Looking for car - Price range 8-11k

Dampsquid

The two front runners at the moment are Honda Accord and Mazda 6 (1.8 models)

Other cars i've consided are: Mondeo, Primera, Audi A4 and passat.

The car i'm looking for is for a family with two young kids, decent boot, alloys, and air con. Most important.... it must be reliable. Any one good/bad experiences with the above cars?

Esel

Look them up on Honest John

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/index.htm

tuxy

I think you will find most people here will recommend the accord. Splendid car underrated by many Irish motorists.

carryboy

You can try it here www.tipperarymotoring.com. You can search any brand here, make and the prices as well as the history of the car. You can search every county for cars that are for sale.

unkel

Dampsquid wrote:

Most important.... it must be reliable

Then you can't go far wrong with the Accord or the Mazda 6

unkel

carryboy wrote:

You can try it here www.tipperarymotoring.com

You shillin' or what? I did a little test and searched for any BMW 530. Results:

carzone: 214 hits
tipperarymotoring: 1 hit

:rolleyes:

Henry Ford III

Go for a Superb. Stupid name, but bigger than even a already massive Octavia. Humungous boot.

The archaic diesel has enough torque to realign rogue planets

TJJP

The accord is rock solid. Service interval of 12k miles makes it good to run too. Lots on carzone, this in particular looks ok:

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=698092

I'd try him at 7.5k though... I know you said 1.8 and a 2L will cost a bit more to run, but the 1.8 can be a bit sluggish. 2L can be harder to move so you could save the difference in 2 year running costs if you get a deal.

unkel

Jeez Henry, you work for the wrong company

Esel

Dampsquid, go for an automatic. You'd be crazy not to! (imho :cool: )