New Kia Sportage - not really me, so why do I love it?!

In a complete change to all the other cars I've been looking at, the new Kia Sportage is big, powerful, has 4x4 capabilities and just is completely not me. But for some reason, I love it!

It's fuel-efficient, particularly the diesel engines and has a high driving position with great all-round visibility, which I also love. And despite its rugged looks and awesome off-road capabilities, it feels comfortable and relaxing in the cabin.

Dare I say it, the Kia Sportage surprised me. It has luxurious like a leather-wrapped steering wheel, air conditioning, electric windows, CD and MP3 player and great looking, supportive seats.

I have to say, the thing that most attracted me to Kia was the great value 7 year warranty and I was looking at smaller cars like the Picanto but there's something about the Sportage that really stands out to me. My local Kia dealer in Sussex offers test drives of the new Kia Sportage so think I may pop along there and test it out.

Suzuki Swift Scores Big on Safety

My Grandad had a Suzuki Swift until last week when he went to the garage for a service and ended up trading in his Swift and driving away in a Mercedes! I had borrowed his Swift from him in the winter when he was away on a world cruise and I really enjoyed driving it. I was quite hoping that he would have sold it to me rather than trading it in for a Mercedes but oh well.

I could always get a new Suzuki Swift from Birchwood Suzuki in Sussex who are probably my closest Suzuki dealer. Apparently, the new Suzuki Swift that has been released this year in the UK is much improved on my Grandad's car.

It's available as a 3 and 5 door model and is extremely safewith a five-star rating from Euro NCAP crash safety testing. That's top marks to you and me! Stuart keeps telling me to get a safer car, think he's concerned that my little orange Daewoo wouldn't fare too well in a motorway crash now that I'm driving more miles so I'm sure he'd like this, he'd also like that it starts from less than 10 grand!