Update Mom's Hyundai Matrix ?

[nelsonic]

@carolrmc bought her Hyundai Matrix (second hand¹) from a Used Car Dealer in {YEAR}
but the car was originally registered in 2002.

The car has served them well for the past few years:

The car has reached 200K km and is no longer as reliable as it once was.

Interesting fact: the Matrix is called "LaVita" in Oz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Lavita

Last weekend we visited the same car dealer where @carolrmc has purchased both her last two cars.
@carolrmc mentioned interest in a 7-seater to the Car Salesman and he suggested the Kia Carens

List of currently available Kia Carens on Portugal's biggest car listing website:

There is no such thing as a "cheap" one. The ones with the lowest prices are already 10 years old and have over 160k kms ... This would only barely be an "upgrade".

Mid-priced example:
https://www.standvirtual.com/anuncio/kia-carens-2-0-cdri-7lug-140-cv-5p-ID8LTJFx.html

For sale by: "EstorilCar" Rua Professor Vitorino Nemésio 55 Loja Galiza., 2765-362 Cascais
Spec: (2L Engine is of particular note. it will consume more fuel than the Matrix which is 1.5L)

¹Our family has always bought "Second Hand" or "Used" cars.

[nelsonic]

@carolrmc just sent me this email:

https://www.olx.pt/anuncio/vendo-hyundai-matrix-IDBrSXx.html#df1ff5e801

Mom is proposing buying the same car [again] as she already has. 😕

• 2008
• 93.000
• all "revisions" (services) done at the "official" dealer/garage. (this is certainly a "plus")
• €5,300 "Negociável" ... which probably means they will "accept" €4,800
• Particular ... which no "guarantee" ... 😕
• Viseu ...

3hours drive: https://goo.gl/maps/HU6mFEUy44p

1h50 for us: https://goo.gl/maps/yeEb9ENyKN52

If it's what @carolrmc wants, fair enough. I would have got something much better.

[nelsonic]

Nissan Qashqai 1.5 DCi Tekna Prem.17 100,000 km

https://www.standvirtual.com/carros/nissan/qashqai/?search%5Bfilter_enum_color%5D%5B0%5D=white&search%5Border%5D=filter_float_price%3Aasc&search%5Bbrand_program_id%5D%5B0%5D=&search%5Bcountry%5D=

https://www.standvirtual.com/anuncio/nissan-qashqai-1-5-dci-tekna-prem-17-ID6yFO0Z.html#d375966073

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[nelsonic]

@carolrmc how often (number of times per month) on average do you drive more than 200kms per day/journey?

[nelsonic]

another way of rephrasing the question: if you were to estimate, as a percentage, how many journeys per year do you undertake a round-trip of more than 200kms?
e.g: "5% of round-trip journeys are more than 200kms"
(Considering that most journeys are to school, the shops, meeting, Sintra/Janas or Lisbon)