looking for some advice from the much more knowledgeable folks on here. I literally know nothing about cars, never been interested (don't hate me please
) they are simply a tool to take me from A to B. all my driving has previously been done on cars provided by the company I work for (used to be a family owned outfit) the only car I've had to buy was a Nissan Qashqai - which I bought from the same company for £500!
anyways, I have between £7 & £8k (i'd prefer closer to the 7 as anything left over goes to my pc fund
) and i'm looking at getting another of these suv/crossover types. some of wants/must haves are;
obviously if I am way out on my 'wants' for the budget you will forgive me, as I say I know nothing about cars and even less about buying them!!
the cars I've looked at thus far (online only at this point) are;
I appreciate there are probably a few (all!?) of the above that will make any half knowledgeable car aficionado retch but again forgive my stupidity.
many thanks in advance.....

anyways, I have between £7 & £8k (i'd prefer closer to the 7 as anything left over goes to my pc fund

- must be 5 door (we have a 3 year old and another little one due soon),
- low tax if possible
- relatively economical on fuel - I probably only do about 9k miles a year. mostly back and forth to work (2 miles!) with the occasional longish drive, maybe 3 or 4 times a year I do a ~300 mile round trip
- sensible maintenance costs (probably more a wish than anything!)
- parking sensors (preferably a rear camera) are a must as the wife is dynamite at parking
- maybe, 4WD or AWD (or whatever they call it) - went to the highlands of Scotland tail end of winter last year and got caught out!! - this is more of a hopeful want than a necessity
obviously if I am way out on my 'wants' for the budget you will forgive me, as I say I know nothing about cars and even less about buying them!!
the cars I've looked at thus far (online only at this point) are;
- Mokka - think I've sussed these are not very well regarded?
- Chevrolet Trax - I quite like the look of this but I think from my reading it is just a mokka with a different badge?
- Ford Ecosport
- Kia Sportage - difficult to get a decent one in budget but I could stretch it a little bit I guess (just have to make the current gpu last me a bit longer!)
- Peugeot 2008
- Vauxhall Antara
- Skoda Yeti - this seems to tick all the boxes but looks damn ugly, might be a tough sell to the wife
- Ford Kuga
I appreciate there are probably a few (all!?) of the above that will make any half knowledgeable car aficionado retch but again forgive my stupidity.
many thanks in advance.....