MPV which is best ?

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Tue 26 Jun 2012 11:58
MPV which is best ? - Residesinsurrey

Hi I am looking for an MPV at the moment my choices are Nissan Almera Tino Petrol and Diesel and Vauxhall Zafira . Can anyone please give me an opinion on all three cars to get . I have a big family and do loads of travelling . Obviously think that the Tino Diesel would be more economical than the Tino 1.8 , am I right ?? I travel around 80miles a week , not motorway though although will be doing a few motorway trips over the summer . My budget is less than £2000, I know its low but thats all we can afford and we definitely need 5 seats or more .

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Tue 26 Jun 2012 12:57
MPV which is best ? - Auristocrat
Have you considered a Mazda Premacy?
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Tue 26 Jun 2012 14:14
MPV which is best ? - Oli rag

I have a 1.8 petrol tino and it's an excellent car.,it does 38mpg average and has been totally reliable for the 4 years I've had it. It is also easy to mantain if you are a diy person.

I think the only problem you can have is a timing chain issue, but that tends to be caes which have had oil missed or extended oil changes.

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Tue 26 Jun 2012 15:18
MPV which is best ? - Bobbin Threadbare

If you're doing 80 miles per week that works out to be just over 4000 miles, so even with a few big motorway trips that's wayyyy under 15k which is the (anecdotally) average mileage where diesel is the better choice.

If I were you, I would be hunting for as good an example of a petrol MPV as I could. £2000 is actually a reasonable budget; there's a fair amount of choice.

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Tue 26 Jun 2012 17:10
MPV which is best ? - jamie745

A mileage as low as that isn't worth chancing a cheap old diesel on. You can get a lot of car for £2000 these days, check out things like the Vauxhall Zafira (petrol), they're not inspiring but they're pretty well screwed together and basic enough to not give problems.

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Tue 26 Jun 2012 18:30
MPV which is best ? - dervdave

Hi I am looking for an MPV at the moment my choices are Nissan Almera Tino Petrol and Diesel and Vauxhall Zafira . Can anyone please give me an opinion on all three cars to get . I have a big family and do loads of travelling . Obviously think that the Tino Diesel would be more economical than the Tino 1.8 , am I right ?? I travel around 80miles a week , not motorway though although will be doing a few motorway trips over the summer . My budget is less than £2000, I know its low but thats all we can afford and we definitely need 5 seats or more .

Not my cup of tea but well in your price range is the Citroën Picasso. The bro in law bought an X reg diesel for £800 yearsago and had very little trouble.
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Thu 28 Jun 2012 22:09
MPV which is best ? - Residesinsurrey

Thanks so much ! but arent Citroens supposed to have reliability issues ?? I thought also that Tino would be more reliable than Vauxhall ? please correct me if I am wrong .

Many Thanks

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Thu 28 Jun 2012 23:36
MPV which is best ? - Avant

Citroens have a better reputation for reliability than Renaults and Peugeots, even though most Peugeots are mechanically similar. Citroen / Peugeot diesel engines are probably better than Japanese - they've been making them for longer.

If you do look at a Citroen avoid at all costs the EGS semi-automatic gearbox, which is jerky, unreliable and in general an invention of the devil.

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Fri 29 Jun 2012 02:56
MPV which is best ? - daveyK_UK

Go for the tino and pay out for a service right away.

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Fri 29 Jun 2012 07:07
MPV which is best ? - Residesinsurrey

Many Thanks for your input !!!!!!

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