And they are also Automatic!..
I would imagine that you get a lot more MPG with the diesel, my petrol version does approx 26mpg and about 31mpg on motorway runs. As you say though, they are very high off the ground and great for getting through floods let alone snow.
Finest invention ever, all cars should be auto to decrease driver workload, even in a Jazz… 
We average on good roads about 41 mpg .
Yep! Then I wouldn’t have such trouble finding a new one!
I average 50mpg in my 2 litre Nissan Qashqai Muddy, and like all diesels, servicing is a cinch. It’ll even run on ‘chip fat’ …
Is that the 2/4 wheel drive version OGF?
That would be a dream for me. They are very heavy cars though aren’t they and very comfortable on long runs.
My Qashqai is the two wheel drive version Longdogs, I understand the four wheel drive version is hard on tyres, and at over one hundred quid a piece I’d like them to last as long as possible. Also, because I never have had the need for 4WD - I only drive on roads and don’t go out if it’s deep in snow - I’ve never found a problem with 2WD.
I occasionally go long distance, mainly on motorway, and I have achieved 55mpg on some long runs. I’d certainly have another Qashqai when this one gives up the ghost, provided I haven’t gone first…:surprised:
They are good looking cars. I almost got one once but really wanted the 4 wheel drive version. I seem to remember it’s a x2 which can be changed to x4 but yes, I do remember reviews on tyre wear which also put me off.
I don’t find my car heavy at all although I like the way it’s ‘sits’ firmly on the road .It is very comfortable and roomy .
The last Sporty car goes tomorrow, no point as neither of us has a heavy right foot anymore. It is to be replaced with a top of the range Kuga, fully colour co-ordinated with a panoramic glass roof, went for the petrol version because of the bad hype starting to effect diesels.
Sorry, I didn’t mean heavy to handle, I meant sort of well built. I wouldn’t want to push one that’s for sure. 
OK my fault then I’ve updated it with latest information but I doubt it’ll stop him any time soon.
I remember your poor old CRV Julie, you had to scrap it in the end didn’t you. 
I find that all SUV’s are heavy to handle and don’t corner too well at speed including my Qashqai Longdogs.
The reason for this is because they are higher than other vehicles and have a high centre of gravity. The suspension is soft to allow it to travel over rough terrain more comfortably, but allows the vehicle to ‘Rock and Roll’ more.
And weighing in at well over half a ton, they are among some of the heaviest private vehicles on the road.
Look at vehicles that are built for speed; Low centre of gravity, wide wheel base and hard suspension. Totally opposite to a SUV.
Not quite true ld. the handling bit I mean , whilst the quashai may not handle too well in corners there are a few others that will drive like a sports car, Range Rover sport, Porsche Macan turbo, Alfa Romeo’s stelvio quatroporte to name but a few, of course your paying a lot more for these cars than say a quashquai, ( incidentally, I have nothing against a quashqai, I hired one a couple of years ago, and fell in love with it, but mrs p couldn’t get comfortable in it , otherwise I’d have had one in a heartbeat …
I agree about the high centre of gravity. I do find myself taking corners slower than in my previous cars.
The cars you mention are purpose built speed wagons and not yer average motors Primus, and as such have had a whole heap of technology thrown at them…And being as I have never had the good fortune to test drive any one of them, I can’t really comment…I have had the pleasure of test driving Honda CRV, Toyota Rav 4, Kia Sportage and Ford Kooga…And they turned out as described…
But do you want to be throwing an ordinary suv into corners ?