To ask which family car you own?

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My other thread gained 0 posts so I thought I would rephrase on here.

Money is tight so I need to make sure that I am making the right decision. I am wanting to buy a 3 year old Nissan Qashqai. It is a small engine 1.2 but I am told it has plenty of power for motorway driving.

Can I ask which car you would recommend for a family car which is reliable, spacious and cheap to run.

I love my Peugeot 308 estate. (2..0L diesel)

We recently had a Qashqai as a hire car and I loved it. Boot was ok, not huge but fine, and it drove really nicely. I usually drive a bigger 4x4, but many friends are happy with their Qashqais.

Ford Focus 🤷🏻‍♀️ Fits us all in!

Hi,
A while back I had a car hire after being in a collision. Earlier this year in fact. Brand new qashqi, nice interior, nice ride. But had no punch on the motorway whatsoever. Couldn't figure out why until I realised it was a 1.2 (I had assumed it would be a bigger engine). No big deal as it was only a hire car but would definitely swerve the engine size if I came to buy.
We normally have a Peugeot 3008. Shite car. Whatever can go wrong will go wrong. x

I have loved my Mazdas

Dacia Logan (estate version of Sandero).

55k trouble free miles so far, and it's mahoosive boot.

I'd want a bigger engine in a car the size of a Qashqai to be honest.

I have a Kia Sportage 1.7 and love it.

Alislim, was the qashqai a newer model? Nissan told me the 2016 1.2 turbo petrol is supposed to be fine on the motorway? I am worried now.

Depends how big your family is?

Skoda Octavia Scout. One of the biggest boots in its class, runs nicely, 2.0l diesel if I remember right. I get on average 480ish miles to a full tank. You'd get a bit better economy out of a regular Octavia Estate, I simply got the Scout for the 4x4 set up, slightly raised body, underside protection etc as I have to use alot of B roads to get to work that can get a bit rough in the winter.

I've taken it to Hungary and it was comfortable for the 12 solid hours I drove, and I'm 6'9 so I need a fair amount of space.

It had a battery issue which they replaced under warranty at its last service, and that's it in terms of problems.

We have a Kia Venga 1.6 and we absolutely love it. It’s much bigger inside than it looks and the boot is huge. It’s the best car we’ve ever had.

Of course Nissan told you that 😂

1.2 really. Really? Just no.

More power in a moped 😂

we have a 1.6 Peugeot 308 diesel it's super powerful, I get 600 miles on a full tank (£60, it did more when it was younger but now has 168k on the clock) and the boot is huge! I would love a qashqai but the 1.6 ones are pricy and as a pp said I wouldn't want to drive such a big car with such a small engine.

The 1.2 petrol is actually a decent motorZ. No reason for it to cause any problems on a motorway

And absolutely not less powerful than a moped

Peugeot 2008. Hate it. Just horrible car to drive. Can’t wait to change it.

My friend and her husband both have and are happy with them

I've got a 1.2 2014 qashqai and hate it. No power anywhere - pulling away, on hills, nor motorway. Very small boot, lacks space in the rear, poor visibility with many blind spots. Even the auto wipers annoy me! The only thing I do like are the rear parking cameras.

How many kids and what ages?

The Smax is brilliant for our family of 5. It fits all the carseats in 3 full size seats with 3 isofix points across the middle row, and we still have an enormous boot with 2 flip-up seats we can use for when grandparents fly in.

Depends what your main criteria are though!

Vauxhall Vectra. I love it!!

VW Golf 1.4. Ancient now but has lasted well.

Doesn't have a huge amount of vim when fully laden, but nippy enough with 1 or 2. I never (well hardly ever) go above the speed limit though, so haven't really thrashed it ever.

I think a Qashqai is a great car, however not in a 1.2. You need a minimum of the 1.5 and even thats slow.

I know someone who returned a 1.2 Qashqai after purchase due to it being so unresponsive. The person worked in Milton Keynes and it just wouldn’t go at the roundabout.

I have a VW Tiguan which I absolutely love and would definitely recommend

Skoda Yeti - and it’s my favourite car I’ve ever had - and I had some seriously sporty numbers before kids!!

Family of 5, 3 children.

I like the look of the qashqai, the boot space isn’t massive but it is ok for us. The interior is nice and middle seat is bigger than most I have seen, though still not what I would call a full seat.

Feel a bit silly about believing nissan about 1.2 now

Is it defo a bad idea to go for a 1.2 turbo petrol for motorway mileage?

I was under the impression that new technology in the 2016 model had made 1.2 more powerful than a conventional 1.2 engine, i think i was told it has 120bhp. Not sure what any of it means.

13 reg Qashqai+2 Tekna 1.5dCi
1st ever brand new car, well it was pre registered by dealer. We had it a week before 63 came out.
Best car we have had. 80000 miles on 2 set of tyres. Brilliant boot, only one breakdown, split air intake pipe.
Worst thing Nissan did was to stop the +2.
If we replace it we will look at either Skoda Karoq or mondeo estate.

They are cheap because they are shite. The money you save on screen price will soon be spent on extra fuel.

If you're on that much of a budget you'd be better off with a Dacia which although also crap, get consistently good reviews. Or my personal favourite, a 10 year old Volvo V70 2.4d which is the best car ever made. Pick one up for £1k and job done!