Car Advice Needed

Señor Ding-Dong

Okay, need a bit of advice here, I know sweet f.a about cars, have to get my first car soon, don't need or want anything flashy, none of this super turbo windscreen wipers bollox or anything mad, just a good reliable car.
... I would be willing to spend up to €4000 but aiming for €3000
... Age - lowest year I want to go is a 98
... I was looking towards a smallish car like a Volkswagen Golf or Polo

Was asking the auld fella for advice but he tends to think that the nationality of the car maker is more important ....i.e "Fiat?? Bah, don't trust the Italians" "Peugeot?? French?"? Are you mad??"


So basically could anyone give me some proper advice on a good model of car or what I should be aiming for?

Thanks

colm_mcm

I'd be thinking something Japanese at that level of money.
If you're not bothered by image, I'd suggest something like a Mazda 323, Suzuki Baleno, old shape Nissan Almera.

Señor Ding-Dong

colm_mcm wrote:

I'd be thinking something Japanese at that level of money.
If you're not bothered by image, I'd suggest something like a Mazda 323, Suzuki Baleno, old shape Nissan Almera.

In other words they look like biscuit tin on wheels? Thanks for the advice anyway, do these cars have a good reputation? i.e reliablity etc? I was told that the polos and the golfs are meant to be good, although they might be a bit more expensive?

Hal1

Se&#241 wrote: »

In other words they look like biscuit tin on wheels? Thanks for the advice anyway, do these cars have a good reputation? i.e reliablity etc? I was told that the polos and the golfs are meant to be good, although they might be a bit more expensive?

Thats because they hold their value. The car market is flooded with cheap cars, cheaper to buy privately as I did with my first. Have a look on carzone or similar sites they should be in the sticky.