Recommend a car for me please?

oakshade

Hi all,

I'm thinking of changing my car. I currently drive a 1.4 petrol opel astra, 6 years old. I drive approx 800 km a week for work so it's costing me a fortune on fuel and maintenance.

My challenge for you all :-) is to suggest a new car for me please. Diesel I guess is a must, 4/5 door, new or nearly (09/10) new, budget of around 16/18K and I'm open to all suggestions.

Thanks in advance...

squod

In before octavia...........


Mondeo titanium x 140ps diesel.

PARKHEAD67

oakshade wrote: »

Hi all,

I'm thinking of changing my car. I currently drive a 1.4 petrol opel astra, 6 years old. I drive approx 800 km a week for work so it's costing me a fortune on fuel and maintenance.

My challenge for you all :-) is to suggest a new car for me please. Diesel I guess is a must, 4/5 door, new or nearly (09/10) new, budget of around 16/18K and I'm open to all suggestions.

Thanks in advance...

Volkswagen Golf TDI.Or if you can afford a Scirocco, a Scirocco.That is all;).

dev100

How long is a piece of rope:) With your kind of mileage id be going for a saloon car diesel. Im a vw man so id recommend a passat. You couldnt go to wrong with a toyota avensis diesel either. If going for a diesel try get one with small mileage.

As for maintenance costs well you will still end up with that problem...

challengemaster

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Volkswagen Golf TDI.Or if you can afford a Scirocco, a Scirocco.That is all;).

er, a Scirocco is cheaper than a golf!

dev100

challengemaster wrote: »

er, a Scirocco is cheaper than a golf!

Really?Prob have the windy up windows though:)

166man

Hyundai i30 diesel or equivalent Kia?

MidlandsM

166man wrote: »

Hyundai i30 diesel or equivalent Kia?

+1
Ceed sw 1.6 crdi

vectra

Octavia 1.6tdi
would be slightly over budget but not by as much as some of the ones suggested here

colm_mcm

challengemaster wrote: »

er, a Scirocco is cheaper than a golf!

How?

166man

challengemaster wrote: »

er, a Scirocco is cheaper than a golf!

Is a Scirocco actually cheaper than the equivalent golf?

PARKHEAD67

166man wrote: »

Is a Scirocco actually cheaper than the equivalent golf?

No. Your man that said that obviously has a problem with price lists.Id love to pay a visit to the dealer whos flogging these sciroccos for less than a golf.

166man

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

No. Your man that said that obviously has a problem with price lists.Id love to pay a visit to the dealer whos flogging these sciroccos for less than a golf.

That's what I thought... Scirocco's a fine car.

oakshade

oakshade wrote: »

Hi all,

I'm thinking of changing my car. I currently drive a 1.4 petrol opel astra, 6 years old. I drive approx 800 km a week for work so it's costing me a fortune on fuel and maintenance.

My challenge for you all :-) is to suggest a new car for me please. Diesel I guess is a must, 4/5 door, new or nearly (09/10) new, budget of around 16/18K and I'm open to all suggestions.

Thanks in advance...

If cost is your concern why not spend about €4000 on a diesel that will do 50ish mpg?

Spending €18K to cut down on fuel and maintenance costs makes no sense really.

Fair enough if you want to spend that sort of money.

You did say you were open to all suggestions :P

challengemaster

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

No. Your man that said that obviously has a problem with price lists.Id love to pay a visit to the dealer whos flogging these sciroccos for less than a golf.

Definitely saw it somewhere, but I've a memory like a goldfish tbh, so it's likely i'll never actually remember where it was. I know for sure I didn't make it up though!

oakshade

Thanks all - what are your thoughts on an i30 or Ceed?

MidlandsM

oakshade wrote: »

Thanks all - what are your thoughts on an i30 or Ceed?

good frugal reliable car, will depreciate hard, but a good warranty to keep you happy!

Graham_B18C

I wouldn't be a fan of the cee'd but the pro ceed is a lovely looking car imo

MetzgerMeister

oakshade wrote: »

Thanks all - what are your thoughts on an i30 or Ceed?

I myself really like the i30. I hired the hatch in 2009, sport model and I absolutely loved it. Very comfortable, lovely interior, excellent sound system and it looks well.

On the way home I found I had put too much diesel into the tank before setting off (dealer doesn't refund that money) and I was doing everything to use juice. I put on the A/C, drove hard enough, had 4 others in the car but the needle wouldn't drop!

I had put €30 worth of diesel in before setting off from Thurles to Cork and when I got back the following day there was at least €15 worth left in the tank.

I hired the SW then last year and it was the same experience except with the extra length.

Both were 1.6 CRDi and I would highly recommend them. If it was my money, I'd go for the i30 over the Cee'd/Pro_ceed every time.

(I am not in any way affiliated with Hyundai or the garage from which I rented).

Zubeneschamali

challengemaster wrote: »

I know for sure I didn't make it up though!

At the moment, a 2.0 TDi 140 6Sp Scirocco is €29,595 vs a €28,235 Golf.

wonski

Golf for that price is Highline, with plenty of extras, versus white Scirocco. You could definitly pick cheaper golf, with smaller diesel engine. Also, Scirocco isn't exactly what OP is looking for, nice car tough.