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Cheap and Reliable....

  • 05-05-2012 10:12pm
    #1
    Spunk84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,656 ✭✭✭


    Looking for something that will be cheap and reliable on fuel/tax/insurance.. I will be driving up to 60 miles a day and was geared towards a commercial diesel or something like a Ford Ka:) any thoughts? price range 500-1500e


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  • #2
    kilianmanning
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 641 ✭✭✭kilianmanning


    Opel combo 1.7d would come to mind. Toyota corolla 1.3, K11 micra also.


  • #3
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,479 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    In that price range you need to judge each car on their own merrits regarding reliability rather than by going on reputation.

    BTW unless you have a VAT number you will probably be taxing the commerical privately.


  • #4
    padma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭padma


    Cheap and reliable plus taxed til 01/13 http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3328962 Good MPG and easy enough on Insurance.

    NCT'D three weeks ago too


  • #5
    Cosmo K
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 985 ✭✭✭Cosmo K


    +1 for the Honda!

    Forget the Ford Ka, rustbuckets!


  • #6
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Cosmo K wrote: »

    Forget the Ford Ka, rustbuckets!


    Ahh now that is exaggerating a bit.

    The Ka is a nice little car. Fair enough the rust protection wasn't the best on Fords of that era, but there is enough of them about to find a really good one. My sister got a 02 one for 1000 a couple of months ago.

    They are economical enough and like most small fords are good craic to drive. The old 1.3 is good enough in the Ka whereas its a bit underpowered in the fiesta. However, its been round so long that any problems were long ironed out and there is very few mechanics who don't know anything about them.

    My vote goes to

    Ka/Fiesta
    Clio
    Starlet 1.3
    Micra K11
    A looked after 106/saxo


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  • #7
    scamalert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭scamalert


    buy Toyota and probably your grand kids gonna drive it still after many years. :)


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