Second hand diesel car

dotsflan

hi guys, im thinking of buying a second hand diesel car. Im currently doing a lot of mileage commuting to work and im going through petrol like theres no tomorrow.
I have a budget of around 3k and im looking for something reliable and cheap to keep on the road, not too bothered about having anything stylish or comfortable. anything upto a 2 litre engine im willing to consider.

I was looking at a mondeo but im open to suggestions as im not really a motor head

thanks in advance.

MidlandsM

Hard to bate a good passat or any tdi to munch the miles and give you good mpg.

Max Power1

If you're still looking next february I'll sell you my 2001 golf TDI

Antomus Prime

I'm selling a 02 modeo diesel

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Rolli

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2766599?cid=2766599&
1.9TDi for €2750


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2756293?cid=2756293&
1.9TDi for €2750. These are great yokes..


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2766275?cid=2766275&
1.9TDi for €2100


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2766262?cid=2766262&
Another Octavia 1.9TDi €3250


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2683553?cid=2683553&
These are great cars, €1750

Octavia would be your best bet, in my opinion

Max Power1

Antomus Prime wrote: »

I'm selling a 02 modeo diesel

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I would take a look at this OP, especially if the flywheel has been recently done. Thats the only real achilles heel of the mondeo of that era.

(I dont know the person who posted the link from adam btw )

Antomus Prime

Max Power1 wrote: »

I would take a look at this OP, especially if the flywheel has been recently done. Thats the only real achilles heel of the mondeo of that era.

(I dont know the person who posted the link from adam btw )

Cheers Max, the flywheel was done this time last year, and ive only done about 7/8k miles since

saabsaab

The Octavia, Mondeo and Seat all good choices in that order. However, would come down to the price and condition NCT etc. of the individual car.

MidlandsM

Antomus Prime wrote: »

I'm selling a 02 modeo diesel

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a tad over priced for a high miler, near 10 year old base spec mondy it has to be said, with a short nct.

dotsflan

thansk for the replies guys, MidlandM you seem to be a wealth of knowlege about mondeos, what price would you expect for a mondeo of that year and mileage?

MidlandsM

dotsflan wrote: »

thansk for the replies guys, MidlandM yo seem to be a wealth of knowlege about mondeos, what price wold you expect for a mondeo of that year and mileage?

yeah,I buy and sell a lot of these, they're a good jammer.
Privately that car should really be at just less than 2k, maybe 1950 etc.
Thats what the market is yielding for them right now with that milage/age/condition/nct.

dotsflan

whats an octavia like for keeping on the road and getting parts etc. are they economical to run?

Rolli

dotsflan wrote: »

whats an octavia like for keeping on the road and getting parts etc. are they economical to run?

In my experience, their great cars. Cheap to run, easy to get parts, and reliable.

MidlandsM

dotsflan wrote: »

whats an octavia like for keeping on the road and getting parts etc. are they economical to run?

quite good, lots of bits for them widely available, bit boring to have in your life, but if you want frugality and reliability, they're fine.

Antomus Prime

MidlandsM wrote: »

a tad over priced for a high miler, near 10 year old base spec mondy it has to be said, with a short nct.

I basically just put it up for the average price i saw on carzone, its negotiable. And im gonna book it in to be nct'd again now that it's only 3 months til the end

dotsflan

thanks guys, im going to go to the guy my family deals cars with and see if he might be able to price a few octavias and mondeos for me, at the moment im siding with the octavia. thanks for the advice, very much appreciated.

bazz26

The only problem with the VAG stuff in general is that they seem to command crazy money, even the rough ones with intergalactic mileage.

Peugeot 406 HDi is a fine car:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2700844