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Re: Qashqai
[Re: ali_hire]
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14/07/2016 15:08
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OnlyItalian
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Re qashqai, it's perfect if you want to drive around in a vehicle that looks like a fat girl wearing clothes that are too tight.
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Re: Qashqai
[Re: ali_hire]
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14/07/2016 18:53
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ScouseCoupe
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If I recall the Qashqai is basically a Renault underneath. Look at the Renault alternative to the Qashqai.
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Re: Qashqai
[Re: DanTheManc]
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14/07/2016 23:01
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ali_hire
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Thanks for this. Not something I've heard anything about but I quite like the looks. I'm not needing to replace my car until December so I'll have to see if there are any similar deals then.
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Re: Qashqai
[Re: ali_hire]
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14/07/2016 23:08
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Had my Qashqai Tekna 2.0 petrol for 6 months, and love it, it's smooth, quite well equipped and very nice to drive.
It's got all the features I wanted panoramic glass roof, LED headlights, full leather, chrome kit inside and out, wood centre consul, heated seats, parking sensors, cruise control, auto lights and wipers, 2 and 4 wheel drive, great sound system, Bluetooth, duel-zone aircon. Down side there everywhere, 5 owners in my road of 40 houses.
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Re: Qashqai
[Re: ali_hire]
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15/07/2016 09:01
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If you are looking at SUVs/crossovers, the Hyundai Tucson is also worth a look. The Renault Kadjar is the Renault version of the Qashqai and probably made on the same production line in Sunderland??? The Mazda CX-5 is also supposed to be pretty good.
The usual SUVs such as the RAV4, Forester and the CRV are also very good.
Left-field choice: Jeep Cherokee
The choice is wide and standards reasonably high as this type of car is popular and manufacturers are fighting for sales.
Unless you take the car off road or have to drive in very snowy conditions, 4wd is probably not necessary. Winter tyres on 2wd should be enough but probably rarely necessary in the south of England??? Just look at these cars as tall estates and 2wd seems OK.
1997 20V 2000 V6 manual S-Type and 2011 5.0 XKR 2016 Tucson 1.6T AWD 2018 Mazda2 GT
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Re: Qashqai
[Re: ali_hire]
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15/07/2016 10:42
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I like the Qashqai but went for a BMW x1 in the end. As the previous model has recently been replaced, they seem to be going for little more than Qashqai money? I've done 12k in 12 months without any issues and it is a good long distance cruiser, particular with auto and cruise control. Ideally go for a post 2012 model were the interior build quality has been upgraded, but watch out for inner tyre wear due to the BMW set up on the run flat tyres. Lots of ex company cars coming on the market....also try a get one with the balance of a BMW 5 year service plan.
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Re: Qashqai
[Re: ali_hire]
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15/07/2016 15:05
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Some of us live in a rural idle? Your right though, dynamically they should not make sense. Mine's a jacked up 3 series estate and no doubt the source vehicle would be better if your priority was the handling.
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Re: Qashqai
[Re: ali_hire]
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15/07/2016 15:50
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neil_r
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They seem to be roomy for their footprint and and for some, affordable 4wd can be useful. But yes, it is mainly the style factor for most. The first one I ever tried was a Forester before SUVs were really the thing to have, which was a jacked up Impreza. It was a surprisingly good all-rounder. No sports car but as an estate alternative, perfectly acceptable especially if a higher viewpoint is more important than a lower center of gravity. Where we are, a 4wd is of occasional value and we still have that ancient Impreza estate. When that dies, I guess its replacement will be between a not too expensive 4wd estate or a 4wd SUV, unless the winters keep getting warmer and shorter! I have two coupes and a saloon so we won't have to suffer the handling compromise all the time
1997 20V 2000 V6 manual S-Type and 2011 5.0 XKR 2016 Tucson 1.6T AWD 2018 Mazda2 GT
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Re: Qashqai
[Re: ali_hire]
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17/07/2016 00:21
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Big_Muzzie
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My MD has one but coverts a range rover convertible. She loves it. Never heard a bad word said about it.
If you look at a Mazda DO NOT BUY A DIESEL! They are shit, Google mazda 6 and 2.0 and 2.2 diesel issues. You'll find they self destruct. The japs make a brilliant petrol engine, their diesels are less brilliant. This is a well known fact.
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Re: Qashqai
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17/07/2016 14:33
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Gripped
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My MD has one but coverts a range rover convertible. She loves it. Never heard a bad word said about it.
If you look at a Mazda DO NOT BUY A DIESEL! They are shit, Google mazda 6 and 2.0 and 2.2 diesel issues. You'll find they self destruct. The japs make a brilliant petrol engine, their diesels are less brilliant. This is a well known fact. Blimey, bit of a sweeping statement there Muz ! Can't speak for Mazda diesels, but the Japs make many of the most reliable diesels in the world.... Isuzu have made diesels for loads of different manufacturers including Ford and GM. And then there's Toyota.......... Hi Lux diesel anyone?
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Re: Qashqai
[Re: ali_hire]
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17/07/2016 23:42
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Big_Muzzie
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Erm, it's what I've read up.on many years on car forums. Jap petrols are the best you can get, there derv equivalents are very poor by all accounts.
I have no experience as I'd be shot and have my balls removed before I bought a diesel Jap anything, I bought the wife a diesel boo under duress and that will be replaced by an Italian turbo petrol. My opinion of diesels are they are over rated for economy and over rated as environmentally sustainable.
Someone where I work has a mazda diesel, it's been in twice for the oil light being on. It sounds terrible and I suspect it's the low oil pressure from regeneration waste. Not my issue, but I wouldn't buy one. Reading up on it the feelings are the same, jap petrols yes, diesels no.
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Re: Qashqai
[Re: jimbob13]
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18/07/2016 09:47
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That doesn't look too bad. You can see the tarmac through the snow! We have had 6" ruts in the road flanked by solid ice. Getting a 2wd car out of the ruts onto the drive etc was not easy. Even the Impreza struggled a bit with good winter tyres. 4wd, as long as it also has M&S tyres, also enables you to park in places where you would probably not take a 2wd just in case it gets stuck. 20" low profile tyres render most 4wd cars useless on slippz stuff though!
1997 20V 2000 V6 manual S-Type and 2011 5.0 XKR 2016 Tucson 1.6T AWD 2018 Mazda2 GT
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Re: Qashqai
[Re: ali_hire]
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29/08/2016 00:27
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Avoid Mazda diesel, guy at would always choose Mazda diesel as a company car. Generally nothing but hassle, last car he had was the CX5 with this SkyActiv engine. Drove well but when it breaks (which it will) it's usually something big. In 3 years, top end rebuild, gearbox rebuild, turbo, injectors, full engine rebuild, replacement engine. My boss got that fed up of it and now wouldnt allow anyone to have Mazda again.
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