Ive gone from a diesel 2.0 150 Tiguan DSG (returned due to fault) back to a Ford Kuga 1.5 ecoboost 150 petrol manual (big mistake) ordered a Kia Sportage HEV, dealership were rude to me and didn’t give updates.
I contacted my local Hyundai garage and they had what I wanted in stock, a HEV Tucson in the Ultimate trim in Grey, ready for delivery in a week. I paid a little more in AP than I would have liked but it has been worth it, like Glos Guy has said it wants for nothing, Lovely car, everything is so smooth (including belt pulleys- nope I didn’t pick up on this passengers who have a brand new X1 did and actually commented on how BMW are taking a lot of ideas from the Gemini group; Hyundai/Kia ) the boot can be folded half back so you can store heavier things to stop it from squashing lighter stuff, its so quiet I have forgotten to turn it off a few times but it won’t lock (luckily for me I have to double check its locked).
I enjoy driving again, and when you put your foot down, well for me coming from the Kuga it feels like your taking off!
Hyundai wouldn’t be a brand i’m normally drawn to, but go and have a look, I wanted luxurious interior quality and the leather heated and cooled seats and whole interior really set it apart for me.
Definitely give other brands a chance, I loved the Kia Sportage also, only thing I didn’t like was no real exhausts on it. (nothing major) but IMO think they are both bold cars with fantastic equipment.