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Advice on buying a Car

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  • 06-07-2006 1:18pm
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    ChickenBalls
    Registered Users Posts: 919 ✭✭✭


    I'm thinking of geting a Toyota Celica 95-97 year for around 7k. Thing is I I'll be driving roughly 50 motorway miles each day round trip and that could bury a deep hole in my pocket for juice. I'm not sure thou, does anybody have one of these cars that can give me an idea of the mileage?

    I was also thinking of a diesel car but is there anything like a celica thats diesel for the price range I'm thinking of spending? Golf TDI is the only car I can think of.


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    kluivert
    Registered Users Posts: 2,399 ✭✭✭kluivert


    BMW 530d but out of your range there.


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    maidhc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,660 ✭✭✭maidhc


    keith123 wrote:
    I was also thinking of a diesel car but is there anything like a celica thats diesel for the price range I'm thinking of spending? Golf TDI is the only car I can think of.

    Pug 205 XRAD Van :)


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    ChickenBalls
    Registered Users Posts: 919 ✭✭✭ChickenBalls


    lovely - I could car pool in this too! If only there was a car pool lane :)


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    Big Nelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,613 ✭✭✭Big Nelly


    http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=454725

    Nice Passat, low milage, great on diesel, only thing at 100k will have to put in timing belt which in a VW garage costs about 1k but I get my mate to do for a couple of hundred. I would look past this and the comfortline so nice and comfy


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    ChickenBalls
    Registered Users Posts: 919 ✭✭✭ChickenBalls


    Dont want to buy a car I'd have to put money into.


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    maidhc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,660 ✭✭✭maidhc


    You will get better value in a *Skoda Octavia*, and the same engine, which is probably the best diesel one you will get for the budget.

    The current crop of diesels with a decent turn of speed really only came on the scene from 2001 onwards. Maybe you should stick with a petrol for a few more years until you have a bigger budget?


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    I sold a 00 Seat Toledo TDI recently for €6,400. It had 64,000 miles and was in excellent condition, but it was due a timing belt.


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    ChickenBalls
    Registered Users Posts: 919 ✭✭✭ChickenBalls


    maidhc wrote:
    You will get better value in a *Skoda Octavia*, and the same engine, which is probably the best diesel one you will get for the budget.

    The current crop of diesels with a decent turn of speed really only came on the scene from 2001 onwards. Maybe you should stick with a petrol for a few more years until you have a bigger budget?

    "But it's still a Skoda!!" :)


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    keith123 wrote:
    "But it's still a Skoda!!" :)

    Actually, it's a VW.:)


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    SouperComputer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    keith123 wrote:
    Dont want to buy a car I'd have to put money into.


    Best not buy a car at all then!

    Think of it as a bargaining chip :)


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