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Recommend me a car

  • 12-04-2010 6:17pm
    #1
    Tom1991
    Registered Users Posts: 461 ✭✭


    Looking to change cars and am unsure what i should be looking for.
    only have 3 maybe max 4 grand to spend.
    Something thats
    Reliable enough.
    Not bigger than a 1.6
    not a guzzler on juice.
    and is capable of driving on the motorway at 120 kmph
    any opinions would be greatly appreciated


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  • #2
    Muckie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭Muckie


    Ford Focus ticks thoses boxes.


  • #3
    Stacks Mad
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Stacks Mad


    Toyota corolla a great car and I have a lot of experience working on a number of cars and Toyota's are bog standard and found they always bring you home not like a pile of dung such as a "ford".


  • #4
    T83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 97 ✭✭T83


    What size?

    Mid-size I'd go for a Skoda Octavia, Toyota Corrolla, or Ford Focus. The toyota 1.4 is probably a bit livelier than the others but the other 2 have a much nicer cabin, the Octavia in particular. Not as cheap as they used to be though since they dont have the old stigma attatched.


  • #5
    Shane732
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭Shane732


    T83 wrote: »
    What size?

    Mid-size I'd go for a Skoda Octavia

    Makes it into every thread!


  • #6
    veetwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭veetwin


    Yes first thought when I read the OP was the Ford Focus. If you can get a 1.6 and a higer spec than the basic LX you will find it hard to get a better car for the money. Corollas are awfully boring and a 1.4 Octavia will be painfully slow and not that economical.


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  • #7
    hitman79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,248 ✭✭✭hitman79


    Definately go for the Ford Focus. Have mine 5 years and not one bit of trouble yet.


  • #8
    T83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 97 ✭✭T83


    Shane732 wrote: »
    Makes it into every thread!

    Well in fairness for the money I'd prefer a spec'd out Octavia to a baseline golf, same car with none of the "prestige" associated with the VW brand (note the inverted commas :D). This is coming from a former Golf owner btw.
    Focus is the best drive out of the three I mentioned, and I agree Corollas are ridiculously dull but they're a decent car (in spite of the few who'll scream toyota reliability is a myth). If it was my money I'd take none of the above and get an EP3 Civic Type S... but then he hasn't said what size he wants.


  • #9
    Tom1991
    Registered Users Posts: 461 ✭✭Tom1991


    thanks for the suggestions i dont mind any size car really .http://www.carzone.ie/search/Honda/Civic/S-3-DOOR/200947195945480/advert?channel=CARS not too mad on that shape civic tbh the lights would annoy me.


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