New Car Ideas

Twixaroo

Ok so I'm looking at purchasing a new car at the moment. Currently driving a 96 polo which was fine up until recently but doing a good bit more travelling now so looking at getting something better. Rough price range would be from 2,000 - 3,500. Have looked at some Golfs and Boras, any advice on what to look for / watch out for with these? Very much open to suggestions. Would love an Audi A4 but would need to upgrade budget for that. Parents financing with repayments depending on the cost so if a good low mileage bargain was around I may be able to look at something newer. Need any more info just ask.

Thanks!

Twixaroo

Anyone any suggestions?

omb0wyn5ehpij9

What sort of mileage will you be doing? And do you need to budget for insurance too?

vectra

2004 Seat Toledo 110bhp tdi ?

Twixaroo

Thanks for the replies. Should have said I would be hoping to find something in around the Munster area preferably. Mileage wouldn't be high for most, around 10,000 a year roughly I would be doing. The polo is struggling with the long journeys though so hence the need to upgrade. Have money aside for insurance and tax so provided they don't go sky high that should be ok. Probably shouldn't go over a 1.6l engine to keep the tax and insurance reasonable?

Leonard Hofstadter

The 1.4 petrol engine is worse than useless. Not only is it slow, but it is rather unreliable. Those engines can suffer from piston slap from as low as 100,000 miles. Plus because they're so underpowered they'll have had the crap driven out of them just to cruise at an adequate pace. Oh and the gearboxes aren't the best in them either.

The 1.6 has gearbox issues (since it has the same gearbox as the 1.4) but the engine is pretty much bulletproof as well as having more power.

Twixaroo

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2925100

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2885182

Thoughts please? Would the 1.8 mondeo be very heavy on petrol?
The Bora although a little more expensive could work out cheaper long term?

flyingsnail

Twixaroo wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2925100

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2885182

Thoughts please? Would the 1.8 mondeo be very heavy on petrol?
The Bora although a little more expensive could work out cheaper long term?

I have an 03 1.8 mondeo. I average about 35mpg on the longer runs but it is heavy on fuel around town.

ForzaSaints

Have a 1.4 golf, Love it. Cant recommend it enough.

GERMAN ROCKS

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2925634

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2839757

very economical car. great engines and low tax. also keeping up the years a bit

Leonard Hofstadter

I'm sorry but the 307 is not a good car, plus it is spectacularly unreliable.

Also 70 bhp is not what makes an engine "great" in my book - that's about the same as what old school non turbo diesels used to have:)!

Twixaroo

Mondeo was dodgy as they come, had a friend have a look at it down that way. Dodgy starter, hadn't been taxed in a long time and was still on the road and covered in scratches. :rolleyes: might narrow my search to the golfs and boras..

MugMugs

Twixaroo wrote: »

might narrow my search to the golfs and boras..

Why VAG?

What about a Corolla? Or Civic if you're that way inclined?

Matthewjohn

Nice Golf
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2795492

Nice Bora
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2819843

Nice Passat
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2820732

vectra

Twixaroo wrote: »

Mondeo was dodgy as they come, had a friend have a look at it down that way. Dodgy starter, hadn't been taxed in a long time and was still on the road and covered in scratches. :rolleyes: might narrow my search to the golfs and boras..

Toledo is basically same car as a bora only cheaper

Matthewjohn

Ya the Skoda Octavia is also the same as Toledo and Bora

vectra

Matthewjohn wrote: »

Ya the Skoda Octavia is also the same as Toledo and Bora

And the Golf

Leonard Hofstadter

and the Audi A3 and TT....

colm_mcm

captainspeed wrote: »

and the Audi A3 and TT....

Not forgetting the Beetle...

Leonard Hofstadter

.. and the Seat Leon...

colm_mcm

and the VW Lavida apparently..