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any ideas for a new car?

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  • 01-12-2009 12:13am
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    mark000
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    im looking to buy a used car in cork..i have 3k to spend + my car to trade in which most garages offer 1k for.. anyone got any ideas for me?? i want somting reliable possibly diesle but not fussy..has to be a nice car also.. cheers lads :D


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    bazz26
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    What type of car are you interested in? Saloon, hatchback or coupe? There are too many out there to recommend without a bit more info.

    Also it might be worth selling your old car privately, that way you would get a better deal on the newer car as you will have no trade in. What type of car have you at the moment btw?


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    mark000
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    intrested in a saloon...ya i was tinking of putting my own car on carzone its a fiat punto 00 hlx (first car) want somting better now bit more powerful and bigger any recomendations for me? thanks for the reply


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    squod
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    Ford Focus.


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    mark000
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    what year focus would i pick up for 4 k? are they reliable?


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    duffman13
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    I picked up a ford focus 02 at the start off the year the car hasnt given me many problems, bit thirsty on the fuel but a good reliable car no fuss. I paid 3500 with a 1000 trade in, ya would be looking about 4k now tho if not cheaper plus mine came with alloys and tints i wasnt too keen on it at first but good motor


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    mark000
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    i didnt concider a focus but now ye have me thinking...they are a nice car + in my price range..ill have a look around on carzone and see if i spot a nice one thanks lads:P any more ideas? what ye think of a mondeo?


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    duffman13
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    Mondeo is very chunky to drive depends on what your using it for tho, just avoid astras at all cost cant go wrong with a ford or if you can stretch the budget a bit maybe look at a Passat diesel


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    mark000
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    ya im very interestd in passats but for my price range its tricky to find a nice one(in good condition) i guess ill havto keep looking


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    squod
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    mark000 wrote: »
    i didnt concider a focus but now ye have me thinking...they are a nice car + in my price range..ill have a look around on carzone and see if i spot a nice one thanks lads:P any more ideas? what ye think of a mondeo?


    Seriously, don't bother yourself too much with carzone. Get a copy of buy and sell or local trader. Really reliable cars. Rides and handles like a dream.


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    mark000
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    squod wrote: »
    Seriously, don't bother yourself too much with carzone. Get a copy of buy and sell or local trader. Really reliable cars. Rides and handles like a dream.



    do you mean the mondeo or the focus?


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    bazz26
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    Stick you current car up on the cars for sale section of www.adverts.ie, its the sister site of this forum and it's free.

    Ford Focus or Mondeo are a good choice, you will probably get a lot more Mondeo than Focus for €4k as the Mondeo is a bigger car. You would probably buy this for €4k without a trade-in and some hard bargining:

    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200948196026632


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    squod
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    mark000 wrote: »
    do you mean the mondeo or the focus?


    Focus.


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    squod
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    bazz26 wrote: »
    Stick you current car up on the cars for sale section of www.adverts.ie, its the sister site of this forum and it's free.

    Ford Focus or Mondeo are a good choice, you will probably get a lot more Mondeo than Focus for €4k as the Mondeo is a bigger car. You would probably buy this for €4k without a trade-in and some hard bargining:

    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200948196026632

    If that car was a diesel I'd say it maybe worth that kind of dough, but petrol. No.


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