AVOID These CHEAP SUV CARS
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
- These sub £7,500 SUV's could cost you a FORTUNE to fix and run. We also take a look at what you SHOULD buy on a moderate small budget. Brew & Browse! #cheapcars #reliablecars #budgetcars #suvcars
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Hello folks. I was inundated with emails for my lovely CRV for sale. Happily it’s now gone to a new home as a reliable family car.
If you’d like me to offer more well sorted, used cars that I can personally vouch for in future then like this comment. It won’t happen that often but if it helps I’m happy to do it! - Grant
You have a good way about you , your knowledge is amazing , really professional . If top gear was ever resurrected, I'd put your name forward , well done young man .
I came back to Scotland in May to buy a small SUV in Scotland , 2013 Suzuki S-\Cross 1.6 DDIS AllGrip with 70,000miles; to drive all over Europe all year. Worth EUR12k here; cost me £3,500 in Scotland. Extremely economical up to about 60mpg, and lots of power on sport mode especially if rpm above 1,200 (turbo lag below that) and even better economy and power once spent EUR150 to remap (chip), and also delete the EGR valve.
Only downside was having a belt instead of a cam chain, but did that in Sh1tain before I left. Now I have done 20,000 miles and the only issue had been a sticky EGR valve but used cleaning spray then deleted it at the tuning place. Moonroof and leather interior are great. I slept in it instead of setting up my tend in the mountains in Portugal, Italy and Andorra as the seats go almost flat. I have snow tyres now in Slovenia,, Croatia and Austria, and it handles well. I had been looking for a CRV but I am glad I got this instead. Small on the outside, big on the inside.
😂😂. I was on auto trader looking for an suv as my Rav is nearing the end. Then seen this notification. Good timing
great timing for you!
maybe a part 2 upto 15k, we all hit different price brackets. just an idea mate
This video would have been great a year ago.
A friend was going to buy a Ford 1.0 Ecosport, I told him about the wet belt problem so a couple of weeks later he put a deposit on a 1.2 Grandland X 33,000 miles, I said that's just as bad.
Just after the 3 month warranty the low oil light came on, he tried to get the wet belt done at the main dealer but they wouldn't do it. He ended up paying about £700 at a local garage.
2011 onwards 1.6 HDI 8V engines are fantastic engines, BCA is often auctioning off ex fleet Berlingo/ Partner vans with over 400,000 miles. The older 16v engines suffered with turbo issues which was totally down to lack of maintenance or blocked DPF’s blowing turbos.
The 2.2 CRDI in a Sorento or Santa Fe is a terrible recommendation. The engines are made from chocolate just like the IX35/ Tucson/ Sportage 1.7 and 2.0 CRDI 6 speed gearboxes. Replacement 2.2 CRDI engines are basically unobtainable which means when they do appear in breakers yards they are very expensive and not financially viable to fix a broken one.
Those Honda 1.6 DTEC engines are desperately unrefined and fairly gutless. The 160bhp is particularly troublesome with the twin turbo set up, cost of replacing both them is almost £2k. The 9 speed auto ZF gearboxes are also troublesome, I’ve seen many in auction with gearbox faults.
Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCI and RR Evoque 2.2 SD4 are both PSA Peugeot Citroen engines which are excellent. The French have always made the best diesel engines and still do.
100% accurate.
I've had a Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci for 7 years now and never had any issues, also a friend of mine has the Skoda Yeti mark 1, 2.0 tdi 4x4 with over 120,000 on the clock and again, no issues.
I have the ford kuga 2016 awd, I checked the prop and diff before I bought it. Love it, I watched your previous video on kugas as I was considering a 1.6 petrol. Glad I have what I have. Also 2015 onwards is Euro6.
Love your honest videos of relevant cars. I'd love a video of affordable convertibles and cabrios that are reliable and fairly fuel efficient like tigra, 207cc and mx5 etc something to look forward to the summer at winter prices!
I had the same criteria and the best I found that wasn't just a pumped up hatchback was a 2011 Nissan xtrail 2.0 t31 diesel and love it
You are right about the moka.i had a 17 plate with 40000 on clock and that blow the head gasket.
