What car do ye swear by?

Buck Fizz

Hey,

Need a new car, something cheap, 2000euro max, 1.6L petrol max, just wondering what car do ye swear by, those of ye that have a car in this range, thanks..

woodseb

i always swear by and at a ****ing micra - especially when stuck behind one

MugMugs

Buck Fizz wrote: »

Hey,

Need a new car, something cheap, 2000euro max, 1.6L petrol max, just wondering what car do ye swear by, those of ye that have a car in this range, thanks..

A nice wine Coloured Almeria or Primera would be perfect for you

DipStick McSwindler

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166man

1999-2002 Toyota Avensis 1.6 petrol. You'd get one with tax and test for half your budget.

irelandspurs

My 3dr Almera for €1000 would suit you,I'll get it ready for you.

neil_hosey

Avensis or Corolla, definately. Would get a decent one aswell for that price.

Gurgle

neil_hosey wrote: »

Avensis or Corolla, definately. Would get a decent one aswell for that price.

This.

Ms Tootsie

Ford Focus all the way. Can get a 2003 Focus for about that price with tax and NCT. Great running car. Plus if anything does go wrong with it, parts are easy to come by and all mechanics are well up on their knowledge of the car.

Anan1

Buck Fizz wrote: »

Hey,

Need a new car, something cheap, 2000euro max, 1.6L petrol max, just wondering what car do ye swear by, those of ye that have a car in this range, thanks..

The car everyone swears by will cost more, meaning you'll get a rougher example for your money. For €2000 you'd be well advised to concentrate mainly on the actual car, rather than make/model.

166man

Anan1 wrote: »

The car everyone swears by will cost more, meaning you'll get a rougher example for your money. For €2000 you'd be well advised to concentrate mainly on the actual car, rather than make/model.

When the OP says swears by I would think he means by being the most reliable. An older Toyota is probably best and they hardly cost more do they?

Anan1

166man wrote: »

When the OP says swears by I would think he means by being the most reliable. An older Toyota is probably best and they hardly cost more do they?

Sure they do.

Buck Fizz

Cheers for the replies.. I need a car that reliable/cheap and not too bad on petrol/tax and if something goes wrong with it I don't want to have to pay an arm & a leg for parts!!

Anan1

Buck Fizz wrote: »

Cheers for the replies.. I need a car that reliable/cheap and not too bad on petrol/tax and if something goes wrong with it I don't want to have to pay an arm & a leg for parts!!

In other words, you want something that's been well cared for, and that isn't overly popular - ie no Mk4 Golfs. Such cars can be found, but it can take a bit of time and you can't be overly choosy.

sawfish

Good value in Hyundai Accents

Sleepy

For cheap reliable motoring it's hard to beat a late 90's Nissan Almera or Toyota Corolla of the same era. They're both dull as dishwater but they meet your criteria and you should have change from 2k. Keep an eye on the bangernomics forum.

Fast, Fun, Cheap, Reliable. Pick two.

Volvo S40.

ShadowHearth

I would swear by my 500eu ford mondeo 1.6 98". I jumped back in to nice motors, but I still kept it. It's offload and is waiting for some Crysis, to shine again.

It saved me a fortune and always got me where I needed to be. Reliable as tank.

Mitsubishi lancer or carisma, you'd get a fresh one of them for 2k, as reliable as a 90s Toyota. So too the accent as suggested but I'd prefer the Mitsubishi tbh.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3690983
If that checked out I'd consider it.

Buck Fizz

Cheers for the ideas guys, I'll def look into them..

What about any of these?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3788895 OPEL VECTRA

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3784271 VECTRA

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3652458 RENAULT LAGUNA

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3784272 LAGUNA

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3597399 LAGUNA

Cheers guys

listermint

Buck Fizz wrote: »

Cheers for the ideas guys, I'll def look into them..

What about any of these?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3788895 OPEL VECTRA

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3784271 VECTRA

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3652458 RENAULT LAGUNA

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3784272 LAGUNA

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3597399 LAGUNA

Cheers guys

Sorry just read your original post and then read the taglines here...


NO.


if you want something cheap to repair and fairly bullet proof the above are not it.


If you want something cheap, and you may have to add cash for actual repairs that more than likely will occur or you have some mechanical knowledge and are happy to keep it running yourself then above is a good option.

Leonard Hofstadter

Buck Fizz wrote: »

Cheers for the ideas guys, I'll def look into them..

What about any of these?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3788895 OPEL VECTRA

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3784271 VECTRA

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3652458 RENAULT LAGUNA

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3784272 LAGUNA

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3597399 LAGUNA

Cheers guys

Not a single one of those cars meets your criteria. That shape Vectra in particular was a real low point as far as Opel is concerned, Opel in the 90s is where Toyota is today in terms of dire cars.

I know there is a lot of pub talk about Renault Lagunas being unreliable (some Renaults are actually very good believe it or not), but the ones from 2000-2005 really are as bad as they're made out to be.

