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Buying a first car - recommendations

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  • 21-07-2010 11:17pm
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    Jimmy Bottlehead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,118 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey all.

    Long story short, I'm looking into buying my first car. Currently driving a red '02 Peugeot Partner, with 78k on the clock.

    I've about €4-5k to work with, preferably a diesel engine, and something that's reliable as hell, and hopefully '03 upwards. Bonus points if it's easy on the eyes, although because I'm living around Santry/Ballymun area, maybe something that's not too easy on the eyes :pac:

    Had my eyes on the likes of a Seat Ibiza, as a Golf is probably not an option at that price

    Any suggestions would be terrific, thanks very much :)


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    Ricardo G
    Registered Users Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭Ricardo G


    Golf tdi would defo be in the running at that money i'd imagine.
    Ford Focus 1.8tdci
    Citroen Xsara 2.0hdi, great engine and can be got for very small money !!


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    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    http://cars.buyandsell.ie/search/cars-for-sale-under-5k/dublin%2015/6a08824d857cd52a2a4061e15e7877fd3a0559f9

    Reliability is an unknown here, but this yoke is very small money to run


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    Jimmy Bottlehead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,118 ✭✭✭✭Jimmy Bottlehead


    Cheers guys... any other suggestions?


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    ERR!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 598 ✭✭✭ERR!


    DO NOT get a seat Ibiza...... ugh... crap


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    Jimmy Bottlehead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,118 ✭✭✭✭Jimmy Bottlehead


    ERR! wrote: »
    DO NOT get a seat Ibiza...... ugh... crap

    Really?? I thought they had a good rep?


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    MakaDonVeli
    Registered Users Posts: 891 ✭✭✭MakaDonVeli


    What age are you if you don't mind me asking and do you have a full licence?

    All about insurance, want to take that into consideration aswell.


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    Jimmy Bottlehead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,118 ✭✭✭✭Jimmy Bottlehead


    Mak_United wrote: »
    What age are you if you don't mind me asking and do you have a full licence?

    All about insurance, want to take that into consideration aswell.

    24, full licence for a year :)


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    Jimmy Bottlehead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,118 ✭✭✭✭Jimmy Bottlehead


    Just to say, I would consider a petrol engine too :)


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    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users Posts: 26,282 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    e39 520d with all the bits ? honda accord ?


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    Jimmy Bottlehead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,118 ✭✭✭✭Jimmy Bottlehead


    Eric Cartman wrote: »
    e39 520d with all the bits ? honda accord ?

    Cheers for that but wouldn't a BMW 520 get me raped on tax and insurance? Due to the engine size and the fact it's a BMW?


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    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users Posts: 26,282 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »
    Cheers for that but wouldn't a BMW 520 get me raped on tax and insurance? Due to the engine size and the fact it's a BMW?

    2 litre diesel ? and not really, the 3 series is the one that gets ploughed into walls and wrapped around poles by scummers


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    Jimmy Bottlehead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,118 ✭✭✭✭Jimmy Bottlehead


    Eric Cartman wrote: »
    2 litre diesel ? and not really, the 3 series is the one that gets ploughed into walls and wrapped around poles by scummers

    Nice one, I shall take that into consideration!!

    Any petrol cars that are recommended for a first car? Cheap, reliable, enough nippiness to do what needs to be done, etc.


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