1 thing to add in regards to the Kuga. Do your research!! A LOT of them were misregistered when new! Mainly Titanium X and Titanium X Sport. Heard a few horror stories of people not being insured because there car was actually the wrong trim. Contacting ford and dvla sorts the issue out though. And its always good to pay titanium x money for a titanium x sport, not so good the other way around though 😅
I had this problem on a 2016 Titanium X registered as a Tit X Sport. Luckily when I swapped it for a Vignale, I got Tit X Sport trade in value 😃
I have owned a Volvo XC60 2.0 diesel for nine years it’s been faultless
How can you miss the Skoda Yeti????
Excellent cars. Especially the 2.0 diesels. As long as you service them and change the timing belt and water pump the engine will last. My Dad has had one for ten years. It's never missed a beat.
@@WildOwlFilmstotally agree 👍
I've had a 2-litre diesel 4x4 since new (2017). That's as new as you'll find now. Excellent, clever car. ULEZ compliant with a VW Euro-6 engine. So what's wrong? - clutch slave cylinder is INSIDE the gearbox, so whilst the box is out, may as well replace the clutch and DM flywheel just to avoid a(nother) huge bill (£2700 at a main dealer - ouch). Oh, and make sure to service the Haldex at the specified intervals.
418k on my skoda octavia 2017 plate 1.6 diesel absolutely no engine work,,oil change at every 13k ,,, full service at every 60k sold it last year £3000 car was minted
Very well put together, very informative, good job, much appreciated.
Could you do a Top picks on car you can do loads of motorway miles in. Comfy, reliable, and great MPG.
By far the best channel out there, thank you so so much for your videos, I’ve came close to buying a few of the bad cars you’ve made vids on so you’ve saved me a fortune, if I ever meet you I’ll defo defo defo buy you a few pints haha (from Ireland) 😛🤣
You are very welcome sir!
I like these cars to buy and not to buy videos . Keep up the good work....
Brilliant video again thanks mate
Reference the cross land is that all 1.2 engines which are wetbelt or just the eco tec to avoid
Do a best fast car for 3000 and under please love this sort off stuff
Surely the Lexus SC 430?
Can I ask if you got any thoughts on volvo S80 executive 2010? I'm going buy one 😬
The problem with Kia's over 8/9/10 years old is rust around the back end.... rear subframe, arms, springs, disc covers, petrol tank shield, hub/ parking brake shoe back plate are just solid rust.
Great video, thanks very much.
Great video . Never hear a lot about the skoda SUV's
hey, i would love to see your opinions on the best cheap (5K or lower) automatics
In terms of a crv it's important to avoid any with a cvt gearbox!
Why ?
The V6 diesel Touaregs (same engine in the Porsche) have a problen with a leaking coolant pipe... Right at the bottom of the engine, in the 'V'. It's really hard to get to. Cheaper to refill the coolant reservoir every month.
Great video Thankyou.My car is a Volvo xc40 2.0 turbo 2020 model inscription.My question is…I have decided to keep it why because it has only covered 11350 miles in nearly five years is it a good or bad decision in your opinion…❤
How about mitsubishi ASX. Had mine over 4 years and not replaced a single part on it in 17000 miles of rural motoring. It's done 94000 miles. 2.2 diesel has tons of torque and will do over 50mpg on a run.
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I've got an ASX and it's a superb car, bought it last year, 13 plate, 110k, diesel, and it drives like new but being a 1.8 it's getting 40ish to the galoon but I'm doing short runs in a rural area.
Wonderful range of options and insider information, love it
Does the ford ecosport diesel still have a wetbelt system , and if not is that reasonably reliable? Many thanks 🙌
No it doesn't have a wet belt and they're pretty reliable.
Also the older ecosport can come with a 1.5 petrol (which I own) and it's very reliable and cheap to run.
I've had this car for 4 years and do 8-10k miles per year and had zero issues.
What are your thoughts on a Honda HRV?
Be wary of the Toyota Rav4 diesel. They can blow the cylinder head gasket. Petrol ones are fine.
