Help with new car

cantdecide

I've had had a brutal year and a half for vehicle maintenance. I don't mind maintaining or repairing older cars but it seems that every time I have a few bob, the car needs another grand. I'm also fairly particular about my cars so endless lists of niggling problems that I never have the money to fix just drives me spare.

I've decided I just want to protect my cash flow and borrow some money and buy a car that I can expect to have few freaky maintenance issues with for a while.

I want something interesting, mid to high spec, quick and reasonably fresh with lowish mileage like 60,000 miles or less. I'd consider anything from hot hatches to estates as long as there was some kind of phwoar factor. I'm not too keen on coupes- I like practical cars. I do keep coming back to German marques. I'm not too keen on diesels, especially slow, high mileage ones but something like a diesel accord would appeal too.

So what do you think the best car I can get for €10k - €12k that would satisfy as much of my criteria as possible?

Marty McFly

Yeh youve left yourself with a lot of options there, How a bout some of these? Might narrow the field down.
Audi A6
http://www.carzone.ie/search/Audi/A6/2.0-TFSI/201014197544664/advert?channel=CARS

Focus RS
http://www.carzone.ie/search/Ford/Focus-RS/2.0---21/201009197123314/advert?channel=CARS

Honda accord
http://www.carzone.ie/search/Honda/Accord/2.0-i--D/201010197208242/advert?channel=CARS

Merc E class
http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/E-Class/220-CDI-/201014197544648/advert?channel=CARS

Subaru impreza
http://www.carzone.ie/search/Subaru/Impreza/WRX-STI/200841190422349/advert?channel=CARS

VW Golf GTI
http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Golf-GTi/GTI/201014197542966/advert?channel=CARS

Theres a wide selection there hopefully thatll help at least narrow the field downn to what kind of car you want.

cantdecide

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Audi A6

Had an A6 and they're the s**t alright but that one would need 18s and coilovers to float my boat. That would make it way over my budget. I'm really just looking for a turnkey car for a change.


Focus RS

Mileage is a little high and I'd think that model will have dropped-off-the-edge by the time I'd be trading in.

Honda accord

Nice. I'd like that actually.


Merc E class

Mileage is the prob. I'd like to have a car that would still be under 100k miles when it's time to trade.

Subaru impreza

Also nice. I have a legacy at the moment and I'm not altogether sure I'd want to go further down the boy racer road. I wouldn't rule one out, though.

VW Golf GTI

GTi would be a good result but it would have to be 3 door and low mileage.

Theres a wide selection there hopefully thatll help at least narrow the field downn to what kind of car you want.

I'm trying to stay as open minded as possible. A nice car is a nice car.

bazz26

Maybe with a bit of haggling you could pick this up withing budget:

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201015197613971

Same running gear and 200bhp engine as the Golf GTi.

Marty McFly

cantdecide wrote: »

I'm trying to stay as open minded as possible. A nice car is a nice car.

Yeh very true, have you got a limit on engine size youll go to?

As for the accord type s i have one myself i can say there a comfy and nice car to drive.

cantdecide

bazz26 wrote: »

Maybe with a bit of haggling you could pick this up withing budget

I'd forgotten about those. I could be tempted.

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

have you got a limit on engine size youll go to?...As for the accord type s i have one myself

I'd like to get a car that won't come with a wedding ring. However, if it were the right car at the right price, I'd consider anything. The biggest I've had so far was a 2.8.

Marty McFly

Then how bout something like this?

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/CL-Class/CL-500-A/201012197362451/advert?channel=CARS

or one of these subtle but very quick id love one myslef.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mazda/Mazda3/2.3-TURB/201010197176066/advert?channel=CARS