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New car

  • 16-01-2017 3:25am
    #1
    fr0zen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭


    I want to pick up a new car for roughly €3500, I want something I can literally just drive into the ground, any recommendations as to what I should be looking at? Thanks


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  • #2
    Shannon757
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭Shannon757


    Bangernomics would be a good place to start
    http://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/97012219
    Or maybe a cheap luxobarge
    http://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/102262011


  • #3
    Stravos Murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 279 ✭✭Stravos Murphy


    Isn't bangernomics normally high tax petrol yokes? Op is looking for a new car.


  • #4
    Shannon757
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭Shannon757


    Stravos Murphy wrote: »
    Isn't bangernomics normally high tax petrol yokes? Op is looking for a new car.

    For 3 and a half grand? I think they mean buy a "new" car as in new to them, not brand new of the production line.


  • #5
    Stravos Murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 279 ✭✭Stravos Murphy


    The op needs to clarify. Let's not assume.


  • #6
    Shannon757
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭Shannon757


    Stravos Murphy wrote: »
    The op needs to clarify. Let's not assume.

    Does it not say 3500 in the OP?


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  • #7
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,412 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Shannon757 wrote: »
    Does it not say 3500 in the OP?

    OP might have meant 3500 tenners?


  • #8
    Stravos Murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 279 ✭✭Stravos Murphy


    Shannon757 wrote: »
    Does it not say 3500 in the OP?

    Does it not say new?


  • #9
    fr0zen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭fr0zen


    New to me, not new in production my bad


  • #10
    Shannon757
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭Shannon757


    Stravos Murphy wrote: »
    Does it not say new?

    It does but we don't know if it's brand new or new to them they are talking about.


  • #11
    fr0zen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭fr0zen


    Something light on the ole insurance too would be a nice bonus haha


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  • #12
    Shannon757
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭Shannon757


    fr0zen wrote: »
    New to me, not new in production my bad

    See my earlier reply so.


  • #13
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    fr0zen wrote: »
    New to me, not new in production my bad

    I don't think anything be was good the the impression you meant a new car for €3500. Don't worry about it.

    How big a car do you need?


  • #14
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    I assume you want a reliable car you can figuratively drive into the ground many years from now?

    Toyota Corolla.


  • #15
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,106 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    With the NCT you can't really drive a €3500 car into the ground any more. Faults will have to be rectified and that will cost money.

    You could reduce your budget and buy one with a long NCT and get rid of it if it fails next year and then start again.

    Have a look at bangernomics to see if anything suits.


  • #16
    Kashmeer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭Kashmeer


    biko wrote: »
    I assume you want a reliable car you can figuratively drive into the ground many years from now?

    Toyota Corolla.

    Definitely only Toyota Corolla if you want to drive it into the ground, there shouldn't be too many things going wrong with that. Just watch out for rust on the chasis and make sure you top up the oil (petrol cars). 1.4 VVTI would be cheap to tax and easy enough on petrol, too!


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