Budget of €1,000

yobr

I'm looking for a car for about €1,000. Been following the bangernomics thread so want something with an NCT into next year and as much tax as I can get..

I've stuck up a few examples of what Im looking at and would appreciate any advice going...thanks

This 407 caught my eye,

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1-7-peugeot-407-spotless/9615991?offset=9

Likewise the Primera

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2005-nissan-primera-nct-06-16/9033540?offset=10

Mazda 6

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mazda-6/9488413?offset=13

Mondeo (I've been told to avoid the 1.8 petrol model)

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-mondeo-2003-2-0-diesel/9656967?offset=10

Any other suggestions would be welcome.

Also, in a trade off between low miles on an older car and a more recent car with bigger mileage, which would you go for? Or does it depend on the car? Thanks

Seweryn

yobr wrote: »

Also, in a trade off between low miles on an older car and a more recent car with bigger mileage, which would you go for? Or does it depend on the car? Thanks

It all depends on the car, especially in this price range.

bazz26

Lol @ only 108k miles on a 12 year old Mondeo diesel. I wouldn't touch a cheap 407 and the Mazda 6 looks tired as an old dog.

I'd look towards something like these instead:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/03-volvo-s40-1-8/9654355?offset=2

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/04-subaru-legacy-2-0/9659454?offset=10

Idbatterim

with a budget that low, I would be buying something with very cheap motor tax and lower fuel use too... If the budget is 1k which is very small, I would expect you would want cheap running costs along side it, id get something up to 1.3L, yaris, polo, maybe a smaller honda, ford etc...

bazz26

Trouble is cheap to run cars with low tax and fuel usage tend to command more money to buy due to their strong appeal.

207black

are you still looking for a car??

Zurbaran

I'd go for an old model Honda Accord if I were you.