Help with used car please

Gabe75

Hi to all
,im new here this my first post ,id like to get some help on my next used car, budget max 5k under would be better
I did lot of research ,and still cant made up my mind ,so i have vectra 1.8 petrol ,havy on petrol and high road tax,so or i go diesel and get better miles or i go small engine 1.6 or 1.4 if i go diesel audi a4 ?im not a big fan the new passat shape and key and handbreak ,and long time ago i had the old one, so skoda superb,audi a4 or skoda oktavia
If 1.4-1.6 focus or golf ,i got told that small engines the japanese is the best but i dont fancy any of them ,but im open to any idea or help ..focus diesel or petrol ??im getting lost really,im not doing much miles about 5-6000 a year
Thanks/ i know diesel wort if u do lot of miles ,i was just thinking maybe hold better value and give me miles better /

toyotaavensis

Diesel is not a worth it if you only do 5K p.a.

Something like a 1.6 avensis or 1.4 corolla will get you decent mpg.

Gabe75

toyotaavensis wrote: »

Diesel is not a worth it if you only do 5K p.a.

Something like a 1.6 avensis or 1.4 corolla will get you decent mpg.

Hi ,thanks avensis sound great ,would be better on petrol then the vectra?the size the avensis is big as well ,

colm_mcm

If you're only doing 100 miles a week, how hard on petrol can the vectra be?

Gabe75

colm_mcm wrote: »

If you're only doing 100 miles a week, how hard on petrol can the vectra be?

Im planning to do a bit more then that ,but the vectra really getting heavy on petrol i say about 12-14 litre/100 km

colm_mcm

Have you considered getting the vectra fixed? It should be doing better than that.
What year is it? What sort of driving are you doing?

Gabe75

colm_mcm wrote: »

Have you considered getting the vectra fixed? It should be doing better than that.
What year is it? What sort of driving are you doing?

the mechanic he told me everything looks fine,i drive most in town ,but i was on motorway yesterday and it was even worst ,not a hard driver so not sure whats the problem,everyone say the vectra can be heavy ,not sure

Gabe75

Gabe75 wrote: »

the mechanic he told me everything looks fine,i drive most in town ,but i was on motorway yesterday and it was even worst ,not a hard driver so not sure whats the problem,everyone say the vectra can be heavy ,not sure

Yes the year 2003 and 90000miles pn clock ,always serviced

colm_mcm

How are you calculating your fuel consumption?

Gabe75

colm_mcm wrote: »

How are you calculating your fuel consumption?

Thanks your advice i will go to a different mechanic,i calculate buy filling up full ,go down half ,record ,then doit again,and record and from the two i get the miles and litre,i tried other way like fill the tank full then go to close to minimum,but im getting shocking numbers

colm_mcm

How many miles were you getting out of a full tank?

furtzy

The 2003 1.8 Vectra (125PS) I had was terrible on fuel and was a common complaint with this version. They replaced that engine with a much better VVT version (140PS) the following year. I was only getting around 30mpg on it and as low as 25 mpg in city driving!

bazz26

Diesels are not overly great on fuel driving around town either. They come into their own on long drives. You could end up spending thousands to buy a diesel car in order to save a few hundred on fuel bills.

Gabe75

Yes the 1.8 vectra very bad just did a check to half tank it get me 135 miles ,i done it twice ,so something not right

colm_mcm

OP is getting 20 by the looks of it.

Gabe75

I know a guy who just told me he's selling his 05 avensis 1.6 87000miles price is good as well ,not sure will it wort ,or go to a mechanic again ?

bazz26

What is your budget?

Gabe75

bazz26 wrote: »

What is your budget?

4-5k but less it better

toyotaavensis

A good 05 avensis with low miles would be in your budget. I have gotten my 1.6 avensis over 40 mpg on long runs. Got 498 miles between fillup and the light coming on once but that is down to me driving like a grandad and using expensive oil (mobil one in the engine and gearbox), having a decent brand of tyres and never missing a service and always buy topaz fuel. I normally get 450-460. 70% of this is on national roads. I spent a weekend in dublin last year and had the fuel light on after 380 miles which was a bit sickeining.

Remove any of these and the fuel consumption will start to go up.

Idbatterim

Id only change if you were thinking of doing it anyway... you wont be saving money, spending 4-5k to save peanuts...

12-14 litres per 100km is fairly shocking in fairness!

Sobanek

14 litres per 100 km? My friend gets that in his Opel Vectra too!

(2.8 V6 Insignia )

Get the car checked out by a mechanic. The only car I'd say is close enough in terms of this consumption is a BMW E39 520iA - that's heavier and with an automatic.

toyotaavensis

If changing OP, you should know that the vectra doesnt hold its value well on the second hand market as well as the avensis. You might not get as much as you would think for the vectra. You probably know this already but just want to be sure.

JohnBoy26

The Avensis is pretty reliable, but if buying look out for noisy gearbox bearings, a common fault in 03-09 Avensis.

bazz26

€5k will get you a facelifted 2006 Avensis:


http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/cars/5976723

toyotaavensis

the facelift has a bigger boot, indicators in the wing mirror and above all else a nicer set up with the trip computer.

OP one downside i forgot to mention is that a front armrest is rare.

colm_mcm

toyotaavensis wrote: »

the facelift has a bigger boot, indicators in the wing mirror and above all else a nicer set up with the trip computer. OP one downside is that a front armrest is rare.

How does it have a bigger boot? Its the same car.
The rear seats fold down alright

toyotaavensis

facelift is longer

bazz26

How does it have a bigger boot as they didn't really change much on it? The facelift got a split folding rear seat as standard alright but sure the boot is the same size and dimension?

toyotaavensis

I have a buddy with and 08 saloon, I have an 03 and when I drive to the course you can see the extra room putting the clubs in.

I am not the only person who has noticed this. See first review:
http://www.cbg.ie/car-reviews/toyota/avensis

colm_mcm

toyotaavensis wrote: »

facelift is longer

Its the same car and all body panels bar the front wings are identical so i doubt that.
Bumper might stick out a bit more at the front (Dont even think it does) but its the same car.

Basically they added indicators to wing mirrors, revised the bumpers, added folding seat, changed seat fabric, added mp3 and avls to the radio, moved trip computer, changed steering wheel, slightly changed the front and rear lights but thats the height of it.

bazz26

All they changed on the rear of the facelifted model is slightly different light cluster and bumper. Overall shape of the car remained the same.

toyotaavensis

I dont think that what we are talking about now is any use to the OP so I think it is best to leave it here. I will measure the boot the next day I go golfing and measure mine and let you have the numbers.

Gabe75

I got an appointment for monday ,to the mechanic ,to check whats wrong,i will post it if they find anything,thanks for everyone for the help !!!