Choosing a used car: Help!!

momahony

Hi All,

Just wanted some help with choosing a used car.

• Max budget is 13,500 euro
• Min year would be 2010
• Want something for a family of 4 - reasonable spaced
• Dont mind a h/back or saloon
• Yearly driving would be 24,000 km
• Something economical - not to big of engine for insurance
• A reliable brand with good resale value

All suggestions welcome. Thanks for all your help!

Mary

bazz26

Should be able to pick up a Hyundai i30 on your budget:

http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/Hyundai/i30/1.6-Diesel/25313422571229830/

Plenty of space for a family of 4 and a decent size boot. Will have the balance of the Hyundai 5 year warranty left too.

dgt

Thank you op for clearly showing what you want in a car

When I'm at a laptop I'll suggest a few cars that fit your criteria

TGi666

you nearly get a new dacia duster for that money, cant check there site but I think there retailing about 15k I'm sure someone else will be able to add more

DylanII

TGi666 wrote: »

you nearly get a new dacia duster for that money, cant check there site but I think there retailing about 15k I'm sure someone else will be able to add more

Is that not the car with no electric windows or safety equipment?

TGi666

you could be right again I cant check the site to confirm and it has been a while since I was looking at the pdf spec list

momahony

Thanks so much everyone for your contribution. Really don't have a clue of where to start! Will have a look at all your ideas.

Barry Barry

The i30 bazz suggested would definitely be my first choice.


Ford Focus,
1.6 diesel,
2010,
49,000 miles,
€12,135



http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4343439

Peugeot 308
1.6 diesel,
2010,
34,000 miles,
€12,950



http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3868305

VW Passat,
1.6 diesel,
2010,
81,000 miles,
€14,300



http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4307424

Good luck searching!

TGi666

here is the dacia price list
http://forms.renault.ie/dacia_dec_pricelist_2012.pdf
and the specs
http://www.dacia.ie/media/pdf/att00099778/Dusterequipment.pdf

only thing the alternative seems to be missing is rear electric windows

dgt

11950

Diesel


14500

Sadly a bit out of budget

bazz26

If the OP doesn't really need the use of a SUV and other than a new one being somewhere near the OP's budget then I see no point in even looking at the likes of a Duster.

Barry Barry

dgt wrote: »

Sadly a bit out of budget

Might be able to snag that for €13.5k - especially at this time of year

momahony

Hi All,

It's me again!

Thanks all for all the suggestions. Had a good look at all and really liked some of your ideas!

Had another browse through some of the popular used car websites and seen a lot of nice skoda octavias. Has anyone here ever had one or know much about them?

Would appreciate it if someone had any idea about these and especially the 1.2 petrol engine.

Thanks for all your ideas, Really helped a lot!

Mary.