Hello,
I am looking to purchase a new family vehicle with some light offroad capability. I am totally sold on Toyota's range (Rav4 or Fortuner) but they are notorious for hijackings here in South Africa. What is the next best option?
I am trying purchase a vehicle where ideally I can have three toddlers in baby chairs. 3 ISOFIX would work but that is hard to find - only one so far is Peugeot 5008 but the reliability scores are not great.
Here is a list of similar vehicles:
Mazda: CX-5
Honda: BRV, HRV, CRV (CVT throughout the range is a problem). BRV has manual transmission but no ISOFIX.
Ford: Kuga, Everest
Volkswagen: Tigaun, Touareg
Suzuki: Vitara, Jimny
Hyundai: Tucson, Santa Fe
Kia: Sorento
Mitstubishi: Eclipse Cross, Pajero
Nissan: Qashqai, X-Trail
Peugeot: 3008, 5008
Citroen: C5 Aircross
Fiat: 500X Cross
Renault: Koleos
Haval (GWM): H6, H9
Cheers,
Kieran
Try to add Nissan Magnite in your options https://www.nissan.co.za/vehicles/new/magnite.html
Honda CR-V.
What are all your options?
Apologies for not including that at the onset - I came back and tried editing my post but didn't allow me to.
I am trying purchase a vehicle where ideally I can have three toddlers in baby chairs. 3 ISOFIX would work but that is hard to find - only one so far is Peugeot 5008 but the reliability scores are not great.
Here is a list of similar vehicles:
Mazda: CX-5
Honda: BRV, HRV, CRV (CVT throughout the range is a problem). BRV has manual transmission but no ISOFIX.
Ford: Kuga, Everest
Volkswagen: Tigaun, Touareg
Suzuki: Vitara, Jimny
Hyundai: Tucson, Santa Fe
Kia: Sorento
Mitstubishi: Eclipse Cross, Pajero
Nissan: Qashqai, X-Trail
Peugeot: 3008, 5008
Citroen: C5 Aircross
Fiat: 500X Cross
Renault: Koleos
Haval (GWM): H6, H9
No worries. Out of those, I’d only recommend the CR-V, CX-5 & the diesel Pajero.
Even with the CVT? I have watched Scotty talk about CVT with disdain and after a bit of research they seem to be bad if they are faulty.
Any CVT will be hard to fix, if they are faulty, even Toyota or Honda. However, it’s only these two OEMs who make reliable CVT transmissions, today. If I had to have a CVT today, it would be a Toyota/Honda CVT.
@inthrustwetrust
What's wrong with the HR-V?
@kerem too small for 3 isofix car seats. You’ll have WW3 in the back seat, as soon as they develop dexterity in their hands & feet.
Honda HR-V/CR-V, Mazda CX-5, Daihatsus if you have them there. You might also want to consider a sedan like the Toyota Corolla if you don't need an SUV.
Man, I'd buy Toyota in a heartbeat but the risk of hijacking ain't worth the risk.
If you can get a naturally aspirated CR-V that would be a good bet.
Ok I'd stick to the 2.0 NA engine in that case.
Thanks for the input. After doing more research on the the CRV my main concerns are still the CVT - input lag on acceleration and maintenance out of warranty. Mazda CX-5 is better in almost all departments except luggage (442L vs 522L - this is big). Safety on the CRV also came up as being poorer that its competitors. Will be test driving both on the weekend.
If the Mazda CX-5's space is an issue I might consider buying a used Toyota Land Cruiser Prado.
IsoFix kits can be retrofitted to pretty much any car. Additionally I thought it was industry standard from the late 2000's on but evidently not.
If it's brand new you're buying, The BRV and retrofit the IsoFix.
The Suzuki Vitara is a decent car also.
The Mazda CR5 also as they've had a tie-in with toyota since last year or the year before as far as I'm aware.
Thanks. I didn't know Isofix could be retro'd. I will definitely consider the BRV as I tend to want less tech stuff in vehicles.