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New car recommendations please?
DIR By: Neil B
Date: June 17, 2026, 3:45 am
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Small to medium and probably SUV as I've driven vans/trucks for
much of my later years.
And any particular views about the Motability scheme.
Prefer a full hybrid or similarly economical mid hybrid. Plug
ins look interesting but I'm unlikely to be able to install a
home charger.
I'm from the age when cars had only about 4 or 5 important parts
and we repaired them at home, which I'll no longer have to worry
about.
Looking at the choice has driven me nuts but I think I've
narrowed it down a bit.
Reading What Car reviews confuses things as it finds the
flaws/limitations of every model.
But I know that whatever I get will be a world away from
anything I've driven before.
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Re: New car recommendations please?
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: June 17, 2026, 6:53 am
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Top full (all size) and mild hybrids (medium size) from Which?
There are cars with higher scores say 84% in other categories. I
doubt you could go wrong with a Honda.
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Re: New car recommendations please?
DIR By: Neil B
Date: June 17, 2026, 11:37 am
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Thanks for that.
You've now got me looking at the Civic again, which I originally
thought had too much of an advance payment.
I'll have to look at the Qashqai too.
I was originally looking at the sexy Tucson but am put off by
mediocre economy.
Looked at the Volvo XC40 too but, good as it is, looks and feels
like an old man's car.
Others I considered were the Kia Sportage and Hyundai Kona
The one I like, based on near perfect reviews, is the Volkswagen
T-Roc. Even that is a problem as the full hybrids don't come out
until last quarter this year.
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Re: New car recommendations please?
DIR By: NTIAEP
Date: June 18, 2026, 9:03 am
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Had a look at Mazda's offerings?
#Post#: 122264--------------------------------------------------
Re: New car recommendations please?
DIR By: Boomer
Date: June 18, 2026, 2:06 pm
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Bear in mind that just about any new car that you buy these days
has loads of "features" that you probably don't want but can't
refuse.
There is the speed limit nagger, that beeps should you exceed
the limit (it thinks is in force) by 0.0001mph. Yup, it VERY
often gets it wrong, but you gotta think of the children.
Then there is the "drive in a straight line assist" that beeps
(usually with a different sound to the speeding beep) and jerks
your steering wheel should you dare cross a white line anywhere
without indicating.
Hidden somewhere in the dashboard is a camera pointing at your
face. It checks whether you are intensely staring at the
speedometer, and if it feels as though you may be distracted, it
suggests that you might like a cup of coffee.
These days you don't buy a car - the car buys (owns) you ;)
#Post#: 122346--------------------------------------------------
Re: New car recommendations please?
DIR By: peak4
Date: June 19, 2026, 6:46 am
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Some of the choice may depend upon how long you plan to keep the
car, and the length of warranty.
Since my partner will soon be in need of a replacement, most
likely almost new, I had a word with my friendly MOT man.
Essentially; what newish cars do you fail most often, i.e.
what's worth avoiding, and what's most reliable to buy?
Pro; Kia and Japanese, anti; German and British, mainly due to
electronic/electrical problems.
Also suggested avoid Suzuki, not because they make bad cars, but
due to unavailability of spares if you need any; he pointed to
one car and said that's been waiting for a part for 12 weeks.
#Post#: 122715--------------------------------------------------
Re: New car recommendations please?
DIR By: facade
Date: June 23, 2026, 4:18 am
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I'd stick to cars that have Toyota, Suzuki or Honda written on
the back, with Kia/Hyundai as a reserve.
They all have lengthy warranties, the first 3 are rolling 12
month ones activated by having it serviced, Kia/Hyundai are
standard 7 years, de-activated by not having it serviced, so
pretty much the same thing!
Toyota have an excellent hybrid drive train (thousands of taxis
licenced in Wolverhampton can't be wrong) I'd look at the Yaris
Cross.
Like all cars nowadays, if they need any parts above service
items you have to wait months, and like all dealership chains if
anything does go wrong you will wait 6-8 weeks for an
appointment to even get them to look at it, but Toyota, Honda &
Suzuki very rarely break.
They are all festooned with driver/safety aids that most people
try to turn off, Renault offer a single button to do this, I'd
expect Nissan to do the same. I just drive with them on and take
no notice of all the bings, bongs and beeps, the steering shaker
is easy enough to drive through, although the first time it
happened I did think I had a wheel coming off (again...)
The only useful feature IMHO is the adaptive cruise control that
uses lidar to follow the car in front at a "safe" distance (I
think it is too close for motorways...) and automatically sets
the speed to the limit (you have to confirm it and can override
it if you disagree). It takes all the effort out of A road
driving, you just let the car in front do all the work in heavy
traffic & queues. You still have to stop at islands & junctions
yourself though.
#Post#: 122737--------------------------------------------------
Re: New car recommendations please?
DIR By: Neil B
Date: June 23, 2026, 7:01 am
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A couple of respondents here seem not to have noticed my mention
of Motability?
I'm not in the market for buying a new car; I just need to
select one from what is available under the scheme.
That means that i don't have to worry about reliability to a
great extent.
I think I have a shortlist but just have to get out to a dealer.
Not so easy in this heat and i'll need a taxi wherever i go.
Largely housebound but trying to walk a bit with my (new)
rollator; which now has a cup holder!! Maybe I'll get a sunroof
for it soon?
A good member here has flagged up the Qashqai as well, where the
new e-power versions look quite unique so far.
So I'll look to test drive that at least.
Still very taken by the VW T-roc but annoying the full hybrids
are not yet avaiable.
Also like the Kia Sportage and, climbing down of my high chair,
the Honda Civic and Cupra Leon.
One of my concerns is whether I can lift/close a tailgate, so
where it isn't standard I may have to add it as an option.
#Post#: 122743--------------------------------------------------
Re: New car recommendations please?
DIR By: andy_foster
Date: June 23, 2026, 7:41 am
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--- Quote from: Neil B link ---
>
> A couple of respondents here seem not to have noticed my
mention of Motability?
>
--- End Quote ---
Or they noticed that it was ostensibly included as a separate
question.
Whilst many regulars are more than capable of reading far beyond
what can reasonably be deduced from the information posted in
active case threads, if you have been wasting people's time with
a poorly worded question, that is on the author, not the reader.
In my opinion.
#Post#: 122760--------------------------------------------------
Re: New car recommendations please?
DIR By: Neil B
Date: June 23, 2026, 10:20 am
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--- Quote from: andy_foster link ---
>
> [quote author=Neil B link=topic=11187.msg122737#msg122737
date=1782216118]
> A couple of respondents here seem not to have noticed my
mention of Motability?
>
--- End Quote ---
Or they noticed that it was ostensibly included as a separate
question.
Whilst many regulars are more than capable of reading far beyond
what can reasonably be deduced from the information posted in
active case threads, if you have been wasting people's time with
a poorly worded question, that is on the author, not the reader.
In my opinion.
[/quote]
Happy to concede that my opening post wasn't ideally worded.
The respondents in question posted some useful info anyway and,
now, perhaps understand a little better.
I'm in a very fortunate position; just very confused by how
things have improved in recent years.
I don't even know if I can drive; although consultants have not
forbidden it when directly asked.
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