Please Recommend a Car for My Budget

Orchid

Looking to get a car and have a budget of 10k.

The only requirements are automatic transmission, not more than 4- 5 years old and that it has 5 doors and max a 1.9 engine and that it wont be very expensive to maintain. It obviously has to be reliable.

I know nothing about cars and I am drowning in the sea of information.

I was also considering is it worth it getting a new car and paying for it in instalments as 10k is all we have for a car at the moment? This will definitely be a stitch along with the mortgage but if it's a better idea we are happy to consider it.

Forgot to mention it has to be a family car. We have one baby, no plans for more children at the moment.

Many thanks.

TBi

Prius? Big enough car, 5 doors and very reliable.

Or (unless you have some physical impediment) then go out and get a full license so that you aren't restricted to automatic cars.

Orchid

TBi wrote: »

Prius? Big enough car, 5 doors and very reliable.

Or (unless you have some physical impediment) then go out and get a full license so that you aren't restricted to automatic cars.

Unfortunately it has to be an automatic. Our car broke down and we have to get a new one pretty quickly.

Will check out the Prius, thank you.

Orchid

Just checked Prius but they seem to be out of our reach costing over 30k... :eek:

Transmission aside can you recommend a good reliable car in our price range? Hubby drives manual as well so it seems we may have to consider the option also.

bazz26

You don't have to buy a new car, there is plenty of value second hand.

Moneymaker

Skoda Octavia.

Bpmull

Tbh op to buy any kind of a decent size family car brand new your looking at 25k euro. So if you don't want to borrow that kind of money your better of getting a second hand car. Octavia dsg (what the automatic is called ) could be a good bet 10k would buy you a very decent one and you'd have plenty of space for your child. Is it petrol or diesel your looking for ? Ie what is your annual mileage as if it's low it obviously wouldn't warrant a diesel.

solarflare

have car myself for sale 2005 automatic nissan primera only 27k miles car has been garaged for 4 years like new relative who owned it passed away recently it would be like a new car for small outlay

Orchid

solarflare wrote: »

have car myself for sale 2005 automatic nissan primera only 27k miles car has been garaged for 4 years like new relative who owned it passed away recently it would be like a new car for small outlay

Thanks for the offer. Spoke to hubby but he said No, sorry. Maybe because our own car is 2005. We managed to patch things up with our car temporarily so this will allow us some breathing space and time to increase the budget.

Orchid

Bpmull wrote: »

Tbh op to buy any kind of a decent size family car brand new your looking at 25k euro. So if you don't want to borrow that kind of money your better of getting a second hand car. Octavia dsg (what the automatic is called ) could be a good bet 10k would buy you a very decent one and you'd have plenty of space for your child. Is it petrol or diesel your looking for ? Ie what is your annual mileage as if it's low it obviously wouldn't warrant a diesel.

Thanks for the tip. Will look up the Octavia. We don't use it a lot, work is close to where we live so petrol is ok as well as diesel I think.

bazz26

Honda Jazz:


http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/Honda/Jazz/1.4-V/42613953781351110/

Spacious, very reliable and has a high driving position.

Orchid

bazz26 wrote: »

Honda Jazz:


http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/Honda/Jazz/1.4-V/42613953781351110/

Spacious, very reliable and has a high driving position.

That's actually very good. Will check it out properly in the morning. Thanks a million. I knew I can rely on the good old Boards...

d1234

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Renault/Megane/-AUTOMAT/41413928156626380/advert?channel=CARS

Orchid

d1234 wrote: »

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Renault/Megane/-AUTOMAT/41413928156626380/advert?channel=CARS

DH actually loved this one, thank you.

colm_mcm

Get a Prius, it will outlast everything else.