Help! 1.8 Petrol car for €5000?

vikkthor

Hi all

I would like to have some advice on my next car.

Petrol is a must - I will do no more than 10,000 km /year

Budget: between €3000 and €5500
Engine : 1.6 - 1.8 max
Year: not older than 2004

I will need a 4/5 door (I could also consider estate - I don't mind) decent boot, fairly quick (ideally RWD), high specs (with leather interior if possible), reliable a must and not too expensive to maintain (servicing and parts). MPG not an issue.


I'm looking for one of those

- Merc C Class 180 kompressor >2005 automatic
- Skoda Octavia 1.8 vRS
- Alfa 159 1.8 (must have leather interior - Italian car but this one seems fairly reliable)
- Volvo S40 1.8 R-design

I could stretch the budget a bit for
- Mazda 6 1.8 (2008 shape - this will stretch the budget a little)
- Honda Civic >2006 1.8 (ideally type S 5 doors - they seem very rare in Ireland)

Cheaper alternatives could be:
- Toyota Rav-4 1.8 (long wheel base - interior is fairly poor though)
- Seat Leon 1.6 (only with Cupra body kit)

I found those so far:

- 2005 C Class 180 Avantgarde estate with sport pack for €3800 but with high mileage (145,000 miles)

- 2005 C Class 180 Elegance for €4500 with low mileage (65,000 miles)

- 2004 Skoda VRS for €3500 with 105,000 miles (one owner)


Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance

Atlantic Dawn

I'd push to 2 litre, lots of more choice of better cars like Honda Accord and Volvo S80/60.

vikkthor

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I'd push to 2 litre, lots of more choice of better cars like Honda Accord and Volvo S80/60.

I know (I';d love an Accord or a 5 series) but tax + insurance is more expensive and I don't have budget for that

sean1141

Difference in tax in only about 70 euro which is not a lot over the year. Insurance could be the same as a 1.8

Don't rule out a 2.0 until you have your figures done up fully

vikkthor

sean1141 wrote: »

Difference in tax in only about 70 euro which is not a lot over the year. Insurance could be the same as a 1.8

Don't rule out a 2.0 until you have your figures done up fully

Would maintenance and servicing be higher though?

Would it be worth the extra cost as I will use the case at the week end only.

I browsed around quickly but they seems too expensive to buy on my budget. i don't want to drop the years too much.

sean1141

vikkthor wrote:

Would maintenance and servicing be higher though?

You do realise that not every 1.8 will cost the same to service or maintain

bazz26

2006 Honda Accord Type S:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fully-loaded-low-mileage-honda-accord/10281322?offset=7

2007 Honda Accord Type S:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-accord-type-s/10208908?offset=2

There is not a huge difference in running costs between 1.8 and 2.0 litre.