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I want a car. What to get? Help me please

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  • 14-05-2009 10:20pm
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    shreksaurus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 201 ✭✭


    My budget will be 8000 but could possibly stretch it to 9000.

    I really have my heart set on a mini. A 02/03 mini one 1.4L would be perfect for me.

    I've been checking out irish websites and the autotrader but i'm not having much luck finding something locally in the west.

    Just in case I find it hard to find a mini this summer can ye recommend other cars for me.

    Would be looking for something small and nippy, reliable and good looking. Thanks


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    FrankieD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭FrankieD


    a suzuki swift would be a better buy less expensive, less trouble, and more reliable and they have that mini look
    u should get a 2006 model for that money


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    Graham_B18C
    Registered Users Posts: 8,620 ✭✭✭Graham_B18C


    Suzuki Swift! Here's a nicely speced one that you could probably get for 8k

    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1217902

    And its a lot newer than 02/03

    *EDIT Snap!


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    Sqaull20
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    Definitely go Suzuki, dont get the 1.3.Its grand, but the 1.5/1.6 versions can really shift!!


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    jaffa20
    Registered Users Posts: 4,510 ✭✭✭jaffa20


    FrankieD wrote: »
    a suzuki swift would be a better buy less expensive, less trouble, and more reliable and they have that mini look
    u should get a 2006 model for that money
    Grahamo999 wrote: »
    Suzuki Swift! Here's a nicely speced one that you could probably get for 8k

    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1217902

    And its a lot newer than 02/03

    *EDIT Snap!

    Ah, but i see where the op is coming from.

    A mini is a much nicer car. Maybe more expensive but that is why.

    My advise to the op is can you not travel to dublin or closer cities to look for cars?


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    shreksaurus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 201 ✭✭shreksaurus


    Thanks for the replies. Suzuki swifts are nice cars. It would probably be the smartest buy since I'm still on a learners permit.


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    Graham_B18C
    Registered Users Posts: 8,620 ✭✭✭Graham_B18C


    The only 1.5 within budget on carzone is a 05 auto. The rest are a bit more. Closest manual to budget is this: http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1216707

    12k


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    Graham_B18C
    Registered Users Posts: 8,620 ✭✭✭Graham_B18C


    shreksaurus wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies. Suzuki swifts are nice cars. It would probably be the smartest buy since I'm still on a learners permit.
    I think the minis are a lil bit more expensive to insure alright, dont they only come in 1.6?


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    Johnboy Mac
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    As per all the threads, a Swift gets my vote.


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    shreksaurus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 201 ✭✭shreksaurus


    jaffa20 wrote: »
    Ah, but i see where the op is coming from.

    A mini is a much nicer car. Maybe more expensive but that is why.

    My advise to the op is can you not travel to dublin or closer cities to look for cars?

    Yeah, minis are gorgeous. They're beautiful cars. I love them. If I was to get someone willing to go to dublin or to the east to help me buy car I would.


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    cianclarke
    Registered Users Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭cianclarke


    Not getting all the suggestions of a Suzuki Swift - grand as a starter motor, but if you're actually after something nice (ie a mini) it's not the same...


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    Sqaull20
    Registered Users Posts: 2,044 ✭✭✭Sqaull20


    Grahamo999 wrote: »
    The only 1.5 within budget on carzone is a 05 auto. The rest are a bit more. Closest manual to budget is this: http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1216707

    12k

    No biggie though, I thought the 1.3 was old school 75bhp or something, but its infact closer to 100bhp!! Its only 1000kg too! Quick little thing.


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    shreksaurus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 201 ✭✭shreksaurus


    Graham0999, that suzuki swift you linked is beautiful. Thanks. I'll see in time whatever I can get locally. Hopefully a mini.


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    waraf
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    Remember to check out prices up the north too. You can check the VRT using the VRT calculator on revenue.ie.


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    shreksaurus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 201 ✭✭shreksaurus


    waraf wrote: »
    Remember to check out prices up the north too. You can check the VRT using the VRT calculator on revenue.ie.

    Thanks waraf. Have just found out that my dads work is very quite. He'll be out of work in a few weeks time. I'm sure he'll have no problem helping me buy a car once he's free. I'll give him a nice big lump sum, cash in hand, if he drives me up north for a mini. Hes very good at haggling too.


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