recommend me a diesel for 7k

onion1

Sorry another one of these threads..
20k miles per year, 7k to spend
don't want car with dpf, reliability most important, comfort after that.
Also, dealer or private? Thanks

Matthewjohn

Do you want a diesel or a petrol and do you have an age limit

colm_mcm

how big a car?
any extras that you must have?
how much will you pay in tax?

onion1

onion1 wrote: »

Sorry another one of these threads..
20k miles per year, 7k to spend
don't want car with dpf, reliability most important, comfort after that.
Also, dealer or private? Thanks

As title says, diesel, medium size, extras not important. No older than 2005

colm_mcm

Octavia 1.9 I'd say.

An Octavia Tour (original model made alongside the new model till lately) from the UK may fit the bill.

colm_mcm

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201151436868402/sort/priceasc/usedcars/maximum-mileage/up_to_60000_miles/maximum-age/up_to_7_years_old/price-to/5000/fuel-type/diesel/model/octavia/make/skoda/page/1/radius/1501/postcode/ln12na?logcode=p

This:



05 Octavia Elegance TDI 105hp
Great spec
Low mileage (if genuine)

£4,000 = €4787
VRT €877
Travel €400
NCT €55
Tax €600

Total on the road taxed and tested €6,719
Badge for boot €40
Service €300

few quid left over for sweets.

onion1

colm_mcm wrote: »

Octavia 1.9 I'd say.

An Octavia Tour (original model made alongside the new model till lately) from the UK may fit the bill.

What are the pros and cons of octavias? What are the common faults and are they cheap to fix? They seem to be good deal cheaper than other vag 1.9 diesels. Is this just due to the badge?

colm_mcm

onion1 wrote: »

What are the pros and cons of octavias? What are the common faults and are they cheap to fix? They seem to be good deal cheaper than other vag 1.9 diesels. Is this just due to the badge?

Depends on what you compare them to, they're based on the Golf/Jetta/Leon rather than the Passat.

Some of it is down to badge, mechanically they're pretty old school, the 1.9 TDI is on the scene for decades now and whilst a bit rattly and gruff, is quite robust and isn't a mofern common rail engine with all that goes with that.

The Octavia Tour would be cheaper because it's an old old model sold new. mechanically similar to the new model but smaller, particularly in the back seat.

Boot size is legendary.

bazz26

Thinking outside the VAG box:


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

onion1

onion1 wrote: »

colm_mcm wrote: »

Octavia 1.9 I'd say.

An Octavia Tour (original model made alongside the new model till lately) from the UK may fit the bill.

What are the pros and cons of octavias? What are the common faults and are they cheap to fix? They seem to be good deal cheaper than other vag 1.9 diesels. Is this just due to the badge?

just on taking second look at the octavia tour, it ain't pretty.. maybe

mustang01

skoda and pretty defo dont belong in the same sentence dats 4 sure !

colm_mcm

.........says the grammar expert

Matthewjohn

Bmw 320D lovely car reasonably reliable, comfortable and nice to drive too.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/3-Series/320D-150/201202206547008/advert?channel=CARS