If you want maximum reliability, a 90s Jap car is hard to beat.

martyc5674

I can't believe some of the recommendations here... Golfs corsas and lagunas... You said reliable!!!

Your best served with a corolla/avensis which if too dull go for a 1.6 focus.

166man

Anan1 wrote: »

Sure they do.

It's safe to assume that a 10 year old Corolla is more reliable than a 10 year old Golf, which one costs more?

Leonard Hofstadter

martyc5674 wrote: »

I can't believe some of the recommendations here... Golfs corsas and lagunas... You said reliable!!!

Your best served with a corolla/avensis which if too dull go for a 1.6 focus.

Indeed, but don't rule out a Mazda 323/626 petrol or any petrol Honda, they will be at least as reliable as any Toyota, and probably even more so.

If the OP is looking for a Toyota, avoid the VVTis, the later engines are fine (after they modified them) but the earlier models can have serious issues with burning oil from as little as 60,000 miles. The Focus is also excellent for reliability, indeed pretty much all Fords (bar 01-04 Mondeo petrols as they also have burning oil issues) would be as good as their Japanese counterparts and in some cases better.

toastedpickles

Get yourself an opel astra, I've one and it's the most reliable thing ever, not too shabby on petrol/ insurance/ tax/ comfy as anything too, can't go wrong with one, since I got it, it hasn't given any trouble at all

Gurgle

captainspeed wrote: »

the earlier models can have serious issues with burning oil from as little as 60,000 miles.

Its only a serious issue if you don't replace the oil
Toyota regard it as 'normal' for a VVTI engine to burn up to 1l of oil per 1000km.

Leonard Hofstadter

toastedpickles wrote: »

Get yourself an opel astra, I've one and it's the most reliable thing ever, not too shabby on petrol/ insurance/ tax/ comfy as anything too, can't go wrong with one, since I got it, it hasn't given any trouble at all

The thing about the Astra though is that you need check the coolant every week to make sure it is not 'disappearing', since these engines can suffer from head gasket failure.

Unlike some engines which suffer from HG failure, in the case of the Astra the reason it happens is not because of bad design of the head, it is because of the coolant can leak, which results in no water going to the engine and rad, and that's the real reason the HG goes on them. But, if you check the coolant every week and get it instantly diagnosed the second you notice something amiss, you'll have no trouble with them:)!

areyawell

Stay away from Renaults, pieces of crap and a fortune to get fixed. Just get anything from Toyota or Opel and your good to go!

Carson10

GOLF

djimi

The car I swear by would be the Honda Civic. You should be able to pick up a late 90s/early 00s one for your budget. As reliable as the likes of a Toyota but more fun to drive. Nice bit of poke in them for a 1.4 but wont cost the earth to run.

eqwjewoiujqorj

How about this Mazda 6?

2003 Mazda 6, 1.8
NCT 08/13
128,000 Miles
€2,150

Recently serviced
Cruise control
Climate control
Air conditioning
Electric front and rear windows
Electric Mirrors
CD player
Multi function steering wheel
Remote central locking

haulagebasher

Without a shadow of a doubt i swear by the 1997-2000 Mondeo, 1.8TD. Solid, comfy, economical and absolutely invincibly bulletproof. Me oul fella drove one, and drove it hard, up to 241,000 miles before selling it on. It did a lot of hard work pulling a double axle trailer too as he was using it for work when really he should have had a van or jeep for that amount of towing. And he was none too pushed about proper maintenance either - it was hit and miss at best. Just shows how reliable and strongly built those Endura DE engines are - simple and straightforward turbo diesels without and all these bullshít eco crap gimmicks and still did 50mpg easily if driven right. A pleasure to drive and they made a lovely sound.
When he sold it the bodywork was hanging in tatters due to sheer abuse and the rear suspension was half collapsed due to towing lots of heavy trailers but in all that time the engine never missed a beat and was starting first turn of the key and clean exhaust. He sold it to some young lad about 8 years ago and he refurbished it and it's now with another owner again and I still occasionally see it locally.This one has 600,000 Km or 375,000 miles. Pity about the tacky alloys though. They are much more suited to hub-capless steels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCRpWsH-Y3o

tuborg_man

Toyota carina's are the car I swear by,. I gave it sol little attention that there was no coolant in it during the bad freeze 2 years back. I started the car with ice in the cooling system and around the water pump and a lot of screeching and bad noises. started it a few hours later and it drove like nothing had happened.
late 90's nissan primera's are robust as well.

MugMugs

haulagebasher wrote: »

It did a lot of hard work pulling a double axle trailer too

:eek:

Anan1

166man wrote: »

It's safe to assume that a 10 year old Corolla is more reliable than a 10 year old Golf, which one costs more?

Sure everyone knows that a 10 year old Golf is the most reliable car out there.

166man

Anan1 wrote: »

Sure everyone knows that a 10 year old Golf is the most reliable car out there.

Can't argue there...