What diesel car for €4,000 ?

aster99

What car would ye go for as the title asks?

€4,000 to spend

Diesel

2002 or newer

Other than that, open to any reccommendations?

Max Power1

Golf mk4 TDI

aster99

It's my brother who is buying. I know he likes the Golf alright. What year would he potentially be able to get for that money?

I guess we're talking high mileage cars with this particular budget

Max Power1

Theres a premium on anything diesel at the moment and the country is VW obsessed it seems! Looking on carzone most 02 & 03 models are around 3.5k or so

like this one (just an example - no connection to the car etc)

High miles is all relative. I wouldnt class a 10 year old diesel car with 120k miles as "high mileage"

166man

Max Power1 wrote: »

Golf mk4 TDI

Those Golf TDI's carry such a premium at the moment for what they are. If it were me I would be looking at something a little less common like a Citroen C5 HDI or the likes. Those Golfs are fetching silly money these days...

aster99

That looks good. Yeah I get what you're saying about the mileage, I presume how the car has been looked after is much more important

shawnee

That one that is posted at 3950 looks worth the money if it is as good as it looks. Having had a few citroens I would be slow enough to recommend them. They are a lovely smooth car to drive but overall I feel the quality is not in them. Simple things like door locks , windows, suspensions etc can be more complicated than needs to be. There is little doubt that even though the Golf are plain enough and not to nicest of drives, they will last and if you're driving in Irish roads that helps. Focus are also a fine car and you may get a diesel 02 or 03 one for that money. Trouble is for that money whether you go Golf , Citroen or Focus , there's gonna be a lot of miles on the clock and I think they Golf carries the miles better than many

TigerTim

I traded in a 2005 Citroen C5 2.0l HDI earlier this summer. I reckon one about that age could be bought straight (no trade in) for your budget. Seroiusly economical & very comfortable. They don't have a great name so serious depreciation applies but I had no major issues in 2 years of ownership. I bought it very cheap & lost very little in 2 years. You need to be mechanically sympathetic to own a French car (IMO). Plenty of alarms but once you turn engine off & back on, it always cleared the alarms for me.

T.

aster99

He likes idea of Toyota too, haven't seen a whole pile online that fits the bill though

maidhc

You will get better value in a Passat/Avensis sized car. You would get a 05/06 Mondeo for €4kish with sub 100k miles.

aster99

Ya saw a few mondeos that looked pretty good. Definately an option

sean1141

a seat leon or tolledo will usually be a bit cheaper than the golf for much the same car..

bazz26

Anything VAG and diesel tends to be overvalued. I'd be looking towards the PSA diesels to be honest.

For example:
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201140204888279

aster99

Excuse my ignorance, what does PSA diesel mean?

bazz26

aster99 wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance, what does PSA diesel mean?

It's bascially Peugeot & Citroen's parent company similar to VAG which consists of VW, Audi, Skoda, etc.

Rolli

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2754388?cid=2754388&
Nice A4


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2792806?cid=2792806&
GTTDi Highline


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2821510
D4D Avensis


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2496883?cid=2496883&
TDi Passat


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2824979?cid=2824979&
And a 3 Series...

aster99

Thanks rolli, they're all nice options there

Max Power1

That golf seems a little too cheap imo

Gophur

Max Power1 wrote: »

That golf seems a little too cheap imo

For a car close on 11 years old with 200,000 miles on the clock ?

Max Power1

Gophur wrote: »

For a car close on 11 years old with 200,000 miles on the clock ?

Never mind - I saw in the ad the mileage as 69k but didnt read the description

aster99

I guess with €4000 to spend its better to go private. Buying from a garage will really limit options but there is the risks associated with buying from a private individual

SquireD

Friend of mine is selling his Peugeot 307 if you were interested?
It's a 2002 1.4 HDi and has tax and nct till next year....

Was gonna buy it myself but got an Avensis for the right money and couldnt refuse it!

SmithySeller

SquireD wrote: »

Friend of mine is selling his Peugeot 307 if you were interested?
It's a 2002 1.4 HDi and has tax and nct till next year....

Was gonna buy it myself but got an Avensis for the right money and couldnt refuse it!

Any details? PM me?

DeepSleeper

A PSA diesel ? Want loads of space, loads of extras, less than €4k, less than 100k miles ??

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2642131

Drive one of these myself and love the space - not the most fashionable, but I'm not bothered with that...

Max Power1

Continuing with the shilling (seeing as a previous post wasnt deleted )

Im planning to sell my 01 Golf TDI in the next few months, 100kmiles, tax till june and NCT till 3/13. Hadnt set a selling price yet so PM if you are interested.