advice on car

the irish fella

looking for a used car any ideas? looking for something reliable and good on mpg what cars should i look at muse be under 1.4 and i have about 3k to spend was looking at the 00-04 1.4 astra or 1.4 octavia or 206 1.1 etc any suggestions or links or any cars that i should stay away from thanks

Supergurrier

3k will get you a very very nice 1.4 Octavia, im putting mine up for sale soon but it's more of a 1k car

Can't comment on the other 2 choices

dougie-lampkin

Get a Yaris. Far more reliable and lighter on petrol than anything you mentioned.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4923071

the irish fella

Supergurrier wrote: »

3k will get you a very very nice 1.4 Octavia, im putting mine up for sale soon but it's more of a 1k car

Can't comment on the other 2 choices

i am not saying anything about your car but most of the 1k ones i have been to seen are scrap haha what year is yours nct and millage if shes good i might be interested

the irish fella

dougie-lampkin wrote: »

Get a Yaris. Far more reliable and lighter on petrol than anything you mentioned.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4923071

very dear to buy and not nice to look at ha but ya hard to get one with nct reasonable they are also very expensive to insure

Supergurrier

2002 won't be selling for abit though needs some work, just pointing out you will get a nice one for 3k

the irish fella

Supergurrier wrote: »

2002 won't be selling for abit though needs some work, just pointing out you will get a nice one for 3k

fair enough something that year would be grand ya i should get a 04 with warrenty im thinking

colm_mcm

the irish fella wrote: »

they are also very expensive to insure

Missus is paying tiny insurance on a yaris so I'm not sure what you mean.

dougie-lampkin

the irish fella wrote: »

very dear to buy and not nice to look at ha but ya hard to get one with nct reasonable they are also very expensive to insure

Are they very dear? I showed you a '02 that was NCT'd earlier today and with 6 months tax, within budget. I'd say that's pretty good value. They're not a looker, I agree, but neither is a mk1 Octavia or 206. If you wanted a looker you wouldn't have opened a thread looking for a reliable, frugal car.

As for insurance, they're as cheap as you'll find, and definitely cheaper than the three cars you mentioned. I don't know where you're getting the impression that they're expensive to insure.

the irish fella

colm_mcm wrote: »

Missus is paying tiny insurance on a yaris so I'm not sure what you mean.

first insurance 18 year old male im loved by insurance companies ha every car is different and yaris is high couple of hundred higher than a astra or corsa

the irish fella

dougie-lampkin wrote: »

Are they very dear? I showed you a '02 that was NCT'd earlier today and with 6 months tax, within budget. I'd say that's pretty good value. They're not a looker, I agree, but neither is a mk1 Octavia or 206. If you wanted a looker you wouldn't have opened a thread looking for a reliable, frugal car.

As for insurance, they're as cheap as you'll find, and definitely cheaper than the three cars you mentioned. I don't know where you're getting the impression that they're expensive to insure.

look doesnt bother me ha was just saying they arent the best looking and ya im a learner so every single car gives a different quote toyota being at the high end along with ford dont ask me why a 1 litre should be cheap but no a 1. octavia is 300 cheaper

Cee-Jay-Cee

An 02/03 1.4 corolla should be within your budget.

bazz26

Something like a Ford Focus over the three on your original list.

For example:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4898700

dh0011

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4744309
looks good - a buddy of mine had planned on having a look but he decided he wanted 5 doors.

the irish fella

bazz26 wrote: »

Something like a Ford Focus over the three on your original list.

For example:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4898700

nice car alright

the irish fella

here is a few i might be viewing...
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4928544
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4927237
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4926846
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4896698
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4910501

colm_mcm

Focus seems a bit too cheap and no mileage listed.
Has more money pit potential than the rest.

Also your man selling it has a good few ads on dungdeal

dh0011

i would think the almera and corolla look well. Would go for the corolla myself but there it is a lot more expensive

bazz26

That's alot of money for that 13 year old Almera. A mate bought a similar one for that sort of money two years ago.

dh0011

ad says there has been a lot of work done to the car lately so maybe it is in good nick for its age

colm_mcm

bazz26 wrote: »

That's alot of money for that 13 year old Almera. A mate bought a similar one for that sort of money two years ago.

Yep, I sold a nicer one for less than that 3 years ago.

bazz26

dh0011 wrote: »

ad says there has been a lot of work done to the car lately so maybe it is in good nick for its age

It's still only worth it's current market value though. I'd be interested to know why they are selling it considering the money they just put into it. Is it a dealer?

dh0011

that is not strictly true. If i was buying one of two cars with 100K on the clock there are a few things that might be on my mind clutch timing belt ...

If one of the cars had paperwork showing this work was recently done but was a couple of quid more I would go for that one.

bazz26

dh0011 wrote: »

that is not strictly true. If i was buying one of two cars with 100K on the clock there are a few things that might be on my mind clutch timing belt ...

If one of the cars had paperwork showing this work was recently done but was a couple of quid more I would go for that one.

I know what you are saying but we are not talking about a couple of quid in the difference here. You can buy a tidy 13 year old Almera for under €1k these days. One that needs a new clutch and timing belt would be worth very little but one that has recently had both done is certainly not worth €1600 imo.

the irish fella

almera is very dear but looks really clean focus is cheap tho that puts me in the supious zone astra and golf and corolla look fair