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05+ Car

  • 19-03-2010 11:56pm
    #1
    yupyup7up
    Closed Accounts Posts: 845 ✭✭✭


    Hi lads,

    I'm planning on changing my current car to something newer.

    Was thinking of a 05,06 focus. Have about 6 grand and my 98 corolla to trade.

    What are these cars like? What engines do you recommend? Are they economical?

    I would prefer a 1.6 petrol or a diesel engine as Ive driven the MK1 1.4 and it's very weak.

    any other suggestions welcome! :D


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  • #2
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    My advice is to sell the 98 Corolla privately, that way you can get a better deal off the newer car because you don't have a trade-in. A 12 year old Corolla will be worth very little to a dealer, I reckon privately it will fetch around €1k.

    Regarding the Focus, the MkII Focus is even heavier than the previous model so forget about the 1.4 litre as it is simply underpowered. Try and find a 1.6 litre either petrol or diesel depending on your yearly mileage. On your budget you would probably have more chance of picking up a 06 1.6 litre petrol than diesel.

    Something like this:
    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201007196930860


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