Help!!!! buying 10 year old secondhand car

limerickperson

Hi Eveyone

Just wondering if anyone can advise me please.....

1st Off am cluless with cars

2nd am not a car snob so will look at daewoo - mercs I dont care

Driving a battered 1.9 dsl 1995 vw vento ....its practically a tractor .Its in bits and mechanic doesnt think it would be worth putting €1000 into it to see if it will pass nct .So I have about €1500 to spend and here is what I require

NCT for minimum a year

Nothing bigger then 1.4 l engine (trying to keep tax/insurance down)

Mostly urban driving 15' k's a day odd trip throughout the year to dublin/cork/airport and a few weekends away

2 larger people so would look a bit squashed in a fait seicento !!!

Have been looking at 00/01 Renault Scenic/Megane , Hyaundai Accent , Fiat Bravo/Brava , Citroen Xzara , Mazda Demio , Renault Kango and saw a nice looking 00 Daihatsu terios for €1750 but have been told its not worth the money.

Am fit to tear my hair out.

Not interested in Ford's as I had both a fiesta and an escort before and hated the bloody things

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

squod

limerickperson wrote: »

Not interested in Ford's
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Shame.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2023378

limerickperson

limerickperson wrote: »

...........So I have about €1500 to spend and here is what I require

NCT for minimum a year

Nothing bigger then 1.4 l engine (trying to keep tax/insurance down)

Mostly urban driving 15' k's a day odd trip throughout the year to dublin/cork/airport and a few weekends away

2 larger people so would look a bit squashed in a fait seicento !!!

Have been looking at 00/01 Renault Scenic/Megane , Hyaundai Accent , Fiat Bravo/Brava , Citroen Xzara , Mazda Demio , Renault Kango and saw a nice looking 00 Daihatsu terios for €1750 but have been told its not worth the money..

You'd get a good condition, low mileage Accent for €1500, they are quite light on petrol around town and are not at all bad for what they are carwise.

squod

squod wrote: »

Shame.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2023378

Lexus lights and skanger me banger alloys. Also a 1.6 so doesn't meet the OPs requirements. Personally though if I was the OP I'd stretch to a 1.6 as the insurance and tax wouldn't be much more.

limerickperson

RoverJames wrote: »

Lexus lights and skanger me banger alloys. Also a 1.6 so doesn't meet the OPs requirements. Personally though if I was the OP I'd stretch to a 1.6 as the insurance and tax wouldn't be much more.

Hi Rover james.........just a query ...why would I change to a 1.6 engine ......for the driving I do what difference does it make.....I am genuinely asking cos I dont know the differnce !!

Purely so you'd have more options
In saying that the sub 1.4 will do perfectly, my Dad has a 1999 Hyundai Accent, it's a grand little car, I'd drive it every now and then.

colm_mcm

I woulnt buy any of the cars you listed op. The demio is about the Best one you mentioned..

NUTZZ

RoverJames wrote: »

Lexus lights and skanger me banger alloys. Also a 1.6 so doesn't meet the OPs requirements. Personally though if I was the OP I'd stretch to a 1.6 as the insurance and tax wouldn't be much more.

What's wrong with Lexus lights? I'd rather see those than HID's!

unkel

A 1.8l or even a 2.0l family size car is much better value to buy (always has been, but now more than ever) than a smaller car and the running costs are only marginally more

And as RoverJames said, you'd have plenty more options. See the bangernomics thread which has shown us you can buy a perfectly decent car with a long NCT for a grand or less.

biko

So your reqs are?
€1500
> 1 year NCT
<1.4L
I didn't bother with the years as the cars' condition is more important.

Maybe one of these will suit
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1906332
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2023766
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1916600
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1906865
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2019916

alias no.9

limerickperson wrote: »

Hi Rover james.........just a query ...why would I change to a 1.6 engine ......for the driving I do what difference does it make.....I am genuinely asking cos I dont know the differnce !!

