10k to spend on car. Recommendations...

clunked

The Mrs. hands in her company car at the end of the month and now has to buy her own. Probably up to 15/20k per year. Any suggestions or recommendations welcome. It would be the second car. Other family car is 2010 VW passat.

RidleyRider

Hatchback, saloon?

MetzgerMeister

You're fierce sparse with details :P

Petrol/diesel
Engine size - min/max
Year
Hatchback, coupe, saloon
Brand
Tax bracket
Pre 2008/post 2008

Personally, I would be looking at the likes of a Hyundai i30 or Kia C'eed since you already have a saloon.

clunked

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

You're fierce sparse with details :P

Petrol/diesel
Engine size - min/max
Year
Hatchback, coupe, saloon
Brand
Tax bracket
Pre 2008/post 2008

Personally, I would be looking at the likes of a Hyundai i30 or Kia C'eed since you already have a saloon.

Fair point. I'd say although its not my choice, something in the mid range, as new as possible, post 2008.

RidleyRider

This is like draining water from a rock!

What's the current company car?

clunked

Honda Accord, lovely bus!!

RidleyRider

And would she be happy in something of similar size and that?

daaaycent boy

Petrol or diesel boy???

Boskowski

He said 15/20k. That's not quite worth the diesel premium is it?

RidleyRider

Boskowski wrote: »

He said 15/20k. That's not quite worth the diesel premium is it?

Hardly! IMO, if its going to be the second car you might as well get a hatchback. A golf or scirocco.

clunked

No. but it might on terms of the car tax and emmissions. The Honda used to cover the country but the new job will entail only about 20km per day driving mostly, except for other stuff. I would imagine that a smaller car would do the job even though I'll miss the acceleration and drive of the Honda myself. How far would 10k get you say in terms of a Golf for example?

daaaycent boy

Boskowski wrote: »

He said 15/20k. That's not quite worth the diesel premium is it?

Plenty of people driving around in diesels who are doing that mileage. Audi A3 Sportback? Kia Cee'd? Hyundai? Golf?

Fizman

RidleyRider wrote: »

Hardly! IMO, if its going to be the second car you might as well get a hatchback. A golf or scirocco.

Budget of 10k?

MetzgerMeister

Fizman wrote: »

Budget of 10k?

Yes, an old scirroco :P

RidleyRider

Fizman wrote: »

Budget of 10k?

Fair point. I meant size wise and that though.

Joe 90

Is that not the sort of price for a new Fabia in Ireland?

Ronnie Beck

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4304246

Use the 5000 you saved to tax it for five years.

Just throwing it in there. :rolleyes: A fabia...

You can get a new 1.2 polo paddy spec for 11k I think. But from an accord to that would be horrible.

dgt

clunked wrote: »

The Mrs. hands in her company car at the end of the month and now has to buy her own. Probably up to 15/20k per year. Any suggestions or recommendations welcome. It would be the second car. Other family car is 2010 VW passat.

All for 10k....















All family cars, all in your budget, all capable of your mileage per year.... :pac:

Just be a little more specific....

H3llR4iser

Surprised nobody suggested an S6, an M3 from the third century BC, a 535d and the likes yet

More seriously, it really depends if you just want a daily commuter or something a bit fun. In all fairness, some smaller cars/hatchbacks can be quite surprising on this aspect...perhaps you might wish to go for something that isn't driven by 1 out of 3 drivers around; Don't ask why, but "Citroen C4" comes to mind.

dgt

H3llR4iser wrote: »

Surprised nobody suggested an S6, an M3 from the third century BC, a 535d and the likes yet

Plenty of time yet

How about


Or the safest car money can buy?

sebastianlieken

for some reason I want to buy that red golf the most...

subliminal advertising or something?... I just really want that red golf

dgt

sebastianlieken wrote: »

for some reason I want to buy that red golf the most...

subliminal advertising or something?... I just really want that red golf

Jetta

bazz26

Nothing says "muck savange" like a pimped up Jetta.

Chuck Stone

Honda Civic
1.3 Hybrid (low tax)
61 MPG (Parkers.co.uk)
Automatic
€10950
carzone.ie

discombobulate

Alfa Romeo GT JTD with change to spare. Better bang for for your buck than any other coupe / hatchback. An 08 should be around 8k although i don't see any up at the minute. 150bhp and over 40mpg.

clunked

Thanks for the replies. Mrs. was thinking of this http://www.rightpricecarsprussiastreet.ie/viewanad.php?ad_id=862112 or a 207. Of course theres the Renault 'build quallty' to take into account.

Volvo C30. Not lots around and really nice interesting car.
This One below in pic could be had for 10k. 2009 diesel.

Idbatterim

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4310955
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4190187