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I second that.
Bought ours new in 2016 and is a great car, or a quickly converted load carrying van!
A five seat car with loads of legroom and tge 1.5 engine is very quick and economical.
Ours has all the bells and whistles of any top range car which I think Renault fitted in an attemt to clear stock at the time to prepare for the new design which eventually hit tge market 5 years later!
Never get tired of, or feel tired, when driving long distances and the ease of getting in and out of the kangoo is great.
You only have to see how many are on the road to know it has a proven pedigree.
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More practical than the Qashqai, if a bit less on looks but with the same engine in both
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I totally agree, however, we need to go into the garage with an idea of what we should be looking at/for.
We know them very well and if we say we are considering an XYZ they will look out for one for us.
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They might do, but it’ll be a cold day in Hell when I use a car that requires expensive horse piss as an additional to “reduce pollution”.
What’s the boot space like? Plenty of room for your curling tongs?
@notalot - you’re usually helpful but in this occasion I think you’re badly informed and rather rude…
But perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised…
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Why, for goodness sake?
It’s not as if running cars which don’t need AdBlue have no associated costs.
And, yes, it *does* reduce pollution.
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Unfortunately, that comes at a price perhaps 10/15% higher than you’d pay buying from an individual.
AdBlue is so cheap though and maybe only adds 100 euros per year to the running costs.
I’ve had a Yeti (4x4 2 litre diesel) for the past 10 years. Very nice to drive and, apart from a leaky sunroof when the drainage channels got blocked with leaf debris, no problems at all.
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For @SuePJ This is a car for everyday… needs to be reliable… etc etc
If one knows one’s garagiste… one can discuss back and forth… and hopefully they will find the right vehicle at the right price…
Buying from them… they will be providing the normal professional guarantees… and perhaps a little more. Plus, if they are a bona fide firm, they will want to maintain their reputation.
My own garagiste stands by his work… and his word.
With the best will in the world, Private sales are not quite so comprehensive… doesn’t mean it will all turn out badly… no way am I saying that.
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About that
Something like 7l/1000km is typical - the cheapest AdBlue I can quickly find is €18 for 10l so that’s €12,60 for 1000km or €126 if you drive 10000km in a year
But with much more backup if there’s anything wrong.
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We bought both our children’s first cars from the local village garage with whom we were loyal customers from almost the day we arrived . He went above and beyond with a free diagnostic, service and guarantee and both cars went on for quite a few years until they were sold on yet again. Anytime there was a problem, he sorted it too never charging more than the parts required.
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When I bought our Skoda Karoq 4 1/2 years ago I considered a Yeti because they’re interestingly unconventional and had many of the qualities I’d wanted in terms of load carrying. A key reason I didn’t was that relatively speaking they were quite thirsty, theoretically using about 25% more fuel under similar conditions to the Karoq - not an issue if you don’t use the car much, but significant if you’re doing 10,000km+ per year.
I would recommend a Karoq in this discussion, but it might be difficult to get one under 10,000 euros, and much less common than a Dacia that I did recommend.
Re: Adblue, the last lot I bought was £18.50 for 10L in February, and I’m getting about 4000 miles for 7-8 litres. I topped the car up yesterday, last filled in March and I’ve done 2 trips to France of about 2500 miles plus my normal 200 miles per week since. I normally add about 8 out of 10 litres from the container.
I have one of those and like it a lot. Only problem is that it’s RHD and, now that we’ve decided that we’re staying in France, I’ll probably change it for something LHD.
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Not sure about your calculations.
Fiat Ducato camping car, 4000km travelled and 5 litres of Adblue consumed. Price for Adblue is about right so 10000km will cost me 22.50 euros.
Pretty much on a par with @Ancient_Mariner
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Finger in the air based on my own experience plus official figures.
Was your Fiat pre 2018? - if so it will have used less AdBlue; I’m guessing the ancient seafarer’s Karoq was bought 2nd hand so will also have been pre 2018.
It’s a 68 plate, registered Jan 2018.