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  • 06-04-2010 12:23pm
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    Altreab
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭


    Hi all
    Looking to change my car again in next month or 2 and looking for some advice from boards crew :) At the moment i am driving a Skoda Octavia vRS Diesel. 170 Bhp :) Milage will be around 30,000 Km a year.

    the criteria for the replacement car is as follows
    1) Diesel prefered but petrol not ruled out.
    2) Saloon or Hatchback with large boot space and easy access to the boot
    3) upto 2 years old
    4) a car with a bit of get up and go :)
    5) Importing considered :)
    6) Budget is 10-12K with my car. (havent got a trade in price yet for the car still at an early stage of the looking :) ) Can anyone tell me the book price? PM me if you can :)


    At the moment i am looking at the following
    Another vRS Octavia, Audi Avant, BMW 3 or older 5 Series Touring.
    Any other recommendations?
    Thanks in advance.


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    EPM
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    Whats the budget?


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    Altreab
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Altreab


    EPM wrote: »
    Whats the budget?

    Budget details added :) Knew i had left something out :)


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    rebel.ranter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭rebel.ranter


    Altreab wrote: »
    Budget details added :) Knew i had left something out :)

    what year is the VRS, so we can guesstimate the trade in value? :D


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    R.O.R
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    VRs doesn't make the book, closest is a 1.9Tdi Ambiente :rolleyes:

    2007 with 85k is €11,000
    2008 with 58k is €13,450

    Don't foget the cost of the car has come down substantially since you bought it - got the invoice for one last week and it cost less than the Wife's 2 year old, V50 1.8SE when we bought that in 2007 :( or :D not sure :confused:


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    Altreab
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Altreab


    R.O.R wrote: »
    VRs doesn't make the book, closest is a 1.9Tdi Ambiente :rolleyes:

    2007 with 85k is €11,000
    2008 with 58k is €13,450

    Don't foget the cost of the car has come down substantially since you bought it - got the invoice for one last week and it cost less than the Wife's 2 year old, V50 1.8SE when we bought that in 2007 :( or :D not sure :confused:

    Yeah the vRS is down over 4K from list price a couple of years ago. Thats why im looking at 1-2 year old cars rather than new :)


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    Altreab
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    rebel.ranter wrote: »
    what year is the VRS, so we can guesstimate the trade in value? :D

    Its a 07 :) Guesstimate away but would prefer fairly realistic figures :)


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    Altreab
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Altreab


    R.O.R wrote: »
    VRs doesn't make the book, closest is a 1.9Tdi Ambiente :rolleyes:

    2007 with 85k is €11,000
    2008 with 58k is €13,450

    Don't foget the cost of the car has come down substantially since you bought it - got the invoice for one last week and it cost less than the Wife's 2 year old, V50 1.8SE when we bought that in 2007 :( or :D not sure :confused:

    Feck :) Guess i will call it around €13,500 €15,000 so and take any more as a bonus :)


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    R.O.R
    Registered Users Posts: 12,678 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    Altreab wrote: »
    Its a 07 :) Guesstimate away but would prefer fairly realistic figures :)

    Trade in of around €15k I'd guess. Pushing a good deal should put you in to a brand new one, or at least an ex. Demo


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,158 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Subaru Legacy saloon or estate boxer diesel?

    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201002196557037


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    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,513 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Altreab wrote: »
    Feck :) Guess i will call it around €13,500 €15,000 so and take any more as a bonus :)

    15 + 11 = 26k

    Plenty of go in this one :P
    SEAT Leon 2.0 DSG :eek:

    Or better still, buy another VRS


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    unkel
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    You won't get any '08 Audi / BMW for 10k plus your car...

    By far the cheapest is to keep your car and drive it for several more years. Or maybe nearly within budget: a brand new Skoda Superb?


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    Altreab
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Altreab


    vectra wrote: »
    15 + 11 = 26k

    Plenty of go in this one :P
    SEAT Leon 2.0 DSG :eek:

    Or better still, buy another VRS

    Thats a definite find alright, especially at €22500 for a cash buyer :) but it sadly fails my roomy boot requirements :(
    What does the seller mean by "A "D" PLATE" ???