Great video, and your recommendations are brilliant and bang up to date. However, there was one car missing! lol, the Ford Edge, what do you think about those? granted, they’re a bit huge and not for everyone, but I can’t remember the last time I actually saw one! 😂
The reason why you don't see Ford Edges or not much is because they are really bad, not even worth to mention, so bad. I am a car mechanic with more then 35 years of experience. If you don't believe go to surf on US car sites where they will confirm it with ease. I work on all cars for many years.
Quite fancied a MK4 Kia Sportage 1.6 T-GDI GT-LINE when replacing 1 of our 2 cars. So from 16 onwards it's bound to have a 6 speed box . Looks like it will have to be an auto or something else. Which I do quite like the Honda CRV so might have to be the Honda if I do buy an SUV. Wouldn't mind seeing a 5 grand and under on all types of car & 10 grand and under all types of car from small City to large estates etc. As ever a brilliant video regards from Leeds !!!
Or a Yeti ?
Hi! Thank you for the video (just want I needed) !
In my search lots of Nissans coming up..is it a good car? Also Hyundai i35 looks good. Is is reliable car?
Love what you do. But skipped this one. I assume the recommendation was a Honda CRV, My recommedation: just don't do it! When I was a kid we had much larger families and managed fine with a hatchback or small estate. If you were posh, a Volvo or Merc Estate, or one of those long Gallic (not Gaelic!) Estates with three rows of seats usually called the "famille" version. They even made a Renault 21 version which was probably smaller than the new electric Renault 5
But how will you keep the little darlings safe? Apparently that's the reason, even though you are more likely to get into a crash in the first place due to worse handling, braking and acceleration.
@khalidacosta7133 Quite. My cousin and her husband had serious accident jn her Mokka, writing it off. Someone ran into the side. So, apparently not that invisible
02:45 the Fiat Doblo with a manual transmission has plastic clips for the cable I got the van at my work stuck in 1st gear because the plastic clip broke 🤣
Please can you do a video on vehicles that will tow caravans. I'm looking for an automatic that will tow a caravan of 1500 kg at a price of up to 5k.
Great video. Throwing a Lexus RX into the mix.
How are post Ford powershift autos? I am looking at small van with the 8F35 gearbox
I wonder what your take on the Mazda 2.2 diesel CX5 is
Skyactiv diesels are prone to failure. Mazda petrol engines though are very good and reliable.
In your opinion are all 1.0 Ecoboost engines a no-no, as in including brand new ones?
@@guillodean they still use wet belts to drive the oil pump. They’ve been better so far but who knows in a few years…
Thanks for the vid. Does the 2.0 diesel Sportage use the same manual gearbox as the 1.7?
Mazda cx5 2.0 petrol
Manual very very reliable.
Nice timely video as I’m Looking at the sportage 2.0 crdi gt line 2016/17 do these have the same gearbox problem 👍
Have a good look around the rear end for rust.... subframe, arms etc..
They get very rusty once over 8/9 years old....I've had a few in recently for Mot check and poked holes in the rear subframe.
Nice video, how about fairly new 3 year old plug in hybrids? Plug in hybrids before that didn't have a range worth the hassle which is why 3 year old
What are your thoughts on a 2014-2019 Corsa SRi 1.4 turbo?
What are thoughts on Subaru Foresters ?
I've had a vauxhall mokka for 4 years spent nothing on it only tyres and services
Love to see this again but maybe do 15-20k?
What do we think of the Seat Arona 1.0 turbo?
I had two CRV 57/61 from new and had issues with rear wheel camber resulting in inside edge tyre wear. Do not know if this has been rectified on newer models. Had two Kuga,s since (Honda wanted silly money) 15/19 2.0L 180PS manual AWD both excellant and great tow cars.
So many big cars with pokey little engines 😂
Yeah, horrible underpowered things. Scary when joining a dual carriageway or motorway. Many as slow as a Morris Minor.
What's your take on a mazda cx 3
CRVs arent without their issues (I may be wrong) can be clutchy, 1.6 underpowered, corrosion and suspension bits need frequent replacement as time goes by.
And what about: LR Freelander 2.2, Nissan Xtrail (petrol), Subaru Forester, Suzi Vitara?
