Decisions, Decisions..

littlemaxi

Hi.. need your thoughts please! Been searching for a car for last month as mine died..(currently driving a borrowed unused 1995 Starlet which is fun!!)

Have narrowed it to 2, need to buy one or other on Saturday as have looked at both... would you go for:
2003 Opel Meriva - http://www.buyandsell.ie/search/for-sale/motors/dublin/-/opel-meriva-2003)

or 2003 Renault Megane - http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2775582

Pros & Cons please!

johnos1984

Of the two above, the Meriva hands down

mondeo

It would be the opel for me also

colm_mcm

What possible criteria left you with those 2 yokes to choose from?

littlemaxi

I knew my choices would be mocked lol!! But I like both... need room for lugging home stuff from Ikea etc along with a couple of 12 year olds, (& better not forget the smelly dog!) so I am leaning towards the Opel too..
Wish i had another 2.5k to put with it and I might go for something else

colm_mcm

The only reason the Meriva wins is because the megane is diabolical.

With your budget and the fact that you'll go 1.6, there are lots of options.

166man

It would be the Meriva for me purely because that Megane looks like crap. I really don't like either tbh and as Colm said with a budget of €2.5k and you wanting a 1.6 there are lots of cars to choose from..

shawnee

Buy the Megane and you're married to it , very few buyers for a s/h megane. Go for the Opel ,

david

Is it me or is the back of that Opel a different colour to the front?

galwayjohn89

david wrote: »

Is it me or is the back of that Opel a different colour to the front?

I think its just a shadow.

david

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2778937

This is a long way ahead of the two mentioned. I had a 3dr one, absolutely bulletproof.

slave1

Jazuz, don't touch a Renault Megane from that era, been there and took a long time to get out, serious build quality issues, you name it and it can go wrong on that car

Eoin

These are just off the top of my head, but they might be worth looking into. You don't have young kids that you need to lift in and out, so the taller height of an SUV might not be necessary.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Nissan/Almera/1.8-5DR-/201132203861630/advert?channel=CARS

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volvo/V40/V40-1.8I/201141204917990/advert?channel=CARS

littlemaxi

Thanks all for your input!
Im glad you have all said to stay away from the Megane & i dont want to go over 1.6 for car-tax price reasons..
I had a 1999 A140 so you get used to being high on the road which is why i like the Meriva..

Ive just spotted this from one of the links & my dad keeps telling me to buy an Almera so maybe ill go take a look tomorrow before i decide!! Ill be here till next December

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Nissan/Almera/1.5-3DR-/201138204601035/advert?channel=CARS

Eoin

The difference in motor tax between a 1.6 and a 2.0 is most likely going to be a very, very small percentage of your motoring bill.