6000

sean1141

any recomendations for a car for about the 6 grand mark..
needs to be diesel and would like at least 120bhp and 6speed if possible.
something comfortable, reliable and good looking with a good few toys . nothing modified/lowered/big alloys etc

3 series bmws are out!!

2.0l or under or a very good deal if over the 2l mark.

oh ya no estates or wagons or whatever they call them now!!

EPM

Alfa 159?

sean1141

would i get one for that kinda money??

EPM

There was one on donedeal recently for around that. They don't sell as well as they should so you can always haggle a bit;)

sean1141

ya guess so!! what kind of power do they put out? savage looking car.. would love one of the big petrol ones but cant afford to run it..

i heard the diesels are reliable enough? do they give much bother after that?
my sister in law use to work for a dealer and she said a lot of them came back under warentey

EPM

120 and 150 1.9, no hope of a 2.4 in budget. 150s give swirl flap issues, otherwise seems to be normal diesel issues that can be avoided for the most part if you understand them.

Dark colour, light interior - savage.

bazz26

Jaguar X-Type:

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=213228130701770

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=713251636839700

colm_mcm

X type is 5 speed on the 2.0 I think. Uncle had one. Felt slower than a Mondeo 130 I was driving at the same time

sean1141

colm_mcm wrote: »

X type is 5 speed on the 2.0 I think. Uncle had one. Felt slower than a Mondeo 130 I was driving at the same time

do they use a mondeo engine in the jag?

EPM

sean1141 wrote: »

do they use a mondeo engine in the jag?

The two cars are strongly related.

What about an MG ZT diesel?

Is the Leon gone?!?

sean1141

have someone interested in buying it and just want to see whats out there if i do sell.
dont really like the mg

bazz26

I would not leave the Jag being a 5 speed be a deal breaker.

sean1141

sean1141 wrote: »

do they use a mondeo engine in the jag?

Yep, the 130bhp one, when I was a rep one of the directors got one new, nice buses.

EPM

New Leon? A 2.0tdi is reliable enough and prices are dropping in the UK. For a while they were more expensive than a Golf.

.... I thought the thread was going to be about sandpaper btw :pac:

sean1141

dont like the mk2 leon very much.. it takes to much to make them nice and i dont want to go down that road again!!

any opinions on volvos?

sean1141

RoverJames wrote: »

.... I thought the thread was going to be about sandpaper btw :pac:

haha.. that would be fine :P

sean1141

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201139204733214

didnt think there was a 140bhp in this shape mondeo??

166man

EPM wrote: »

120 and 150 1.9, no hope of a 2.4 in budget. 150s give swirl flap issues, otherwise seems to be normal diesel issues that can be avoided for the most part if you understand them.

Dark colour, light interior - savage.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2822083

Admittedly it is slightly over budget but still they can be had for around €7k, retrofit a leather interior to the one above and it's a nice car.

sean1141

nice but way out of budget

EPM

166man wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2822083

Admittedly it is slightly over budget but still they can be had for around €7k, retrofit a leather interior to the one above and it's a nice car.

Slightly leggy, nothing special about the spec. Retrofit (secondhand) leather and a sizable discount will still have that about €2k over budget.

And that's before someone mentions the DL registered craic...

166man

EPM wrote: »

Slightly leggy, nothing special about the spec. Retrofit (secondhand) leather and a sizable discount will still have that about €2k over budget.

And that's before someone mentions the DL registered craic...

Ah I know, it isn't the best example alright, just wanted to show that if you are lucky you can get that cracking engine for not a whole pile of cash...

EPM

166man wrote: »

Ah I know, it isn't the best example alright, just wanted to show that if you are lucky you can get that cracking engine for not a whole pile of cash...

That's a rare car on these shores, and pretty sure it's an import too. I can't see any possibility of getting a fresh, decently specced 2.4 for close on budget. I know you like them but that's just not realistic right now. Some variable has to give to get one and this time it's price, a little mileage and a good history check.

Plenty more decent engines for that budget too.