Forum help with choosing next car please.

[Varche]

We need a second car to become our day to day driver . We will keep the 4x4 for work and as a back up car.

Requirements:

Petrol
Well equipped (i.e. the Elite of the range)
Cruise control
bi zone climate control
5 seats
Space for a medium sized dog (either harnessed on back seat or in boot/rear),
folded up wheelchair and shopping.
Comfortable
Nice to hustle on windy roads
less than 60,000 miles
2010 onwards

Automatic.....

Budget 10 to 15,000

We researched and liked the Nissan Qashqai other than rear vision but with camera could live with. Not so keen on the old underpowered 2.0 petrol. Have big question mark over the durability of CVT auto plus the driving experience. Currently no auto Qashqais for sale in Spain in our budget! Whatever car we buy we are likely to have for maybe ten years.

Any suggestions please?

[zirk]

10 to 15K"

Could get a nice late 3.2 Elite Estate with low milage for a fraction of that price.

[Doctor Gollum]

Seat Exeo estate?

Not a VW fan, but no harm in buying local... Mercedes C class estatewor 3 series Touring would be my second choices

[Doctor Gollum]

In no particular order...

Seat Altea XL/Freetrack
Opel Insignia Sports Tourer 4x4/ CrossCountry

Or new, Dacia Duster.

Biggest problem you have is finding a used petrol car in that age bracket. Here they are effectively non existent in larger, family sized vehicles

[anV6]

I was going to suggest Skoda. But since I saw you are in Spain, why not Seat? It's all VW so you know it will at least be more reliable than most. Unless you want something not as common there? But are Japanese cars well supported there? Meaning enough independents who work on them and chances to find needed parts in stock as opposed to need to order? Buying European gets you this type of peace of mind at least.

[Varche]

Buying European is good advice for support. When I took my auto Omega to the Opel dealer in next town none of them had seen an Opel auto.

Seat Exeo. A Spanish friend has had a diesel one for a few years now. Just had a look no petrol auto saloon or estate in Spain for sale.

Altea XL 5 of which 3 are in Malaga. Would have to have a look at one.

Insignia Don't need 4 wheel drive . Insignia too big? Just found a 220 CV 2.0 turbo cosmo in a lovely blue at Seville

1 skoda favorite but long long way away in barcelona

[Doctor Gollum]

Had an Altea XL as a cab from new for 135k miles/2 years.

Was diesel manual and reliability wasn't great, but that car is still going strong.

Do an MoT history check on GV07NLU. The freetrack has better ground clearance along with 4x4, but same body as the XL. Seating position is a bit higher than traditional cars too. XL has much bigger boot than regular Altea, but seats slide forward and have backrest angle adjustment on both, so a versatile, if overlooked car

[anV6]

Buying European is good advice for support. When I took my auto Omega to the Opel dealer in next town none of them had seen an Opel auto.

Seat Exeo. A Spanish friend has had a diesel one for a few years now. Just had a look no petrol auto saloon or estate in Spain for sale.

Altea XL 5 of which 3 are in Malaga. Would have to have a look at one.

Insignia Don't need 4 wheel drive . Insignia too big? Just found a 220 CV 2.0 turbo cosmo in a lovely blue at Seville

1 skoda favorite but long long way away in barcelona

So what about conventional VWs? Easier to find?

[Varche]

Conventional? Like a Golf? Not big enough in the boot area.
Tiguan - None for sale in Spain.(petrol auto)

I am going to have a closer look at these Alteas XL.  Don't need Freetrack 4 wheel drive so just an added complication and something to go wrong. 

[anV6]

Conventional? Like a Golf? Not big enough in the boot area.
Tiguan - None for sale in Spain.(petrol auto)

I am going to have a closer look at these Alteas XL.  Don't need Freetrack 4 wheel drive so just an added complication and something to go wrong.

By conventional VW I meant one of the VWs which actually have a VW badge. Meaning, not a Seat, Skoda, Audi etc.

Touareg is too big?

What about a Passat Crossover or just Estate?

[Varche]

Tuareg is too big. Don't need 4 wheel drive.

[tunnie]

VW CC, they did it in a petrol Turbo flavour 

[tunnie]

Boot is surprisingly big, no issues getting our giant iCandy pram in there

[Varche]

Ah but what about our idog?

[tunnie]

Ah but what about our idog?

Harness on the back seat? The Mk2 CC's were 5 seaters