Surely if the Ecotec/Puretech engines are serviced as they should be, and the belt changed when it should be then should it not be fine?
They have gone over back to normal timing dry belts now.😊
@ yes I’d heard that, I’ll have to Google what the crossover point was.
@@colinfoster7149 yes maybe ford/psa will produce a chain that runs dry.lol
@@garywinterbottom6073No they haven’t, they went to a timing chain.
Mrs has 2011 diesel x-trail mk2 tekna now has 135000 miles only ever had one issue
The blower , common fault and a bugger to change on MK2 .
Some cars are well made some aren’t !
No Volkswagen Tiguan? Odd to miss it out. Love your videos 👍
Are there any such videos for 7 seater SUVs?
Got to say absolute rubbish about the DV6 E-hdi. Had 6 now and no problems plus the turbo issue stemmed from earlier engines, lack of servicing and length of service interval. Banjo bolt filter and oil pick up would get blocked thus starving the turbo. Not heard of any well maintained DV6TED or DV6C from Pug or Citroen with failed turbos after 5k. The ford variant engine is the problematic one after ford made their tweaks shall we say. Just sold an Ehdi on 170k and got another 2 on 130k both mapped and not even any excessive play in the turbo cartridge.
What about a ssangyong Korando really reliable and great value for money
Small hatchbacks less than 12k. Most fun, reliable etc. cheers
8:00 full moon 😂
Brilliant video 👍🏻
I was wondering what the positives and negatives of a Citroen C4 Picasso are. I asked a main dealer about a 2017 one and they couldn’t confirm if it was a wet belt or not. There’s also the two types of auto gear box. But it seems overall to have so many family friendly features.
The wet belt is present only in the 1.2 turbo petrol engine
Are there any bmw’s you would recommend ?
What do you think 1.6 Ecoboost Kuga Manual Titanium X? Got it 52k mileage for £6k 2014 model
I have a 2024 Hyundai Tucson petrol . 3000 miles would you keep it or get rid of it.
Since these SUVs are kinda overrated, could you please make a video about estate cars. From Seat Leon/Golf up to lats say VW Passat/Hyundai i40. Around 5k to 7k.😊
Hi Grant , bit unrelated , I know that the smaller eco boosts are not known for their reliability but are the 2.3 litre ecoboosts you find on the mustangs any good? Thanks.
I've heard of head gasket/overheating and broken crankshaft problems with Mustang/RS Focus with the 2.3.
This man 8s a classic example of a little knowledge is dangerous. At least He say about wet belts
Daughter has transit custom auto diesel
Previous owner did wet belt cost him £2300 🤭
good video 🚙
No mention of the Nissan Qashqai J11 1.5dci?
You are an absolute legend
Serious I have owned 3 peugeot 3008 not a single on required a new turbo I own 20hfi and two 1.6 e hdi all completed 70k all own for 10 years only time in the garage was for services these cars the only this I did not like was automated manuals thankfullybthe did drop this. So again as an owner if 3 inhad no turbo issues and two ofvthe cars are owned by my neighbours who taken them well into 100k
Hyundai ix35 1.6 gdi facelift review please 😊
Looking to get shot of a 63 plate Peugeot 208 (after seeing your video on the wet belt). Car is for my 20 and 18 year olds who have just passed their tests. Have about £5k to spend. Looking for something ok to insure and service and above all quite safe. No wet belts please. Thanks. Steve
Bus pass.
So you’ll spend £5k on changing the car rather than spending £500 on changing the wet belt? Makes lots of sense that!
vauxhall wet belt and arnold clark deny issue where are the AA and the RAC on this
CR-V 1.6 I dtec suffer with cylinder heads cracking and camshaft end float which makes the engine sound horrid
Thanks buying a Cayenne or Macan now!
Oh dear. My niece has a 2015 Kuga. Not sure if it's a Powershift but it is automatic. I got an email from TSB for car insurance. Thought I'd get a quote. Came back at £3500. Are they joking. That's more than half the value of the car. Most quotes are under £500 that I've been getting.
Power shift is the automatic. The manual is fine.
