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Buy this, don't buy this!

  • 03-03-2017 1:17pm
    #1
    mcneil
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 332 ✭✭


    Have 5k to spend on a new 7 seater. Have had a bad experience with a previous zafira which was just z money pit. Been asking recommendations and all different opinions. Buy an s-max, buy another zafira, don't buy this but a galaxy, no, stay away from them and buy a vw. Leaning towards an s-max but how reliable are they, pros and cons?


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  • #2
    pajo1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭pajo1981




    This, just this.

    Sorry, just noticed your budget :)


  • #3
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,362 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    5k might not get you a decent S-Max though. Look at the Mazda 5 too.


  • #4
    Ubbquittious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,292 ✭✭✭Ubbquittious


    As long as it's not a Pic-my-asso


  • #5
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,478 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    We had a S-Max 1.8 diesel for 5 years and it was bulletproof, never an issue, loads of room with the back two seats down and like a van if you drop all the seats and need to move something big. We sold it earlier this year for €8k with 137kms on her and she was a 09 so you can guide your budget from that


  • #6
    CalamariFritti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,942 ✭✭✭CalamariFritti


    slave1 wrote: »
    We had a S-Max 1.8 diesel for 5 years and it was bulletproof, never an issue, loads of room with the back two seats down and like a van if you drop all the seats and need to move something big. We sold it earlier this year for €8k with 137kms on her and she was a 09 so you can guide your budget from that

    Wow thats not bad money for an 8 year old car.


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  • #7
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,478 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Well, it was a lot of car, FSH and a private sale so I thought at onset I'd get more but Brexit killed second hand values here, we got her because of the 3 kids, buggys etc and as they've got bigger we ironically sized down to an EV as the SMax was just overkill


  • #8
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,748 ✭✭✭corks finest


    mcneil wrote: »
    Have 5k to spend on a new 7 seater. Have had a bad experience with a previous zafira which was just z money pit. Been asking recommendations and all different opinions. Buy an s-max, buy another zafira, don't buy this but a galaxy, no, stay away from them and buy a vw. Leaning towards an s-max but how reliable are they, pros and cons?

    What about a yeti?


  • #9
    mcneil
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 332 ✭✭mcneil


    bazz26 wrote: »
    5k might not get you a decent S-Max though. Look at the Mazda 5 too.

    Wife seen one on done deal for 5500 2008model. How good are the mazdas?


  • #10
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,362 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    mcneil wrote: »
    Wife seen one on done deal for 5500 2008model. How good are the mazdas?

    Petrol or diesel? Petrols are uber reliable but there are alot of question marks around the reliability of the Mazda 2.0 diesel engine so I'd avoid the diesel.


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