Hi,
My budget is £10k. Diving not much (max 3-5 k a year), mainly commuting and shopping on short distances. Looking for a SUV with petrol engine. I wish to have AT, however for newer models this would be much more than my budget.
So I wondering, if would be better to choose older model of CR-V (like 2012-2-13) with AT and 2.0 V-tec petrol, which I can get under £10k depends from millage and condition, or CX-5 petrol 2.0 Sky Active newer model (2015-2016) but only with manual gearbox.
The CX-5 design is more sleek and modern, have better mpg, CR-V is more older fashion hover good reliability and AT would be a big advantage.
Which car would you choose ?
Are you sure you need an SUV of that size? If so, it's a fair choice between them, where condition will often decide. There are other smaller SUVs, including from those makes you list (HR-V, CX-3) that might stiil fit the bill but are smaller to varying degrees.
Do you also need an SUV for a specific reason, bearing in mind you'll likely not be able to afford a 4WD version and thus a 'normal' car might come in cheaper for similar storage to those SUVs mentioned (especially for estate cars) and will likely offer better mpg/performance/handling to boot.
You may also find that as the looming recession bites, second hand price will soften to a reasonable degree as people start tightening their belts and demand slackens off, even with (likely) continued logistics and chip shortages on the new car front on the other side.
This may mean what wasn't affordable (includign newer vehicles) now may be in a few months. Can you hang on until then if you only want either the CR-V or CX-5?
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