Recommendations please

Get In There

Hi,

I've just returned from a year of travelling and am now on the lookout for a car within my budget of 2,000e. I'd like an insurance friendly car (1.4 max) with reasonable mileage, although nothing over 120,000..

I've only started my search an hour ago and have found several cars that fit my criteria and would appreciate your thoughts and comments.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1447690
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1447821
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1447309
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1447132 (I know it's 1.6... Maybe I ought to count this one out)

If you have any other suggestions, please feel free to put them forward as it would be much appreciated..

Many thanks!

Vertakill

Depending on what age you are and what license you hold, the difference in going from a 1.4 to a 1.6 car could well be negligible.
The only difference is you're not forced to drive a 1.4 car!


For example, I've recently priced insurance for a 1.2 hatchback and a 1.7 coupe and the difference was only 90 euro and I'm 24 with a full clean license.

kennethk

personally would stay away from renaults... maybe a standard honda civic, great little car..cheap on petrol, and will never let you down..??

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1446556

Get In There

I'm 26 and hold a full license since I passed my test last Feb... I had fully comp insurance on my previous car but cancelled it after 6 months when I sold the car and went travelling.

Midnight_EG

kennethk wrote: »

personally would stay away from renaults... maybe a standard honda civic, great little car..cheap on petrol, and will never let you down..??

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1446556

Engine warning light is on in that pic, he says it's a DOHC when it's only a SOHC, and also says 5 doors when it's only a 3 door! Walk away tbh :P

kennethk

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Engine warning light is on in that pic, he says it's a DOHC when it's only a SOHC, and also says 5 doors when it's only a 3 door! Walk away tbh :P

well the brother had this car for a couple of years, and the same light came on, it's just a fault with a sensor..nothing wrong with the car at all..garages turned it off, and it just comes back on.. although the DOHC/SOHC would lead me elsewhere! maybe too cautious:p but these are a very good car, in my opinion!

colm_mcm

He's a she

Midnight_EG

kennethk wrote: »

well the brother had this car for a couple of years, and the same light came on, it's just a fault with a sensor..nothing wrong with the car at all..garages turned it off, and it just comes back on.. although the DOHC/SOHC would lead me elsewhere! maybe too cautious:p but these are a very good car, in my opinion!

I own the model before this Civic, and I've never had the light come on? Also had a lot of experience in that particular model and not once, again, has the light come on?

colm_mcm wrote: »

He's a she

My mistake, didn't read that far down.

kennethk

Midnight_EG wrote: »

I own the model before this Civic, and I've never had the light come on? Also had a lot of experience in that particular model and not once, again, has the light come on?


My mistake, didn't read that far down.

Don't know so..Maybe just some of them are affected??
Think the he being a she explaines the 3/5 door and DOHC/SOHC mix-up:p