What to buy €10,000 budget...

Skyuser

suggestions wanted. Haven't a clue what to get. Something comfortable with air con.

michaelanthony

A big **** off late nineties 7 series from england.

Diddy Kong

Well do you have any ideas at all...what sort of cars do you like....

mmmm something comfortable with air con....Micra with leather seats.... :D

Serious, what size engine, big car/small car/family orentiated car/sporty car?

Provide some sort of direction and you will get a good response.

junkyard

A good spec. Ford Mondeo, a fine car to drive with plenty of extras if you buy the right model.

bazz26

junkyard wrote:

A good spec. Ford Mondeo, a fine car to drive with plenty of extras if you buy the right model.

Incidently a work collegue bought an ex company car 2001 Mondeo MkIII 1.8 Zetec which had the same driver from new, with 102k miles and full dealer service history for €4k recently.

Skyuser

I was looking at Ford Mondeo, Peugeot 307, Toyota Corolla H/b. But I don't really mind. Just not small crap cars like micra, fiesta, corsa.

unkel

bazz26 wrote:

Incidently a work collegue bought an ex company car 2001 Mondeo MkIII 1.8 Zetec which had the same driver from new, with 102k miles and full dealer service history for €4k recently.

Nice price

tunes81

You can't beat a good vw golf, you'd be lookin at a 01 maybe 02 for 10 grand, or if you go for a TDI maybe a 00 or 01. It'll be tough to get one with air con though. Diesel its the future well for now anyways.

littlejukka

I'm in the same boat at the moment. for 10k i'm looking at a 99/00 3-series (anything from 1.8l up), a 97/98 5-series (possibly a 523 with a 2.5l straight six), a mitsubishi galant 99/00 (also a 2.5l, but a V6). a camry or avensis might suit you as well, or a lexus IS-200 if you can get one at the right price.

any other ideas would be welcomed, tearing my hair out here.

gyppo

tunes81 wrote:

You can't beat a good vw golf, you'd be lookin at a 01 maybe 02 for 10 grand, or if you go for a TDI maybe a 00 or 01. It'll be tough to get one with air con though. Diesel its the future well for now anyways.

I agree with you on the diesel point. What about a Seat Toledo tdi?
You should pick up a Signo spec 110bhp with all the toys including climate control for this sort of money, eg:

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=532066

gyppo

bazz26 wrote:

Incidently a work collegue bought an ex company car 2001 Mondeo MkIII 1.8 Zetec which had the same driver from new, with 102k miles and full dealer service history for €4k recently.

That was a sweet deal.

BarryM3

I have a mint 98 BMW 318is for sale at moment.

leather, a/c etc etc

Well within your budget Skyuser

junkyard

You'd get a nice 5 series BMW for your money or even an Audi A4 but, tbh, I'd stay well clear of a VW Golf or Passat.