Great car (diesel) for €4000, -is it possible?

DiarmaidGNR

Hi,
I've been in the market for a car for months now (got more money now though!)
I want the best car I can get for the money.

Cars models I was looking at -

Focus ( around 2004) sport TDCI great car but dated now (its from 1998)
Golf ( " 02) tdi, Dated now, very common, and STILL overpriced!
BMW 320d ( "01) very nice but expensive (and common) engine problems
Vectra ("03) very nice car in hatchback with chrome detailing, dull cabin, and all I can seem to find is 2.0 and 2.2 tdi, -very few 1.9cdti's around. very nice car though!! - http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1186494
Fiesta ("03) 1.4 tdci, i'd love to find a 1.6tdci! But the main gripe with the fiesta is that i'd get pissed off eventually with the lack of space and lack of power in the 1.4.
Alfa 147 ("04) 1.9jtd, great power (140) nice interior, but couldn't find any facelift models, and might be a bastard to service and get parts.
Volvo, mazda3 etc

WOW I am picky!!!!!

I want a high quality car with great reliability good looks and reasonably young.
Any help would be much appreciated, preferably with links to cars for sale.
Thank you!!!

E39MSport

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1111490

You know you want to ...

Mr Benevolent

E39MSport wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1111490

You know you want to ...

But it's a manual. A shame to have a big V6 manual really.

Gael23

Of course its possible as long as you dont mind having huge miles on the clock.

fryup

citroen c3 1.4 diesel are quite common, great engine very economical

colm_mcm

fryup wrote: »

citroen c3 1.4 diesel are quite common, great engine very economical

Pity the rest of the car is so dire.

MojoMaker

Confab wrote: »

But it's a manual. A shame to have a big V6 manual really.

lol. The manual is the gearbox of choice for the 3.0 flat six diesel in the E39.

pajo1981

Peugeot 407 1.6 HDI only 5.5l per 100km! €5,900

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Peugeot/407/1.6-HDI-/201010197174438/advert?channel=CARS

Rover 75 is a better car than most of the ones you mentioned, styling not to everyones (most peoples ) taste though.

fryup

fryup wrote: »

citroen c3 1.4 diesel are quite common, great engine very economical

colm_mcm wrote: »

Pity the rest of the car is so dire.

direnot at all great little car

Tea 1000

MojoMaker wrote: »

lol. The manual is the gearbox of choice for the 3.0 flat six diesel in the E39.

Ah lads... flat 6 and V6.... in a BMW?
Straight 6! Now lets not make that mistake again!
Agreed though, much less trouble ahead with a manual on a torquey car that's almost 10 years old with that mileage.

Anan1

Confab wrote: »

A shame to have a big V6 manual really.

MojoMaker wrote: »

lol. The manual is the gearbox of choice for the 3.0 flat six diesel in the E39.

Christ, lads! It's a BMW, straight 6.

Edit: Tea 1000 beat me to it.

DiarmaidGNR

E39MSport wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1111490

You know you want to ...

Damn right I want to!!!!!!
Just a pity about the tax (€1300 give or take). And insurance might be a bitch as well.

And who thought it wasn't a straight 6 in a 5 series?????????????????? ...jaysus.....

Mr Benevolent

DiarmaidGNR wrote: »

And who thought it wasn't a straight 6 in a 5 series?????????????????? ...jaysus.....

'Twas me. I'm off to do some research and improve my knowledge!

Confab

Confab wrote: »

'Twas me. I'm off to do some research and improve my knowledge!

I wouldn't worry about it
When I was selling my diesel 2.5 W124 Merc one chap who viewed it (mech eng lecturer in NUIG no doubt) lifted the bonnet, nodded knowingly and say "6 cylinder", there was clearly 5 :eek:

When I pointed out the error he then knowingly said "same as engine in the Audi", "dunno I said, they were in the old VW transporter I think"

Fishtits

RoverJames wrote: »

I wouldn't worry about it
When I was selling my diesel 2.5 W124 Merc one chap who viewed it (mech eng lecturer in NUIG no doubt) lifted the bonnet, nodded knowingly and say "6 cylinder", there was clearly 5 :eek:

When I pointed out the error he then knowingly said "same as engine in the Audi", "dunno I said, they were in the old VW transporter I think"

Having spent time in "Acedemia" I'm LOL at this, typical...:D

bazz26

I'd be looking at something like the Peugeot 406 Hdi:

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200850191185763

Fishtits

Fishtits wrote: »

Having spent time in "Acedemia" I'm LOL at this, typical...:D

Ye're not all like that though Mr Tits
He actually p1ssed me off he was such a spacktard, a chap at work had been a student of his and was chuckling away when I told him, apparently he was one of these lecturers that make out to the students that he learned loads on the job, real hands on type dude :rolleyes:

Tigger

E39MSport wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1111490

You know you want to ...

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Tigger

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1111490

nice car

if you don't fancy the tx on the 3.0d

greeno

Get yourself an Octavia or a Passat 1.9. Great engines and will go forever.

Tigger

it'll feel like forever

E39MSport

Tigger wrote: »

it'll feel like forever

.... very good