said earlier, the actual floor space isn't that big.
Unfortunately the OP hasn't given any indication of what they need the boot for, which would increase the chances of more suitable suggestions. The boot in the Freelander 2 seems to be massive, figures I've found say 755 litres which is way bigger than anything suggested so far. Even 7 seat MPV's like the Mazda 5 and Zafira would have less than 600 (with third row seats folded). Same for SUV's of a similar size to the Freelander, like the RAV4 and CRV, which makes me wonder if the quoted figure of 755 litres is actually measured to the roof rather than the window line (which is typically the measurement with rear seats in place).
Point is if the OP wants a big boot because they have a couple of big dogs, boot floor area will be very important.
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I was thinking similar, knowing what the boot will be used for is important when giving suggestions. Dogs (if intended) certainly alters matters. In which case a Berlingo or one of its relatives might suit.
I've often found when carry stuff that the shape of the boot can be as important as the cc.
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The boot in the Freelander 2 seems to be massive, figures I've found say 755 litres which is way bigger than anything suggested so far.
Actually official boot space is 405 litres,. If you'd stopped to think about it you'd have realised 755 is incorrect, I suspect that figure is with the loadspace cover removed.
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The boot in the Freelander 2 seems to be massive, figures I've found say 755 litres which is way bigger than anything suggested so far.
Actually official boot space is 405 litres,. If you'd stopped to think about it you'd have realised 755 is incorrect, I suspect that figure is with the loadspace cover removed.
If you'd stopped to think about my whole post rather than the one sentence you picked, you'd know that I did suspect 755 litres was not entirely correct.
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The boot in the Freelander 2 seems to be massive, figures I've found say 755 litres which is way bigger than anything suggested so far.
Actually official boot space is 405 litres,. If you'd stopped to think about it you'd have realised 755 is incorrect, I suspect that figure is with the loadspace cover removed.
If you'd stopped to think about my whole post rather than the one sentence you picked, you'd know that I did suspect 755 litres was not entirely correct.
Sorry, my apologies BBD, I missed that.
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The boot in the Freelander 2 seems to be massive, figures I've found say 755 litres which is way bigger than anything suggested so far.
Actually official boot space is 405 litres,. If you'd stopped to think about it you'd have realised 755 is incorrect, I suspect that figure is with the loadspace cover removed.
The OP may then want to consider an estate car if load area, not volume, is more important, as many estates have a retractable cover rather than a 'parcel shelf'. Some hatchbacks do have them as well.
The Venga / iX30's boot is far from small, especially for a car of its footprint. It's bigger than the boot in my 2005 Mazda3 saloon by about 30L, and my car's boot isn't small athough the opening is).
When I was looking for a car back in late 2005, I took all my holiday gear (suitcase, 'food' box, golf bag and trolley, etc) to see if they fitted in the cars I was looking at.
It may be more difficult to do this withe the OP's canine friends if the current car owner doesn't allow such a 'test', but it's worth at least asking, even if they bring along some kind of sheet to cover the boot floor to avoid any 'soiling'.
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You will also need to be confident buying privately at this end of the market. Not everyone is or have the time.
Surprisingly most cars, in my experience of looking at this price point and below, are at used car dealers.
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You will also need to be confident buying privately at this end of the market. Not everyone is or have the time.
Surprisingly most cars, in my experience of looking at this price point and below, are at used car dealers.
Nobody has said anything to the contrary. The point, which maybe should have been made clearer, is that the OP is more likely to get a better and younger car for their budget buying privately.
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You will also need to be confident buying privately at this end of the market. Not everyone is or have the time.
Surprisingly most cars, in my experience of looking at this price point and below, are at used car dealers.
Nobody has said anything to the contrary. The point, which maybe should have been made clearer, is that the OP is more likely to get a better and younger car for their budget buying privately.
Have you now become Xileno's spokesperson? LOL! I'm sure he can reply to comments to his own posts if he feels the need.
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You will also need to be confident buying privately at this end of the market. Not everyone is or have the time.
Surprisingly most cars, in my experience of looking at this price point and below, are at used car dealers.
Nobody has said anything to the contrary. The point, which maybe should have been made clearer, is that the OP is more likely to get a better and younger car for their budget buying privately.
Have you now become Xileno's spokesperson? LOL! I'm sure he can reply to comments to his own posts if he feels the need.
You do understand the concept of a motoring forum don't you?
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You will also need to be confident buying privately at this end of the market. Not everyone is or have the time.
Surprisingly most cars, in my experience of looking at this price point and below, are at used car dealers.
While that may be true at a price point below £4K, the message is that dealers will expect to take a profit of at least a grand - a sizeable chunk of your outlay, which you should avoid paying a private seller. Hence the suggestion that a private purchase could give you a better result, as well as the opportunity to ask pertinent questions and get worthwhile answers.
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