Looking at hatchbacks

joe123

Been looking at cars (hatchbacks) for the last three months and still undecided on what to do. The main ones Ive looked at are Golfs, Focus' and Leons.Looking at Diesel engine, nothing mad, around 1.6 and Ive a budget of €14k. Well thats what I set myself.

Im also based in Connacht so Ive been using donedeal and cars Ireland with a filter set to Connacht and then a few additions like Clare and West Meath.

From what Ive found, mileage is averaging around 90km and 13500 for 2011/12 Golfs.

Seat Leon Diesels seem super rare but have spotted one or two nice 13/14 plates with 70000km for €12500

A couple advertised that I spotted are linked below. Would love some feedback on what Ive found. Are the Golfs listed below fairly pricey? Ideally it would be the car of my choice but seem hard to find with lowish mileage.

2012 Golf http://www.timhastingsvolkswagen.ie/used_car/used_car_detail.aspx?id=131877

2011 Golf http://www.alhayesmotors.com/notice.do?BC=428&PN=1&NI=19626396&searchCriteria.RefDataSearchIds%28F37%29=50039&CA=428&searchCriteria.RefDataSearchIds%28F38%29=52295&searchCriteria.RefDataSearchIds%28F40%29=

2014 Seat Leon http://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=1671131&r=s.php%3Fm%5B%5D%3D78%26o%5B%5D%3D673%26l%5B%5D%3Dp1%26l%5B%5D%3D5%26l%5B%5D%3D19%26l%5B%5D%3D30%26e%3D15000%26i%3D100000%26ot%3Dk%26f%3D2%26yn%3D2011%26pp%3D50%26g%3D0

2012 Ford Focus http://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=1714391&r=s.php%3Fm%5B%5D%3D26%26o%5B%5D%3D253%26l%5B%5D%3Dp1%26l%5B%5D%3D5%26l%5B%5D%3D19%26l%5B%5D%3D30%26e%3D15000%26i%3D100000%26ot%3Dk%26f%3D2%26yn%3D2011%26pp%3D50%26g%3D0%26z%3D6

Outside of all this, I looked at the scrappage deal Nissan are offering on their website. Said they would give me 5 grand for my 05 Mitsuibishi Colt. The car is outside of NCT by a month now so not sure how that would affect things. Could potentially pick up a 171 Pulsar for 18k though. To sell my car privately I doubt Id get 800 quid for it. Decisions

chicorytip

2015 Nissan Note 1.5 dci.

joe123

chicorytip wrote: »

2015 Nissan Note 1.5 dci.

Thanks but not gone on the look of the note. Too much like my current colt which I hate :pac:

Tindog76

Honda Civic. Seriously comfortable car with plenty of bells and whistles. You should be able to get a 13/14 reg depending on mileage a spec (9th generation model). They are a bit quirky with the split rear window and a little bit dearer to service but you certainly can't fault the build quality and reliability.

kay 9

I wouldn't limit myself to connaught op. Galway myself and all purchases were elsewhere I'd travel for something I liked though including UK

Cee-Jay-Cee

Extend your search nationwide. Ireland is a small country. You are missing out on countless good cars which will fit your criteria by limiting your search to a small area.

joe123

Yeah looking through the sites there is just so much more on offer when I expand my search. Think Im going to go with Golf though.

Just wondering in terms of the spec,

There is Trendline, Comfortline and High line in that order. What exactly is the Match, "S" and R- Line? How important is bluemotion tech? Ive noticed its on some and not others. Seems more common 2013 onwards.

If you were to rank them where would they go in a tier?