SUV v Saloon

You’re always going to get better MPG from a saloon/estate than a crossover/SUV etc just because of the shape and size.

Would you consider a Superb estate or a Prius if you need a bit of extra space and practicality over a saloon? You’d get very nice examples of those for your budget.

Also, I and a few others on this forum are very anti-suv/crossover. So if we can keep one more person out of those pointless vehicles, we will!

How are SUV's pointless?

Because they confer no advantage over a car.

I know SUVs are everywhere but I really enjoy seeing the increase in estates around the country, they really are the perfect balance imo.

The Skoda Superb Combi & Peugeot 508 SW are great looking family cars.

Get an end of line passat seeing as they don't sell them anymore. Get it in nice spec and it should hold its value better than most.

Vulnerable road users more likely to be killed if hit by them compared to a car, they roll over given half a chance. So much worse for the environment than the alternatives and so on and so on…

But there okay as long as your profiting off them?? 😂😂

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058328519/lexus-rx-hybrid-are-they-a-good-seller#latest

My plan is not to hit road users, if in my car or SUV

That was a bad week. Back on my medication now 😂😂

I’ve driven both, SUVs all the way and I make no apologies to the anti SUV brigade…advantages..

bigger boot space

elevated driving position which is probably my favourite thing and I say that not being a small person. But it gives you a better vantage of everything and anyone around you. Love that about them.

people moaning about SUVs by the ‘standards’ they espouse should be moaning about vans, lorries, motor homes, trucks and anything else of that nature, but, no, the anti SUV infatuation, just bizarre.

the only disadvantage i experienced was in certain businesses with tight parking spaces like Dublin airport car parking for example and it’s a tight squeeze and some and more challenging to manoeuvre.

the superb estate has a bigger boot than the kodiak.

You are no doubt correct if you consider an SUV to be a Lincoln navigator, but defiantly not a Hyundai tucson or such, which in reality is just a different shaped hatchback that appeals to buyers right now.

Either a saloon or SUV will suit your needs.

Check out an SUV you might be surprised that the boot is not that big in some

Give one a drive and see if it's comfortable for you.

The main thing buying second hand is to get a good car.

Condition, spec, mileage, service history etc. are the really important things.

SUVs are big sellers new so you might find that the best car you can find may be one.

lazy? over weight?

Never once put getting in and out of a car as a “level of physicality”

It's a specific use case and somehow the OP doesn't seem like they will have an issue getting in & out of a car

Now if they posted they are 75 years old and retired, like my parents, I would recommend a small crossover because it is perfect fo them and they don't have to bring kids etc

Berners-Lee is talking about Range Rovers or proper SUVs.

The op is looking for a second hand family car.

Jumping onboard this discussion as trying to decide on a family car. Think we have settled on Skoda and looking at saloon. Currently looking at Skoda Superb, 122 BHP, diesel 2.0, 2021 - would this be suitable? Or would the 1.6 petrol hybrid be of better long term value? Travelling 40km to and from work everyday and some country travel intermittently during the month at the weekends. Thanks in advance

They mentioned a 5008 which is not a SUV, it is a crossover.

My main question was about 7 seater which at the moment if required you are extremely limited on options.

You posted: "Big SUVs are totally unnecessary for doing the school run or any other activities in a British city."

Yet if you require 7 seats what options are available? it is a market full of Crossovers, the MPV of old like the Touran are not gone from the market.

Diesel is not really required for that type of driving, of course plenty of people have bought diesels over the years for that type of driving but really depending on budget a PHEV with 30-50km range might be a great job.

People should buy what suits their needs best, if that is diesel/petrol/electric etc

You posted about SUV and the person is not buying a SUV, you are posting about the UK and I don't live in UK and I doubt the OP does either.

I am conscience of the environment and could hazard a guess I do more than you. But some of the over the top nonsense at this stage is driving people away from protecting the environment instead of getting them to protect

SUV's came into being in the US to circumvent emissions regulations, light trucks with passenger bodies did not have to meet the same emissions standards as regular cars.

The OP is talking about a Peugeot 5008, a front wheel drive 7 seat family car, a tall estate with ever so slightly rugged styling, a crossover. It isn't the first cousin of an actual SUV, it's a derivative of a C segment hatchback and not a light truck.

The Octavia and the 5008 make for a great comparison to show how little difference there is, first in pictures

and in numbers

More or less the same footprint, the Octavia is actually longer, the 5008 has a marginal weight penalty but for that you get the possibility of 2 extra seats or significant extra cargo space which I think was the reason the OP was considering a 5008.

The weight is a proxy for the amount of materials contained in the car and puts paid to the idea that there is significantly more embodied carbon in one versus the other.

The difference in economy is a factor but some of those cars come with a hybrid option .

When you buy secondhand you don't order a car. The car you buy is already sitting waiting to be sold.

A well minded car can easily have a usable life of 12 to 15 years so those cars are going to be around for quite a while.

As they make their way down the chain they'll be finding buyers at every level.