@@2DogsVlogs if it's a 2.0 diesels manual she will be fine
Given that's a 2014 model, is the DV6 in that 3008 actually problematic? My 208 has the 92hp version and it's been absolutely fine over its 78000 miles, though a) it does complain by way of EML (no other ill effects) if you put supermarket diesel in it (which is why I don't), and b) the engine in the 3008 is likely to be the 115hp version so not exactly identical.
Also, minor nit-pick towards AutoTrader here - the first-gen 3008 was an MPV, not an SUV.
I'd like to see a 7 seater guide sub 10k
I have a 2011 3008 2.0hdi. 126000 miles, and nothing of real note has gone wrong. 150 break, still pulls like a train. Original everything apart from front and rear pads and front discs. Been a fantastic family car for over nine years.
Never buy any Porsche, and if you do buy it I advice you to let your engine rebuild with better parts because they are build for a short periode.
Correct. Never buy a dull SUV. Buy a car and enjoy bends and roundabouts🎉
Susuki vitara?
Hadn't heard about the turbo issue with the 3008. Always thought they were decent motors.
Around 2005 they had issues. Mostly caused by people hammering the car but NOT changing the oil frequently enough, causing the turbo filter to clog with particles and then starve the turbo of lubricating oil. Largely been fixed and only "normal" turbo issues you'd encounter anywhere else. Got two PSA diesel engines on original turbo after 250k+ miles!
@@khalidacosta7133 I did think it was a little 'picky' of him to dismiss the 3008 based on this.
@ This is the problem with old misconceptions. The notion that German = durable. Or Toyota = Reliable. I drive a Peugeot because it's reliable and durable. In 170k of driving (250k total), I've only replaced front wheel bearings, front springs, an alternator, AC pipe, rear calipers and crank sensor. Most were fair wear and tear, the crank sensor was £20, rear calipers were £150 (new OEM) and AC pipe was £70. Car is still totally stock otherwise. It might sound like a lot of work but 250k miles on a 16 year old car that cost £2k to buy? I'd say more reliable than a toyota... all whilst I have double glazed windows, double wishbones suspension...
Personally if I wanted an SUV, I'd pick the 3008, I'd prefer a 2.0 HDi for the power but the 1.6 HDi would be ok. Look for a higher trim level as that has the allgrip traction control system... which even Clarkson praised.
Never keen on sex speed gearboxes too.
Some good info here. Thanks. 👍🏻
If you want a 'driveway ornament ' buy a RR ,If you're planning on driving it, err, don't 😂🎉
I had a very brief experience with owning a 2015 Ford Powersh*t, which was a bit embarrassing as I thought I had done a bunch of research first. Funnily enough the scam dealer had a huge number of ex-Motorbility Mokkas as well...
What car did you have the powershift in. It's different in the larger vehicles like the mondeo vs focus and fiesta versions.
It was a 1.6 Focus Estate, so it had the dry clutch version of the gearbox. I knew I was in trouble when it started bunny hopping across the QE2 bridge about a week after I got it. In hindsight the handwritten "excludes powershift" in the extended warranty I stupidly purchased was unfortunately accurate
My daughter 208 2019’ has oil problems
Help. I’ve been driving my Hyundai Terracan for 20 years now (54 plate).
I need to think forward now for a change. Need to downsize as I now only have two dogs and don’t off road.
No idea where to go. Want a diesel manual, no electric ones. Loooed at Rav 4 and Honda CRV but they hold their price.
Also thinking of Skoda Kodiaq, Seat Tarraco, Hyundai Tuscon, Ford Fetch, Peugeot 5008 but I have not seen any write ups at all on these. Help!!!
So powershift is a decent gearbox post 2016+? I thought powershift is like a DSG in vw group sooo- slow to react from a recent slow down and then when you need an immediate gear step down to accelerate and it just sleeps for 2 sec and that simply is just not satisfying or safe. ZF8 is a DSG but is so far superior to vw dsg stuff in reliability and speed of changes no matter if you had just slowed down say from 40 to 20 if you step on the pedal it will drive you whereas DSG will sleep :D
I've got a mokka x 2017 1.4 petrol it's a great car mot's are always a pass only ever had one advisory since new this car is the longest I've had a car