Recommend car

kaku777

Cost around 4-5k.
Petrol.
Engine no bigger then 1.6 due to tax.
Medium sized card.
Quick enough.
No older then 2005.
Millage no more then 45k.
Good mpg.

Anan1

Shouldn't the age and mileage limits be related to the actual car? You need to get out there and start driving as broad a range of cars as possible to find out what suits you - there's no single 'best' make/model out there.

kaku777

Ok guys ignoring the post above, please go ahead and make some recommendations.

Looking for some ideas.

miller50841

45K would be very little use for a 7 year old car. Be more open to bit more then that you want a car that will last but for that budget getting one above 2005 and low miles wont be easy.

Look at Skoda Fabia 1.2 onwards, Octavia 1.4 onwards, Ford Fiesta 1.2 onwards, Ford Focus 1.4 onwards, Mazda 2 or 3, VW Polo or Golf

Jimbob 83

Increasing engine size to 1.8 would open up alot more options, if it's a 1.6 petrol it's gonna use a fair amount of petrol anyway more than most modern 1.8's tbh

If i was after a car like that i would probly opt for a diesel over a sub 1.6 petrol engine for comfort alone

Jimbob 83

OSI wrote: »

Yeah guys! Ignore the sense talking post and take shots in the dark!

In fairness he was probably referring to his OP and not anan's

eamon234

Avoid 1.4 Octavia/Golf like the plague it's a terrible engine.

Shane Fitz

miller50841 wrote: »

45K would be very little use for a 7 year old car. Be more open to bit more then that you want a car that will last but for that budget getting one above 2005 and low miles wont be easy.

Look at Skoda Fabia 1.2 onwards, Octavia 1.4 onwards, Ford Fiesta 1.2 onwards, Ford Focus 1.4 onwards, Mazda 2 or 3, VW Polo or Golf

Bugatti, Porche, Holden.... Well if we're just listing random marques.

miller50841

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Increasing engine size to 1.8 would open up alot more options, if it's a 1.6 petrol it's gonna use a fair amount of petrol anyway more than most modern 1.8's tbh

If i was after a car like that i would probly opt for a diesel over a sub 1.6 petrol engine for comfort alone

1.6 after that with petrol prices you would be mad.

If town driving smaller engine the better long runs 1.6 defo enough these days

miller50841

Shane Fitz wrote: »

Bugatti, Porche, Holden.... Well if we're just listing random marques.

Was actually giving OP a few options cop on with yourself

Jimbob 83

miller50841 wrote: »

1.6 after that with petrol prices you would be mad.

If town driving smaller engine the better long runs 1.6 defo enough these days

Engine size makes very little odds, for instance a 1.8 Mazda 6 will get much better mpg than a Ford focus 1.6.

Then again it sounds to me like the OP should just get a diesel instead

kaku777

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Engine size makes very little odds, for instance a 1.8 Mazda 6 will get much better mpg than a Ford focus 1.6.

Then again it sounds to me like the OP should just get a diesel instead

I thought going for diesel was all about how many miles you did. Im pretty sure I would do under 15k a year.

kaku777

miller50841 wrote: »

45K would be very little use for a 7 year old car. Be more open to bit more then that you want a car that will last but for that budget getting one above 2005 and low miles wont be easy.

Look at Skoda Fabia 1.2 onwards, Octavia 1.4 onwards, Ford Fiesta 1.2 onwards, Ford Focus 1.4 onwards, Mazda 2 or 3, VW Polo or Golf

Dont want something underpowered, I heard bad thinks about the likes of the 1.4 focus and 1.4 octavia.

Jimbob 83

kaku777 wrote: »

I thought going for diesel was all about how many miles you did. Im pretty sure I would do under 15k a year.

Not really tbh, i do similar and if i switched from my car to a diesel version i would get double the mpg and be spendling less per litre so just under half my current fuel costs.

An economical petrol like an Avensis/Mazda 6 can get mid 40mpg figureds though.

Do you want a saloon or hatchback ?

kaku777

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Not really tbh, i do similar and if i switched from my car to a diesel version i would get double the mpg and be spendling less per litre so just under half my current fuel costs.

An economical petrol like an Avensis/Mazda 6 can get mid 40mpg figureds though.

Do you want a saloon or hatchback though

Im open to either Saloon or hatchback. Just dont want a massive car.

Jimbob 83

Nice car but milage is high

Lot of car for 5 grand but it's a big-un

Decent car for the money

As is this