No offence intended to any Evoke owners, but if we're applying an old-school "posh" test, I would have thought the Volvo wins hand-down.
An Evoke is a very nicely engineered car (if you can look beyond its squashed bug appearance!), but, let's face it, it's what Range Rover have introduced to allow more "less wealthy" people own a car with a Range Rover badge on the front. It's the "new-money" / flashy upstart, trying (successfully) to trade on the luxury connotations associated with the Range Rover brand (which has also gone a bit down the bling / flashy route).
Volvo, on the other hand give the impression that they know they don't have to try and be flash, so have stayed very true to what their brand has always been about - which I think is very well engineered, very safe, very robust, slightly "dull" looking cars which are close to being classless.
As such, if I were buying a car at that kind of price point, and it mattered whether it fitted in with the old-school upper class, I'd buy a Volvo over an Evoke any day of the week.
Audi SQ5
Great call, astonishingly good car.
Pick one within Peters spec and it's 37k
Dear sage of the forum.
GF wants us to get a 'sensible' car.
Req
4x4 - she thinks we will get snowed in (daft I know but not worth any more arguments) when we move to the sticks.
2014 or younger
Not too big as Charlie is only 5"2 and only used to her Mini.
Auto - for me and my buggered knee
£24k or less and no we will not borrow to get something more expensive.
Less than 30k on the clocks
Current poss are
Volvo V60 R design
Disco Sport - although these seem to be just over the £
Evoke
I looked at the Volvo and the Tiguan ( new shape) for my mother (aged 79). Ended up getting a Tiguan type R 2.0 diesel with DSG, about £25k for a 2016 model. She likes it a lot, easy to drive and comfortable. The Volvo didn't have the sunroof option she wanted.
Good luck with the decision making
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Seat Ateca 4Drive with DSG?
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They are quite nice, lots of toys nice feel being spacious without feeling big
Get a Jeep if u want a superb off road motor, Grand Cherokee very luxurious, Cherokee not to bad.