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First car

The Black Oil · 2016-03-13 12:31:08

Hi, I'm in my early 30s and I've been thinking of getting a car for the first time. Budget ~ 10-12k, maybe a little more. It'd be mostly for commuting or around Dublin, sometimes Donegal, Waterford, etc. Not huge mileage each year, by any means. I was thinking of something like a Toyota Yaris, say between 2010-2013, but am…

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#52 26-06-2016 2:08pm

bazz26

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These are small city cars, they are not designed for motorway commutes so don't expect anything less. They will be ok for the occasional trip on the motorway but they primarily designed for city driving - good on fuel, compact enough to maneuver narrow streets and parking spaces. If your doing motorway driving then you need to look at some from the size/class above these cars at least.

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#53 30-08-2016 10:15pm

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What are you driving yourself?

Imported a Yaris Hybrid about 5 weeks ago now. Have a 1,000 miles or so on it already. Very happy with it, though looking back I'd nearly have gone for a Leaf. NCT due soon. VRT, etc, was all straightforward.

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