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first car advice

  • 08-08-2010 1:02pm
    #1
    mayo_lad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭


    hi every one i'm 18 and i'm thinging of getting a 2nd hand car before i go to college
    I have a full irish licence and around 3,000 to buy and insuare it
    I have got quotes for insurance and it's going to be around the 1000 euro mark
    i was thinging of getting a 00 golf or bora

    what car would you recomend


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  • #2
    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    mayo_lad wrote: »
    hi every one i'm 18 and i'm thinging of getting a 2nd hand car before i go to college
    I have a full irish licence and around 3,000 to buy and insuare it
    I have got quotes for insurance and it's going to be around the 1000 euro mark
    i was thinging of getting a 00 golf or bora

    what car would you recomend
    You're only being charged €1000 for insurance on a golf or bora? Is that under a parent or just you?

    Bora is just a golf with a boot. If you want a golf go 1.6. 1.4 is underpowered.


  • #3
    mayo_lad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭mayo_lad


    it's under the parents name it's 2800 for me on my own

    what's the reliabilty like on those models


  • #4
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    VW 1.4 litre is a poor engine, sluggish and not very reliable. Gearboxes are weak on them too.


  • #5
    mayo_lad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭mayo_lad


    what's the 1.9 diesal like


  • #6
    _Conrad_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,191 ✭✭✭_Conrad_


    mayo_lad wrote: »
    what's the 1.9 diesal like


    1.9 tdi will go pretty good, a lot better than the 1.4, and the vw diesel engines are good, always have been really. You better check out insurance though, because it could penalise you for the 1.9 engine, that said though, lots of young guys seem to manage to get insured on tdi golfs so you mught be ok. the full licence will help a lot

    i should just add... there isn't much point getting the sdi (non turbo) diesel in those, it's just horrible and slow, not unreliable just a bit useless compared to the tdi


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  • #7
    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    mayo_lad wrote: »
    it's under the parents name it's 2800 for me on my own

    what's the reliabilty like on those models
    It depends on what year. Some were crap, some broke, some were fond of drinking oil. The diesel would be best if you can afford it but then again if you're not doing massive miles then you don't need a diesel.


  • #8
    _Conrad_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,191 ✭✭✭_Conrad_


    Bonito wrote: »
    It depends on what year. Some were crap, some broke, some were fond of drinking oil. The diesel would be best if you can afford it but then again if you're not doing massive miles then you don't need a diesel.


    well if you're not doing massive miles a diesel can still be good, these days usin feck all fuel is as good a reason as any, good economy over short mileage is still good economy, and for a first car for tippin around it's no bad thing


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