Superb or Mondeo or Avensis ? 20K to spend, diesel

kifi

Hey all,

My car is at the end of its days now and i need a replacement for a 70km round trip to work daily.

Which car would you choose from either Mondeo / Superb / Avensis.

Will likely buy from a dealer and look to get finance from the dealer too.

Thanks all.

colm_mcm

What are you driving at the minute?

kifi

colm_mcm wrote: »

What are you driving at the minute?

rental car, had a 1.9 d passat, lots of issues with it and engine went after 120k miles.

kifi

kifi wrote: »

rental car, had a 1.9 d passat, lots of issues with it and engine went after 120k miles.

The wife is trying to convince me that i don't need a big car and that something like a focus will do me..

colm_mcm

You would get a newer car for the money to be fair.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Honda/Civic/2014-Hon/154014281922613620/advert?channel=CARS


http://www.carzone.ie/search/Hyundai/i30/1.6D-Del/177514363743213240/advert?channel=CARS

http://www.carzone.ie/search/SEAT/Leon/5D-1.6TD/200914419684411690/advert?channel=CARS

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Golf/TRENDLIN/201214416459729640/advert?channel=CARS

You might look at new cars too if you're financing as you can get 0% deals that might bring your payments to around what you'd pay for a 14/15 used car.

Polo_Cluvie

Has to be a superb I'm biased though I love them. Avensis diesel also a smashing car. Not fond of the mondeo so in order of my personal preference there you have it 😊

trabpc

kifi wrote: »

The wife is trying to convince me that i don't need a big car and that something like a focus will do me..

By todays commuting standards 70 kms is not a huge commute. Whatever about size of car, you should consider petrol. Your only doing 350 kms a week circa 200miles. Do you need diesel? My commute is 200kms day and found a mazda 6 petrol to be relatively good on juice.

kifi

trabpc wrote: »

By todays commuting standards 70 kms is not a huge commute. Whatever about size of car, you should consider petrol. Your only doing 350 kms a week circa 200miles. Do you need diesel? My commute is 200kms day and found a mazda 6 petrol to be relatively good on juice.

Sorry, that 70 kms was the top of my head guess! Just checked google maps and I do 48.9 km each way, x2 = 98 km. x5 gives almost 500km per week then plus about 150 km at the weekend. That gives me c.750 km per week. I think a diesel might be the best option here.

I might also look at focus / octavia, but I feel that the bigger car will give more comfort

bazz26

Should be able to get a Volvo S60 D3 on your budget, very comfortable and the 2.0 litre D3 engine has plenty of grunt.

Yawlboy

Nissan Leaf?

MadYaker

Yawlboy wrote: »

Nissan Leaf?

Ah here, lets not start this again!

trabpc

kifi wrote: »

Sorry, that 70 kms was the top of my head guess! Just checked google maps and I do 48.9 km each way, x2 = 98 km. x5 gives almost 500km per week then plus about 150 km at the weekend. That gives me c.750 km per week. I think a diesel might be the best option here.

I might also look at focus / octavia, but I feel that the bigger car will give more comfort

650.kms ðŸ˜

Agreed Volvo v comfy

JohnBoy26

trabpc wrote: »

By todays commuting standards 70 kms is not a huge commute. Whatever about size of car, you should consider petrol. Your only doing 350 kms a week circa 200miles. Do you need diesel? My commute is 200kms day and found a mazda 6 petrol to be relatively good on juice.

Diesel will have no issues doing that small mileage as long as there isn't much stop start involved.

TheBigGreen

I have a 2010 Octavia TDi vRS, have done 100,000km in the last 2 years. Trouble free and a decent drive. You could pick up a 2012 for €20,000. Best of Luck.

Ron Burgundy II

Passat?? Would be looking at 2011/12 model for €20k

colm_mcm

You'd get 13s and some 14 passats for that

Ron Burgundy II

colm_mcm wrote: »

You'd get 13s and some 14 passats for that

More than likely they won't be highline 2L versions

colm_mcm

Not the 2014 ones anyway. That's the first mention of 2.0 highline to be fair.

bazz26

You'd get a decent Passat CC for that money, if you don't need much use of the rear middle seat:

http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/Volkswagen/Passat-CC/GT-170/201014419808319390/

Ron Burgundy II

colm_mcm wrote: »

Not the 2014 ones anyway. That's the first mention of 2.0 highline to be fair.

Sorry Colm, got mixed up between this thread and another where the highline was mentioned