It’s not just you, Richy. I’ve only actually had 2 cars, a 2.0 diesel and a 1.6 petrol, and until last year I wasn’t even bothering to look at anything less than a 1.6. Now I’m eyeing up the newly arrived 1.0 Ford Puma Vignale as a definite maybe for next time. Especially as my previous favourite, the 176bhp Mini Countryman, is getting further out of reach Quarter by Quarter . . .
I was always a big engine person, I loved my Mondeo st220, but then finally after a few years of battling with DWP for my mobility side of things , I decided to move to a higher up vehicle as cars were getting to low to get into, so chose the qashqui, mainly because it was pretty and nil ap , it’s a lot of car for nil ap too, I could have gone for another qashqui, but fancied a change, the qashqui is 1.5 diesel, the adblue engine, I thought it was quite nippy to be fair, but looking at the specs the grandland is quicker, I do like my spirited driving (when the wife isn’t shouting slow down) , hopefully the 1.2 in the grandland is a bit nippy, although I do try to behave honest ?????