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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

When they first brought the Kadjar out I thought it was a nice looking car, but thought it was the size of a VW Touareg or Audi Q7, so when I saw one in the flesh I thought  "Is that it?"   

I think you've done the right thing giving this a swerve Uncle STEMO. You're never to old to need that little smile when you plant your right foot down and you weren't going get that with a 1.6 diesel.     

Your uncle is a derv till I die man....

[STEMO]

When they first brought the Kadjar out I thought it was a nice looking car, but thought it was the size of a VW Touareg or Audi Q7, so when I saw one in the flesh I thought  "Is that it?"   

I think you've done the right thing giving this a swerve Uncle STEMO. You're never to old to need that little smile when you plant your right foot down and you weren't going get that with a 1.6 diesel.     

I have a 1.6 diesel 
135bhp is enough to propel an astra quite nicely. It's as quick/slow as my 2.0 diesel astra J, which had 165bhp. But the K is much lighter.

[Sir Tigger KC]

When they first brought the Kadjar out I thought it was a nice looking car, but thought it was the size of a VW Touareg or Audi Q7, so when I saw one in the flesh I thought  "Is that it?"   

I think you've done the right thing giving this a swerve Uncle STEMO. You're never to old to need that little smile when you plant your right foot down and you weren't going get that with a 1.6 diesel.     

Your uncle is a derv till I die man....

Nothing wrong with DERV, but in my humble opinion, I wouldn't look at anything under 2ltr. 

Maybe Uncle STEMO is right though and a 1.6 is fine in little car. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

When they first brought the Kadjar out I thought it was a nice looking car, but thought it was the size of a VW Touareg or Audi Q7, so when I saw one in the flesh I thought  "Is that it?"   

I think you've done the right thing giving this a swerve Uncle STEMO. You're never to old to need that little smile when you plant your right foot down and you weren't going get that with a 1.6 diesel.     

I have a 1.6 diesel 
135bhp is enough to propel an astra quite nicely. It's as quick/slow as my 2.0 diesel astra J, which had 165bhp. But the K is much lighter.

Broadly speaking about the same as a 3 litre Capri from the seventies....and that was considered something of a hotrod.

[STEMO]

When they first brought the Kadjar out I thought it was a nice looking car, but thought it was the size of a VW Touareg or Audi Q7, so when I saw one in the flesh I thought  "Is that it?"   

I think you've done the right thing giving this a swerve Uncle STEMO. You're never to old to need that little smile when you plant your right foot down and you weren't going get that with a 1.6 diesel.     

I have a 1.6 diesel 
135bhp is enough to propel an astra quite nicely. It's as quick/slow as my 2.0 diesel astra J, which had 165bhp. But the K is much lighter.

Broadly speaking about the same as a 3 litre Capri from the seventies....and that was considered something of a hotrod.

The capri didn't have the low down grunt of a diesel, either.

[countrywoman]

Especially with a fast road cam (how do I know)

[Doctor Gollum]

When they first brought the Kadjar out I thought it was a nice looking car, but thought it was the size of a VW Touareg or Audi Q7, so when I saw one in the flesh I thought  "Is that it?"   

I think you've done the right thing giving this a swerve Uncle STEMO. You're never to old to need that little smile when you plant your right foot down and you weren't going get that with a 1.6 diesel.     

I have a 1.6 diesel 
135bhp is enough to propel an astra quite nicely. It's as quick/slow as my 2.0 diesel astra J, which had 165bhp. But the K is much lighter.

Broadly speaking about the same as a 3 litre Capri from the seventies....and that was considered something of a hotrod.

The capri didn't have the low down grunt of a diesel, either.

It did well to avoid the Pug turd that the Granada got.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

When they first brought the Kadjar out I thought it was a nice looking car, but thought it was the size of a VW Touareg or Audi Q7, so when I saw one in the flesh I thought  "Is that it?"   

I think you've done the right thing giving this a swerve Uncle STEMO. You're never to old to need that little smile when you plant your right foot down and you weren't going get that with a 1.6 diesel.     

I have a 1.6 diesel 
135bhp is enough to propel an astra quite nicely. It's as quick/slow as my 2.0 diesel astra J, which had 165bhp. But the K is much lighter.

Broadly speaking about the same as a 3 litre Capri from the seventies....and that was considered something of a hotrod.

The capri didn't have the low down grunt of a diesel, either.

The 3 litre V6 Essex lump did most of it's best work at low revs. By 4500RPM it was starting to become breathless. Pretty much like  a diesel in that respect.

My M240i has maximum torque at a derv like 1900 RPM, where it kicks out 475 lb ft according to the Viezu dyno. Yet it revs to 7000 RPM.

[TheBoy]

Probably a wise choice to pass on it. At least as far as your head is concerned. The Astra might be a bit dull and boring, but is reliable and cheap to run.

Obviously, your heart says you want something different though!

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

When they first brought the Kadjar out I thought it was a nice looking car, but thought it was the size of a VW Touareg or Audi Q7, so when I saw one in the flesh I thought  "Is that it?"   

I think you've done the right thing giving this a swerve Uncle STEMO. You're never to old to need that little smile when you plant your right foot down and you weren't going get that with a 1.6 diesel.     

I have a 1.6 diesel 
135bhp is enough to propel an astra quite nicely. It's as quick/slow as my 2.0 diesel astra J, which had 165bhp. But the K is much lighter.

Broadly speaking about the same as a 3 litre Capri from the seventies....and that was considered something of a hotrod.

The capri didn't have the low down grunt of a diesel, either.

They didnt have much grunt, full stop. 

[STEMO]

I really need to delete the Autotrader app.....for a while anyway.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I really need to delete the Autotrader app.....for a while anyway.

Nah keep looking. Something will tickle your fancy eventually. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Probably a wise choice to pass on it. At least as far as your head is concerned. The Astra might be a bit dull and boring, but is reliable and cheap to run.

Obviously, your heart says you want something different though!

I initially thought the Renault was much newer than the 'dog-snotter' Astra, but it wasn't.

Plenty of one year old cars can be bought for around 50% of list price if you shop around.

Probably a better bet than a 9 year frenchie that is due for an electrical meltdown before  bursting into flames.

[STEMO]

I'll probably end up with something like this

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202502088879265

[Sir Tigger KC]

I've been pondering getting something like this. 

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202412217467761?sort=price-asc&searchId=8424ab46-c3d3-4427-90d3-b15a7ffc480d&advertising-location=at_cars&body-type=Estate&fuel-type=Diesel&make=BMW&maximum-mileage=125000&minimum-badge-engine-size=2.6&model=5%20Series&postcode=DT7%203NB&price-to=12000&year-from=2010&fromsra

Prefer one with a black interior though...