Advice on buying a Car

ChickenBalls · 06-07-2006 12:18pm #1

I'm thinking of geting a Toyota Celica 95-97 year for around 7k. Thing is I I'll be driving roughly 50 motorway miles each day round trip and that could bury a deep hole in my pocket for juice. I'm not sure thou, does anybody have one of these cars that can give me an idea of the mileage?

I was also thinking of a diesel car but is there anything like a celica thats diesel for the price range I'm thinking of spending? Golf TDI is the only car I can think of.

kluivert · 06-07-2006 12:25pm

BMW 530d but out of your range there.

maidhc · 06-07-2006 12:30pm

keith123 wrote:

I was also thinking of a diesel car but is there anything like a celica thats diesel for the price range I'm thinking of spending? Golf TDI is the only car I can think of.

Pug 205 XRAD Van

ChickenBalls · 06-07-2006 12:46pm

lovely - I could car pool in this too! If only there was a car pool lane

Big Nelly · 06-07-2006 12:53pm

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=454725

Nice Passat, low milage, great on diesel, only thing at 100k will have to put in timing belt which in a VW garage costs about 1k but I get my mate to do for a couple of hundred. I would look past this and the comfortline so nice and comfy

ChickenBalls · 06-07-2006 1:09pm

Dont want to buy a car I'd have to put money into.

maidhc · 06-07-2006 1:14pm

You will get better value in a *Skoda Octavia*, and the same engine, which is probably the best diesel one you will get for the budget.

The current crop of diesels with a decent turn of speed really only came on the scene from 2001 onwards. Maybe you should stick with a petrol for a few more years until you have a bigger budget?

Anan1 · 06-07-2006 1:19pm

I sold a 00 Seat Toledo TDI recently for €6,400. It had 64,000 miles and was in excellent condition, but it was due a timing belt.

ChickenBalls · 06-07-2006 1:24pm

maidhc wrote:

You will get better value in a *Skoda Octavia*, and the same engine, which is probably the best diesel one you will get for the budget.

The current crop of diesels with a decent turn of speed really only came on the scene from 2001 onwards. Maybe you should stick with a petrol for a few more years until you have a bigger budget?

"But it's still a Skoda!!"

Anan1 · 06-07-2006 1:32pm

keith123 wrote:

"But it's still a Skoda!!"

Actually, it's a VW.:)

SouperComputer · 06-07-2006 2:21pm

keith123 wrote:

Dont want to buy a car I'd have to put money into.

Best not buy a car at all then!

Think of it as a bargaining chip

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