Well as you know, WordBird, we have the Qashqai which we bought new from the Nissan dealership on the D400.
Their after sales service has been excellent - sorting out the worn brake discs (the hills! the hills!) for 30 lira and fully valeting the car in that price.
We are thinking of trading it in for a newer model this summer (been told this is the best time to part exchange) just so that we can ensure reliability and before it starts to cost more. But we'll see what we can get for it at the dealership before we make up our mind for sure.
But like Susiepink, we didn't shop around. We've always favoured Nissan before, so went for what we knew, I suppose.
Not had any issues with the Qashqai. The high chassis means it can easily navigate the tracks that pretend to be roads here in Ovacik. No issues at all climbing the substantial hills even with a full load.
Happy car shopping!