Small crossover/Renault Captur

ACG

I was looking at getting a Kia Sportage last year. A few things cropped up which stopped me getting a new car. in september my tax and insurance finishes so i will be looking to get a new car around then.

I still like the Kia sportage, but i have also recently seen the renault captur which i like the look of and is a few £k less.

I dont do massive amounts of driving, its quite erratic sometimes it will be 500 miles a month, other times it could be closer to 1000-1200. I would say around 10,000 a year.

About 50% of that is motorway driving.

I could get a 2-3 year old Sportage for around £13k or a brand new renault captur for around £14k by the looks of it?

Im wondering if anyone has any other suggestions or comments on either of those?

AdrianC

Without seeing them side-by-side, I'd suspect the Kia's a size bigger. The Captur is basically a Nissan Juke/Clio-on-stilts.

But, obviously, that'll be clear when you test-drive both.

citykid5

I like the capture and depending on weather you need the car to tow the 0.9 turbo petrol is a very frugal engine. But if it was me I'd also consider a dacia duster, but then I'm a bit weird like that anyway

jase1

Dacia Duster:

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=104993

Gloomendoom

We have a Sportage and I parked it next to a Captur the other day. The Kia is quite a bit bigger all round.

I'd certainly test drive both. The Renault has the benefit that its design is three years younger than the Kia.

BeenThroughItAll

Gloomendoom wrote: »

The Renault has the benefit that its design is three years younger than the Kia.

Unfortunately, it also has the dis-benefit of being (based on well-respected industry research and user experience/customer service results) a Renault.

ACG

I did look at the dacia, but i dont really like it. I also looked at the upcoming ford ecoflex? But with a tyre on the outside and living in manchester.... i would come back with a brick stuck to the back of the car :-P

I just dont like the nissan juke.
The thing i liked about the renault is that it said it was pretty quiet inside - which at the minute when im on motorways (or not), im having to shout at my mobile phone for people to hear me - hands free.

AdrianC

ACG wrote: »

I just dont like the nissan juke.

To look at? Understandable.
To drive? It's the same car as the Captur.

ACG

To look at. I havnt test driven anything yet, i think thats a couple of months of. Im just looking at the minute.

snowcat53

How about the Hyundai iX20 (nearly went for one of these), Kia Venga, New Nissan Note or Ford B max ( 1.0 ecoflex engine in this excellent)

ACG

None of them are higher up cars, theyre not really what im looking for.