My sister is after a new car, she is proply hard work !

She has one BIG dog that goes EVERYWHERE with her and a little waist of time dog ! She has about 9k to spend, would prefer to spend less if poss !

I looked at a couple of things, a Showgun or a L200 Animal thing ?

What do you think ? She really wants low running costs and be able to have it looked after by a non main dealer ! 2007 TDV8 Vogue SE

Kia Sorento? I had one for three years, excellent value for the bigger 4x4. Ian

T24RES wrote:

Kia Sorento? I had one for three years, excellent value for the bigger 4x4.

David wrote:

My sister is after a new car, she is proply hard work !

She has one BIG dog that goes EVERYWHERE with her and a little waist of time dog ! She has about 9k to spend, would prefer to spend less if poss !

I looked at a couple of things, a Showgun or a L200 Animal thing ?

What do you think ? She really wants low running costs and be able to have it looked after by a non main dealer !

Like Paul says I would look to see if theres a FFRR. It will probably have higher miles and a bit more than £9k, but as most people know if it's broken it's already done so and been fixed. IMO the Shogun is not very flatering and the L200 Animal isn't really a woman's car

This was an auction result last Tues.

£8,000 (+ 5% commission)
006 56 Mitsubishi L200 Lwb Diesel Double Cab Td Trojan 4wd 113bhp (leather)
40000 miles warranted, Silver, 2 Services, Two Owners, V5 here, MoT 10 Nov'11, Tax Oct'11, Canopy, Parrot Hands Free, Air Conditioning, Leather, Tow Bar, No Major Mechanical Faults, No VAT.


or £7,000 (+ etc)
006 06 Land Rover Freelander Diesel 2.0 Td4 Freestyle Station Wagon 5dr Auto
80727 miles warranted, Silver, 7 Services, MoT 8 Nov'11, Tax Jun'11, Black Half Leather, Air Conditioning, CD Player, 17" Alloy Wheels, Sold As Seen, No VAT, Direct from Wessex Garages Group.


or £8,600
2005 05 Volvo Xc90 Diesel Estate 2.4d Se 5dr Awd Geartronic
113000 miles warranted, Metallic Black, 10 Services, Two Owners, V5 here, MoT 2 Sep'11, Black Leather Trim, Alloy Wheels, Satellite Navigation, Climate Control, Heated Electric Seats, Privacy Glass, 7 Seats, Sold As Seen, No VAT.

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just a point, davids locations says UK but i believe he's in SPAIN.

This was an auction result last Tues.

£8,000 (+ 5% commission)
006 56 Mitsubishi L200 Lwb Diesel Double Cab Td Trojan 4wd 113bhp (leather)
40000 miles warranted, Silver, 2 Services, Two Owners, V5 here, MoT 10 Nov'11, Tax Oct'11, Canopy, Parrot Hands Free, Air Conditioning, Leather, Tow Bar, No Major Mechanical Faults, No VAT.


or £7,00 (+ etc)
006 06 Land Rover Freelander Diesel 2.0 Td4 Freestyle Station Wagon 5dr Auto
80727 miles warranted, Silver, 7 Services, MoT 8 Nov'11, Tax Jun'11, Black Half Leather, Air Conditioning, CD Player, 17" Alloy Wheels, Sold As Seen, No VAT, Direct from Wessex Garages Group.


or £8,600
2005 05 Volvo Xc90 Diesel Estate 2.4d Se 5dr Awd Geartronic
113000 miles warranted, Metallic Black, 10 Services, Two Owners, V5 here, MoT 2 Sep'11, Black Leather Trim, Alloy Wheels, Satellite Navigation, Climate Control, Heated Electric Seats, Privacy Glass, 7 Seats, Sold As Seen, No VAT.

Yeh am in Spain but sister is in UK !!!! 2007 TDV8 Vogue SE

Theres a few which I have seen on whatcar which got reasonable reviews, although they may be a bit more than the £9k budget.

Chevy Captiva - 3/5 - http://www.themotorhouse.co.uk/car_details.aspx?vid=36241
Hyundai Santa Fe - 4/5 - http://www.vcars.co.uk/used-cars/cardetail...p;u=115612
Nissan Murano - 4/5 - http://www.vcars.co.uk/used-cars/cardetail...p;u=462528

They're not huge, but then they are reasonably cheap. I personally wouldn't drive them, but they're practical.

David wrote:

T24RES wrote:

Kia Sorento? I had one for three years, excellent value for the bigger 4x4.

Good shout !

i would go for a touareg there is lots in your budget but depends how old u want to go ,since dan thinks im a trader here u go (its not mine) lol http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv...?logcode=p

Sportage? X-Trail? Cheap running costs fellas............. Ian

How about a TD5 Defender 90 Hard Top............................ coolness personified and no need to worry about dog hairs or smells in the back................ just hose it out to clean it! 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

Tim in Scotland wrote:

How about a TD5 Defender 90 Hard Top............................ coolness personified and no need to worry about dog hairs or smells in the back................ just hose it out to clean it!