THE Driver Power Used Car Survey provides a fascinating insight into satisfaction levels for a huge range of very different vehicles. But the class winners are especially interesting for buyers who are looking for a particular type of vehicle.
That’s very likely to be an SUV of some kind these days, as the fashion for raised ride heights and boxy, practical bodies has percolated deeply into the used car market. The results show, too, just how pleased owners are with this latest trend for SUVs, with many such vehicles packing the upper echelons of the top 75 most satisfying cars in the survey as a whole.
Comparisons within a class also reduce the impact of varying expectations in different segments of the market. You might think owners of expensive premium models would expect their cars to be less affordable to run, for example, yet survey respondents routinely express discontent at being asked
