With the Mad Wife wanting a change of car, and deciding she needed a 4x4, despite the Passat coping admirably with the recent inclement weather, I was sent on a mission, with the Polo to chop in, and a fairly large lump of dosh to play with. ( Where does she get the money from? I'm always skint!)

I test drove.....

Tiguan : very nice, drove well but too few twiddly bits, and very expensive.

Freelander: I didn't quite gel with it somehow, and the new shape ones were over budget, and the niggles of unreliability put me off.

Yeti: seriously considered, but the spec we/she wanted was unavailable and new ones are expensive and I can't wait 3 months, the looks also put the wife off.

Navara: Just too big, thirsty and utilitarian, plus as I pointed out to the wife, the bigger it is, the more chance she has of hitting something..

X Trail: It just hit the spot straight away.Drives like a big car, suprisingly nimble and relatively frugal ( mid 30's in town driving so far ) Heated leather, a massive sunroof, integrated bluetooth, cruise, and enough twiddly bits to satisfy an inquisitive child ( me, basically!).

The back is also big enough to fit the dog, all the weeks shopping, plus a body or two....

Plus the saving of 10 grand over a new one, yup, it's lost 10k in 12 months, means we are happy bunnies, and can afford a proper holiday this year, and treat Katie, (the starving student) when she needs anything ( 50 quid for one book, that she only needs for one assignment is madness, and 80 quid a week to live in a cupboard is shameful.)

There ya go.

Nissan X Trail....buy one!

Nice write up Graham

Did you get it in Halifax?

Nice write up Graham

Did you get it in Halifax?

Lightcliffe Nissan...

A place I swore I'd never set foot in again, but a change of staff, and the excellent service they gave a friend who recently bought a 'Note" changed my mind.

When I bought my 123D, the other vehicle I was weighing up was the X Trail. I had a go in the 173bhp diesel and was quite impressed. I had sold them for about a year too, which is where I got to like them. In the end the performance of the 123D seduced me and the certain knowledge that we would never see snow again in this country.

Now I have a garage full of bodies that I can‘t fit into the boot of the ruddy thing and will have to borrow a van to dispose of them.

Will be changing my car this year so…………………………

Lightcliffe Nissan...

A place I swore I'd never set foot in again, but a change of staff, and the excellent service they gave a friend who recently bought a 'Note" changed my mind.

I thought so

Might take a look

It must be good because we've had it 3 days now and she hasn't bumped it

It must be good because we've had it 3 days now and she hasn't bumped it

It has super bouncy, deformable, clever wing things doesn’t it?

It has super bouncy, deformable, clever wing things doesn’t it?

What, the Mad Wife, or the car?

What, the Mad Wife, or the car?

I know which one of you is in the driving seat, if that helps