Price. Paradoxically small engined small cars hold their value better than larger cars. Running costs do not necessarilly increase that much. Something like this might fit the bill if you stretch to 1.6, 2 years NCT, 3 months tax and less than €1k because everybody is too interested in small cars to save money when in reality this would cost next to nothing to run. Ultra reliable too.

limerickperson

alias no.9 wrote: »

Price. Paradoxically small engined small cars hold their value better than larger cars. Running costs do not necessarilly increase that much. Something like this might fit the bill if you stretch to 1.6, 2 years NCT, 3 months tax and less than €1k because everybody is too interested in small cars to save money when in reality this would cost next to nothing to run. Ultra reliable too.

Ok I must be thick as the wall but surely my insurance , tax and fuel costs will rise significantly for a larger engine car or amI missing something here


really appreciate all the advice btw

Max Power1

limerickperson wrote: »

Ok I must be thick as the wall but surely my insurance , tax and fuel costs will rise significantly for a larger engine car or amI missing something here


really appreciate all the advice btw

They will increase but only marginally (usually) between a 1.4 and a 1.6 say.

This small increase will be offset (and probably more than just offset) by the savings in the cost price paid for the car.

alias no.9

limerickperson wrote: »

Ok I must be thick as the wall but surely my insurance , tax and fuel costs will rise significantly for a larger engine car or amI missing something here


really appreciate all the advice btw

Tax on a 1.6 is ~€110 more expensive per year, or €2 per week. Insurance difference will be negligible for almost anyone without a major black mark on their driving history, could even be cheaper. The difference in fuel used by a 40mpg car and a 35mpg car over 10,000km is about 100l, or 2l per week if you're doing 10,000km per year, that's €3 per week. The difference between many 1.4 and 1.6's will be much less than this.

If you save €500 on the purchase price on a 1.6 vs a 1.4, it'll take you 2 years to recover that in running costs, plus the opportunity cost of what you could do with the upfront €500.

unkel

alias no.9 wrote: »

If you save €500 on the purchase price on a 1.6 vs a 1.4, it'll take you 2 years to recover that in running costs, plus the opportunity cost of what you could do with the upfront €500.

And you'll be spending those 2 years in a bigger, better, safer, more comfortable and more spacious car

_Conrad_

limerickperson wrote: »

Driving a battered 1.9 dsl 1995 vw vento ....i

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What are you going to do with the vento?

rorigalhrfan

opel astra 1.4 8v 96-98 astra 1.2/(1.4 8v) 98-04 or corsa 1.2 98-02

toyota corolla 95-02 1.3

nissan sunny 87-2000 1.3 or 1.4

suzuki swift 1 litre 97- 02

ford fiesta 1.3 98-02

nissan almera 1.4 98 -04

lots of relatively cheap parts new and s hand and a good un can be very reliable and most garages now can fix and service them you can get these cars in earlier years but to far back and they are probably to knackered but with second hand cars condition is all ALWAYS ALWAYS AVOID ANYTHING WITH A TOW BAR FITTED many will contradict this but its up to you

keppler

Hey op I just spotted these three at your price range.......but I'd say you would be able to bargain them down even more if the seller was keen.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2024324
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2022910
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2023529

softmee

squod wrote: »

Shame.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2023378

I agree :pac:. Focus is nice and have no idea why you hated fiesta

http://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=637941&r=s.php%3Fm%3D26%26o%3D252%26r%3D2002%26g%3D0

-i just bought one like that and i think its great.

limerickperson

_Conrad_ wrote: »

What are you going to do with the vento?

lol probarbly oushing it to the scrap yard !!!!!!

duno yet

J.R.

limerickperson wrote: »

Ok I must be thick as the wall but surely my insurance , tax and fuel costs will rise significantly for a larger engine car or amI missing something here


really appreciate all the advice btw

My son ...21 years old with full licence changed from a '01 fiesta to a '01 3 series BMW......his insurance (3rd party fire & theft with breakdown cover & open driving) went up by € 90 per year.

shawnee

Focus is one of the most comfortable and well designed motors all round, that's why there is so many out there :D

limerickperson

well the search is on

have been to see 3 00-02 scenic 's all very poor

00 renault megane alright

00 seat cordoba nice but a bit rough

03 citroen picasso 1.6 very very nice

a lot of crap abou though isnt there

so the budget has gone up to max €1800

will keep ye posted