SEAT Cordoba vs Skoda Fabia

amberbean123

I am looking for a new car and have finally narrowed it down to two with the help of boards!

1) A 07 SEAT Cordoba, 41000 miles, 1.4.

2) A 06 Skoda Fabia, 79000 miles, 1.2.

the catch is the SEAT is E1000 more expensive.




appearance wise I prefer the look and colour of the SEAT, price wise i'm all about the Skoda.

The Skoda suits my price range better but would the SEAT be a better investment being a broke young mother/student!?

What are your opinions on which car I should choose?

Thanks in advance!

Alanstrainor

What;s the price?

amberbean123

Skoda - 3300 along with my own car
SEAT - 4200 along with my own car.

Alanstrainor

amberbean123 wrote: »

Skoda - 3300 along with my own car
SEAT - 4200 along with my own car.

What's the price without the discount? And what are you trading in?

amberbean123

A 00 Honda civic, standard. 78000 miles. Full Honda service history - even wipers get done in the honda garage!
Advertised price for the SEAT is 6500 (i think its reduced to 5800 on the internet website though) and Skoda is 4750.
Thanks

The_Mask

Seats are nice comfortable reliable cars, previously owned a toledo for 3 years with no problems at all, however for value of money id opt for the the skoda, think both are VW engines aswell

challengemaster

amberbean123 wrote: »

A 00 Honda civic, standard. 78000 miles. Full Honda service history - even wipers get done in the honda garage!
Advertised price for the SEAT is 6500 (i think its reduced to 5800 on the internet website though) and Skoda is 4750.
Thanks

Being a "young broke mother/student", why on earth would you be trading in a perfect car and handing over 4k for no obvious reason?

Or have I completely misunderstood the definition of broke?

amberbean123

challengemaster wrote: »

Being a "young broke mother/student", why on earth would you be trading in a perfect car and handing over 4k for no obvious reason?

Or have I completely misunderstood the definition of broke?

Have a baby and a bad back so its difficult to put baby in the back, he is also ready for the next car seat and my honda has very long seat buckles which does not work with the next size car seat, to the amazement of the staff in Smyths!

The_Mask

challengemaster wrote: »

Being a "young broke mother/student", why on earth would you be trading in a perfect car and handing over 4k for no obvious reason?

Or have I completely misunderstood the definition of broke?

Chances are its becoming a money pit???

Sorry! I was too quick off the mark, thats what my car is becoming

bazz26

OP, in your other thread I think you complained about the Ibiza being a bit small, the Cordoba is an Ibiza with a boot so it ain't going to be any more spacious. Both the Cordoba and Fabia are from the supermini class which is below that size wise of the Civic.

amberbean123

bazz26 wrote: »

OP, in your other thread I think you complained about the Ibiza being a bit small, the Cordoba is an Ibiza with a boot so it ain't going to be any more spacious. Both the Cordoba and Fabia are from the supermini class which is below that size wise of the Civic.

Yeah I was looking at an Ibiza yesterday but the boot was what was putting me off which is why the cordoba suits me better.

Its the boot size and 3 doors which is my issue with my civic, love my car apart from that. Never an ounce of trouble with her. If i could cut two more doors into the shell I would keep it! haha

bazz26

Well the boot on hatchbacks is usually more practical than that of a saloon. Saloons have narrower boot access, something to note especially if you have a pram or buggy to put in it. The saloon may not have a split folding rear seat either.

amberbean123

bazz26 wrote: »

Well the boot on hatchbacks is usually more practical than that of a saloon. Saloons have narrower boot access, something to note especially if you have a pram or buggy to put in it. The saloon may not have a split folding rear seat either.

The buggy fits in both the cars so I'm fairly confident size wise, i'm just not sure which is the better buy?

Nissan doctor

amberbean123 wrote: »

Yeah I was looking at an Ibiza yesterday but the boot was what was putting me off which is why the cordoba suits me better.

Its the boot size and 3 doors which is my issue with my civic, love my car apart from that. Never an ounce of trouble with her. If i could cut two more doors into the shell I would keep it! haha

If you are used the to the complete reliability of your civic then you may be unpleasantly surprised by changing to either of the cars you mentioned...especially the 1.2 versions.

What about something like this?
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4122972

colm_mcm

^ nail on head