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What Estate Car?

bouli73 · 2012-02-21 13:40:05

Hi Would be grateful for any advice. I need to buy a second family car, preferrably an estate but not tied to idea, with a budget of circa €5,000. Obviously with this budget there is going to be years and miles up on the car. What makes/model would people recommend that i can expect to get a good lifespan out of after…

21-02-2012 1:40pm

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bouli73

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Hi
Would be grateful for any advice.

I need to buy a second family car, preferrably an estate but not tied to idea, with a budget of circa €5,000. Obviously with this budget there is going to be years and miles up on the car. What makes/model would people recommend that i can expect to get a good lifespan out of after purchasing?

Thanks in advance

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#2 21-02-2012 1:45pm

The Tyre Dude

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For that kind of money I would consider a 1.6 petrol Focus estate. Reliable, very practical and cheap to keep on the road.

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#3 21-02-2012 1:49pm

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There is probably a million miles on it but;

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2959471

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#4 21-02-2012 2:13pm

jayok

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Honda Accord 2 litre petrol estate - but looks are a personality thing.

Bulletproof reliability, I bought my 04 (albeit a 2.4) for €6K with 63,000 miles on it. FSH and spotless.

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