We have just paid just under AU$37,000 for a new 7 seater 3.3 Hyundai Sante fe and they gave us $2000 of free fuel vouchers., and 5 years unlimited mileage warranty

I think Mitsubishi are doing some deals on the Outlander too. They were my second choice but the same car was $43k at the time and they have since reduced them. Toyota and Holden are more expensive, for the same kind of car.
So shop around theres some good deals at the moment, Sherie

We've got a Captiva and have been really happy with it. It's almost two years old and we've had no problems with it at all. We've got four kids so need to use all of the seats quite regularly. I've also driven the Explorer quite a lot but on balance prefer the Captiva as I prefer the cabin finish in the Holden.

However both of these cars are heavy on fuel so if its around town economy that you are after then neither of these are the right car for you.

Klugers are good - we bought a new one in January and sold it last month before we left australia, but was an excellent car. I actually liked it better than the landcruiser we had for a couple of years.

I just lovvvvve to drive hubbies Mazda CX7. So smooth and the heated seats in winter are to die for. MMMMMmmmm. He's on nights this weekend so I have it all day. The boot is not as big as some of the others but we are more than happy with it.

Jo

I have a captiva also. And love it, its got 7 seats so comes in very handy. Holdens are great to service here, no problems getting parts ect, not that we have needed too. we have had no trouble what so ever.

I had a Captiva in my workshop the other day (diesel).
One of the technicians drained the oil and then referred to the lubrication guide for the correct oil type & viscosity. The diesel takes a special oil which if not used, Holden will void the new car warranty. Not a problem I thought, so I called Holden to get some oil sent over, only to discover there was no oil in Western Australia!!!
After lots of telephone calls I found 6 X 1 litres bottles in Perth and got the vehicle back on the road. Phoenix Holden told me they had 3 Captivas waiting for oil.

sorry to nick your thread but we are also looking for 4x4. Looking at Misibushi Outlander, Mazda Tribute & now a jeep - soo confused .

Any thoughts would be great.

We have both a Ford Explorer and a Mazda Tribute which between them have covered several thousand miles.

The explorer has had loads of factory recalls and a free set of tyres after 20k miles courtesy of Ford so a bit inconvenient but it's kept it in tip top condition.

The explorer has been all over Europe on winter ski trips and down to Spain in the summer often 6-700 miles non stop.I'ts nice to get out of any means of transport and not notice discomfort hence why i've kept the explorer for over 10 years.

The tribute is more of a firm ride than the explorer but gives almost the same height position.The fuel economy is not as good as i had hoped over the explorer but in both cases it depends how hard i push the vehicle.The tribute does lots of runs to the SW wine region and is great for carting the surf boards and beach stuff around.

Reliability has been excellent on both but whether i would have problems on the explorer without the recalls, who knows.

The explorers list price was £27,000 so not cheap and it's now worth nothing but still imo a great car.

The tribute is holding its price really well especially as it is not the latest version.

sorry i went on a bit but hope it helps

Thanks for all the replies.
It looks like he has decided on the new Subaru Forrester on the lease plan. Anyone out there driving one? .

I've just bought one.

G

Are you happy with it so far?

I pick it up in an hour or so

Not driven it yet.....just sorted out the insurance.

G

American SUVs are not known for their build quality, efficiency or reliability...

Oooh, you lucky thing

Going for a drive up the Sunshine coast today so I will report back later.

G