3000

cena

What kind of car would you get for that price. Has to be diesel for driving up to Dublin etc. I would like an a4 or and golf. Room for the family to fit in to visit my father

Supergurrier

Depends what you want, if i had 3k to play with i would be looking for a 3 series diesel or 318ci

JJJJNR

Bit over budget but might be got for 3k.

cena

JJJJNR wrote: »

Bit over budget but might be got for 3k.

not my cup of tea. I don't want something were the tax is high

bobin fudge

what size of diesel engine are you looking for in an A4 or golf if a 1.9 is too expensive?

Alanstrainor

Supergurrier wrote: »

Depends what you want, if i had 3k to play with i would be looking for a 3 series diesel or 318ci

I can't say I'd agree, everyone and their mother wants 320d's, most around are pure muck imo. Maybe a 318 alright.

Supergurrier

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I can't say I'd agree, everyone and their mother wants 320d's, most around are pure muck imo. Maybe a 318 alright.

Well when i forst started posting here i wanted a 320d and then i changed to a GT diesel golf and then a GTI and then i went off the head and bought the Ford so what do i know, i get distracted by shiny things :pac:

sean1141

cena wrote: »

not my cup of tea. I don't want something were the tax is high

Its basically the same engine thats in a diesel A4 or golf. 1.9 is the smallest diesel engine they have in that era car.

I have a mondeo that im selling. 04with lots of test and a bit of tax. Very high spec also. A bit along with 3000 would buy it. Pm me if interested

Supergurrier

sean1141 wrote: »

Its basically the same engine thats in a diesel A4 or golf. 1.9 is the smallest diesel engine they have in that era car.

I have a mondeo that im selling. 04with lots of test and a bit of tax. Very high spec also. A bit along with 3000 would buy it. Pm me if interested

That 1.9 TDI in any guise apart from the PD is notorious as a great diesel powerplant with really nice torque (The 130bhp version being the peach but the 110 being great too)

JJJJNR

The 130 was PD.

Supergurrier

JJJJNR wrote: »

The 130 was PD.

Then i must be thinking of the 170+ bhp 2.0 unit PD giving trouble as the 130bhp was not a troublesome unit from what ive heard

JJJJNR

Yeah the injectors were an issue on the 2.0 170's, OP you are not going to get a low tax/Diesel VAG for 3k you'll be paying the higher rate, you should possibly look at a focus c-max 1.6 TDCI if your looking for space, low tax and diesel.. nice colour IMO.

sean1141

The pd were not very troublesome. The lack of servicing affected them but that will be the care with any engine! The 90 and 110 were non pd. Pd were 100 105 115 130 and 150. 2.0L pd were 140 and 170. Some of these gave injector trouble

Top Dog

cena wrote: »

not my cup of tea. I don't want something were the tax is high

So what are you looking at? 1.6 petrol Audi A4 that'll drink the fuel so what you save on tax you more than spend on petrol?

Barry Barry

Renault Clio,
1.5 diesel,
2004,
NCT until 10/14,
€2,450



http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4205271

Ford Fiesta,
1.4 diesel,
2003,
NCT until 9/14,
€2,900



http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4282471

A little bit over budget:

Renault Clio,
1.5 diesel,
2006,
NCT until 8/14 + tax until 2/13
€4,000



http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4274762

dgt

Diesel Toledo?

TGi666

If it were me I would just get a 99/00 golf for around €1500 and use the rest for tax insurance and youd still have a few quid to fix anything that might crop up, but I would be looking for one that has had the flywheel done recently

djimi

cena wrote: »

not my cup of tea. I don't want something were the tax is high

There is about €250 a year difference in tax between that car and a 1.4 of the same age. Tax on anything up to a 2 litre is not (within reason) that high, and should not deter from at least considering a better car with a slightly bigger engine. For the kind of budget you have I would far sooner spend the extra couple of hundred quid a year to get a good 1.9 than an average 1.4.

bazz26

I don't see how the OP hopes to buy a diesel A4 or Golf without paying motor tax on a 1.9 litre engine.

cena

bazz26 wrote: »

I don't see how the OP hopes to buy a diesel A4 or Golf without paying motor tax on a 1.9 litre engine.

Who said I wasnt going to pay tax. I like the focus. The family I'm on about is 5 adults in the car at one time.

Toyotafanboi

cena wrote: »

Who said I wasnt going to pay tax. I like the focus. The family I'm on about is 5 adults in the car at one time.

you did, here.

cena wrote: »

not my cup of tea. I don't want something were the tax is high

when a 1.9 TDi car was offered up to you.

i'd give the focus a miss tbh. weren't the 1.6 TDCi very ****? personally with that budget, a mk1 focus with the 1.8 TDDi would be my choice. buy a decent one and put 6 months tax in the window for 2k, keep my bank account healthy with the other 1000

bazz26

cena wrote: »

Who said I wasnt going to pay tax. I like the focus. The family I'm on about is 5 adults in the car at one time.

You want a diesel A4 or Golf but don't want a Seat with the same engine because it has "high" tax. The A4 and Golf cost the same to tax, did I miss something else?

Small capacity diesel engines in those type cars didn't arrive until much later and are well outside your budget.

cena

That is not how I meant it. The 3000 is for a car alone so it can be

TGi666

if you don't want to pay the 1.9tax with your budget you might be able to pick up a 1.4 hdi 206/307

sean1141

cena wrote: »

I like the focus. The family I'm on about is 5 adults in the car at one time.

TGi666 wrote: »

if you don't want to pay the 1.9tax with your budget you might be able to pick up a 1.4 hdi 206/307

I think a 206/clio/fiesta type car would be very uncomfortable with 5 adults in it. You would at least want a 307/focus sized car and at that it would be a squeeze

TGi666

I know what you mean Sean just the OP may just take the tax on the chin, seems a Passat/mondeo would be the best option for 5 adults and there bags and baggage