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    VW 1
    Registered Users Posts: 4,491 ✭✭✭VW 1


    For your consideration,

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Audi/A4/2.0-5dr-/201007196962122/advert?channel=CARS 08 A4 Estate 170 bhp Diesel

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/3-Series/318I-ES-/201007196966379/advert?channel=CARS 08 318i Saloon

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/3-Series/320D-2.0/201013197475967/advert?channel=CARS 07 320d Touring

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Opel/Insignia/SE-2.0-C/201012197340019/advert?channel=CARS 09 2.0 CDTI Insignia


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    omega man
    Registered Users Posts: 4,750 ✭✭✭omega man


    vectra wrote: »
    Plenty of go in this one :P
    SEAT Leon 2.0 DSG :eek:

    Or better still, buy another VRS

    That Leon is an FR so you would want to ask where the 240BHP is coming from (remap?).


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    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,513 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    omega man wrote: »
    That Leon is an FR so you would want to ask where the 240BHP is coming from (remap?).


    I did ask
    He was told when he bought it that it was a 240.
    I corrected him by telling him it was a 211.
    He said I was very possibly right as the Dealer he bought it from was in financial difficulty so he bought something like 11 cars off him. Dealer told him it was 240. he didnt know so believed what he was told.
    Car is brand new but will be coming with a Dublin reg.


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    EPM
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    vectra wrote: »
    I corrected him by telling him it was a 211.

    197 actually:D:p;)


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    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,513 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    EPM wrote: »
    197 actually:D:p;)
    :confused:
    Front-wheel drive
    1,984 cc 2.0 litres in-line 4 engine with 82.5 mm bore, 92.8 mm stroke, 10.3 compression ratio, double overhead cam and four valves per cylinder
    Turbo compressor
    Emission control level EU5 - carbon dioxide level (g/km): 174 174
    Gasoline direct injection fuel system
    Unleaded fuel 95 and petrol
    Performance: maximum speed (mph): 145, maximum speed (km/h): 233 and acceleration 0-62 mph (secs): 6.9
    Power: 155 kW , 211 HP EEC @ 5,300 rpm; , 280 Nm @ 1,700 rpm
    Independent strut front suspension with anti-roll bar and coil springs, independent multi-link rear suspension with anti-roll bar and coil springs
    Sport alternative suspension
    Traffic light A-G coding: efficiency label E
    Fuel consumption: ECE 99/100 urban (l/100km): 9.9, country/highway (l/100km): 6.0, combined (l/100km): 7.5, 10.1, 16.7, 13.3, 29, 47, 38, 733 and 455


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    R.O.R
    Registered Users Posts: 12,678 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    My car sales guide lists the power at 200bhp:p

    It also lists the new cost of a Leon FR DSG as €25,095 - so much for €32,000!

    €630 a year to tax isn't great, but not soo bad.


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    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,513 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    R.O.R wrote: »
    My car sales guide lists the power at 200bhp:p

    It also lists the new cost of a Leon FR DSG as €25,095 - so much for €32,000!

    €630 a year to tax isn't great, but not soo bad.

    I was only going by this >>
    Carzone

    isnt that €25,095 only temporary though for existing stock?


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    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    vectra wrote: »
    :confused:

    Facelift got a power boost.

    There's so many different prices being quoted for the last of the current stock at the moment. Hard to know what they are going for. Serious value used too


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    R.O.R
    Registered Users Posts: 12,678 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    vectra wrote: »
    I was only going by this >>
    Carzone

    isnt that €25,095 only temporary though for existing stock?

    Don't have January's book to hand, but the price has been 25,095 since Feb. Carzone hasn't updated since January.

    I'd presume that is existing stock anyway (older version of the engine with 197/200bhp - newer model gets the update to 211bhp).


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    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,513 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    R.O.R wrote: »
    Don't have January's book to hand, but the price has been 25,095 since Feb. Carzone hasn't updated since January.

    I'd presume that is existing stock anyway (older version of the engine with 197/200bhp - newer model gets the update to 211bhp).


    ok
    sound ;)

    Is there a new Leon Coming along then?


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