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Ford Fiesta or VW Polo

  • 25-02-2015 3:33am
    #1
    notabasicb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭


    Hi!

    In the market for a car. Have decided to purchase new but stuck between a Ford Fiesta or VW Polo. Will be purchasing the basic model in whichever one I choose.
    Will be mostly driven in city - typically do 10,000km a year. I liked both cars - but am fairly ignorant about the industry as a whole. Any thoughts on which would be the better purchase are very welcome!


Comments

  • #2
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    What year are you looking at?


  • #3
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,165 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    I'd go with the Fiesta new. Does the basic polo still come with a 3 cylinder 60BHP engine? Drove one once and thought it was a horrible engine.


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Fiesta, base engine is 1.25 4 cylinder , and is a cheerier car in base spec.
    Vw will probably have better resale, but there mightn't be much in it,

    The Hyundai i20 should be on your list too as its much better equipped and has a better warranty.


  • #5
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Renault Clio is worth looking at too if you can stretch to the new 1.0 litre engine.


  • #6
    kisugem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭kisugem


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Fiesta, base engine is 1.25 4 cylinder , and is a cheerier car in base spec.
    Vw will probably have better resale, but there mightn't be much in it,

    The Hyundai i20 should be on your list too as its much better equipped and has a better warranty.

    Hyundai is offering 4000 scrappage deal.
    But for the sake of 1k or so I would rather go with alternative brands as interior still looks very cheap in i20. No stop/start technology.

    Fiesta also comes with 5 year warranty; 3 years for Polo though.


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  • #7
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Stop-start is only good for lowering your annual tax. It is of no use in real life.


  • #8
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,165 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    kisugem wrote: »
    Hyundai is offering 4000 scrappage deal.
    But for the sake of 1k or so I would rather go with alternative brands as interior still looks very cheap in i20. No stop/start technology.

    Fiesta also comes with 5 year warranty; 3 years for Polo though.

    Just checked the Hyundai website there and no mention of scrappage deal?


  • #9
    alan partridge aha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,321 ✭✭✭alan partridge aha


    VW has a new 1.0 petrol engine with lower tax than the previous 1.2 engine. I love VW but my wife drives a 2012 yaris 1.0. Great little car with top resale and €200 annual road tax.


  • #10
    kisugem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭kisugem


    Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »
    Just checked the Hyundai website there and no mention of scrappage deal?

    It starts tomorrow - 4k off many models.


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