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€5k budget - recommendations please

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  • 17-01-2006 2:42pm
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    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭


    Gonna get me a new car (seeing as how the old one was smashed up) so I've got me €5,500 to go and spend any recommendations:

    : only interested in saloony cars
    : engine size not that important
    : safe / reliable car (will have a sprog in the back every now and again)


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,243 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Toyota Avensis:
    http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=296699

    The one above is the 1.8 lean burn engine which won't set the world on fire but is nippy enough, returns good mpgs and has air conditioning which was rare in the Avensis back then.

    I had one similar to this, not a moments bother with it and perfect for the sprog. Big boot also good for the buggy or pram.


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    Dead
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    get any jap import, french cars are good but they drop like stones when you wanna sell em


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    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭miju


    i was looking at and seriously considering this

    http://www.cbg.ie/Car_detail.asp?CBGID=381595&ID=639645&NumPics=3&Make=BMW&Model=318i&frmFilter=All

    apparently though according to a mechanic mate of mine they are expensive to fix and not the most reliable make of car, this true or not in people experiences


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    Savman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭Savman


    miju wrote:
    they are expensive to fix

    that part is true anyway...


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    knifey_spoonie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,648 ✭✭✭knifey_spoonie


    That avensis is a cheap car, it has low mileage looks like its been loved(or just cleaned) But it wont drop much more in value within the next 3 years.It has A/C which will be handy in summer, parts are cheap.To be honest id be suprized if it is still there.


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    Dermo123
    Registered Users Posts: 384 ✭✭Dermo123


    Take a look at this, fits your criteria too for safe family car with big boot

    http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=310675


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,455 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Dermo123 wrote:
    Take a look at this, fits your criteria too for safe family car with big boot

    http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=310675


    jaysus! if you think the beemer is gonna be expensive to fix.........


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    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭miju


    well my thinking on the expensive to fix thing is that most cars are pricey enough to get fixed and im can fix small problems myself (or my mechanic mate can) so im more concerned with reliability which is why I was thinking the BMW

    thanks for the feedback guys


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    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭miju


    just saw this and im a bit tempted, what are audis like

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054859136


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    Wolverine_1999
    Registered Users Posts: 1,013 ✭✭✭Wolverine_1999


    miju wrote:
    just saw this and im a bit tempted, what are audis like

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054859136

    I heard the A4's had several problems around these years. Can't remember exactly what, but I'm sure someone here will know!

    Have a look here, I'm sure it says everything you need to know:

    http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/index.php?url=/carbycar/index.htm


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    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭miju


    that links a great help thanks very much wolverine


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    Wolverine_1999
    Registered Users Posts: 1,013 ✭✭✭Wolverine_1999


    miju wrote:
    that links a great help thanks very much wolverine

    Don't thank me! Someone else posted it here yesterday ;)

    (Thought I'd say that before he finds out!)


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,455 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    miju wrote:
    well my thinking on the expensive to fix thing is that most cars are pricey enough to get fixed and im can fix small problems myself (or my mechanic mate can) so im more concerned with reliability which is why I was thinking the BMW

    thanks for the feedback guys

    i was responding to the suggestion of a SAAB, which doesn't exactly do reliability that well


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    Revelation Joe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 386 ✭✭Revelation Joe


    On a similar vein, I also have €5k to spend but how to spend it?
    Option 1 - deposit on brand-new car. Pro - get a brand new car :) Con - still have to get finance for the balance
    Option 2 - buy an older car outright. Pro - no more money to find Con - the cars I'd be interested in are big and expensive to tax and run
    Option 3 - a classic like I always wanted. Pro - cheap tax and insurance Con - not so easy to get spares plus may break down more often. May have to import
    Option 4- a VW camper. Pro - this is what I really want! Con - maybe spares/reliabilty again? Also import question

    Any thoughts or other ideas?

    Del


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,455 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Revelation Joe wrote:
    On a similar vein, I also have €5k to spend but how to spend it?
    Option 1 - deposit on brand-new car. Pro - get a brand new car :) Con - still have to get finance for the balance
    Option 2 - buy an older car outright. Pro - no more money to find Con - the cars I'd be interested in are big and expensive to tax and run
    Option 3 - a classic like I always wanted. Pro - cheap tax and insurance Con - not so easy to get spares plus may break down more often. May have to import
    Option 4- a VW camper. Pro - this is what I really want! Con - maybe spares/reliabilty again? Also import question

    Any thoughts or other ideas?

    Del

    there's a lot going on in your head!!






    have you considered a Skoda Octavia.....................


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