Hi Rowan,
The main reasons I ended up getting 2010 Nissan Dualis Ti are:
(1). I would need another car very soon as my work site is moving away from my house (Currently until the new year, my work site is 5 minutes from my house so I can catch the bus).
(2). Me and my Mrs decided to get a brand new car, preferably a 4WD, as we already have Mitsubishi Mirage and Nissan Skyline V35 coupe.
(3). Our 1st choice is to get a Nissan (No apparent reason ). So we looked at Dualis, X-Trail, Murano and Navara. Then, price, fuel consumption and maintenance costs played the part as others were more expensive than Dualis.
So we decided to save that amount and get the top of the range one.
All in all, we now have a car that can be park and go anywhere with the whole family, stylish/cheap to run and still a "Nissan".