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What to buy??

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  • 07-11-2007 1:56pm
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    therichmeister
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    I am about to buy my first car but I can not decide what to buy, can someone help?

    I have 6k max to spend. Looking for something under 1.4 that is also economical to run. I am concerned about resale value as I will be selling it in a years time as I will be moving abroad. Any suggestions??
    I dont mind what car I drive as its just something to get me from a-b so any suggestions are welcome!

    I'm looking at a 99 golf 1.4l (€5,500) but I have been warned off them because apparantly they have bad engines...is this true?


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    oilsheik
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    Thats correct the 1.4 engine suffers from piston slap and because the bottom end of the engine is unservicable the only cure is a new engine.


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    Táck
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    japenese car would be ideal if your looking for something reliable...


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    louie
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    What about Honda Civic?


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    Táck
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    if you can get a clean one...


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    pete4130
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    Look at Ford Ka's. Reasonably cheap to buy & run, reliable enough reputation, repair and servicing is cheap, insurance shouldn't cripple you, tax is reasonable enough and if you get a 00 reg with power steering it shouldn't depreciate all that much in a year. Something like this with low mileage (as long as it has service history to back it up) could be a good buy. The mileage shoudl still be low enough next year for it to to lose too much value. It ticks all the boxes for things you are lookig for I think.

    http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=814764

    Other small cars for a runabout that might be worth looking at are fiesta and maybe Toyota Yaris?


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    CarLover
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    Buy a banger for a grand if you don't care about cars. Buy a Jap and it'll go for the year. That way no resale hit...


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    therichmeister
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    Dont get me wrong, I love my cars, but since Im moving away to travel, I want to save as much as possible, ya get me?

    Thanks for all the suggestions.

    So thats a no to a golf yea?

    I've been offered a 01 yaris at a cut price (from a relative) so I might just take that, at least I'll get my money back on it


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    CarLover
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    therichmeister wrote: »
    Dont get me wrong, I love my cars, but since Im moving away to travel, I want to save as much as possible, ya get me?

    Thanks for all the suggestions.

    So thats a no to a golf yea?

    I've been offered a 01 yaris at a cut price (from a relative) so I might just take that, at least I'll get my money back on it

    Go for it!


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