What do you recommend?

tom1ie

hi all
ive been given a wishlist by the wife as we now need to purchase a second car which she will predominantly be driving, here goes:
cant be a corsa or an ibiza as weve had one of them before, however that size car or the next size up would be great. We own an insignia which is my car but its a bit big for herself.
the car needs to be a good spec to compare with the sri insignia.
gonna be used for city driving so a petrol makes the most sense. (well an electric would, but they're way outta budget).
budget is MAX 7500.
any ideas/links?
thanks all

bazz26

Honda Civic:
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-2011/23191194

micks_address

bazz26 wrote: »

Honda Civic:
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-2011/23191194

Good shout... I reckon a petrol hrv would fit the bill to if there's any out there ..

bazz26

The newer model HRV is only out since about 2015 and well outside the OP's budget.

tom1ie

bazz26 wrote: »

Honda Civic:
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-2011/23191194

very nice motor. Would you go for that or this:
https://www.declangillmotors.com/car-details/2353007/

bazz26

That's a Japanese import called the Fit over in Japan. They were never officially sold in Ireland and neither was a hybrid Jazz. My main concern would be the availability of some parts which may not be compatible with the Jazz sold here. The infotainment system also could be some oddball unit that may not fully work here or be only in Japanese. I'd rather buy an Irish or UK imported Jazz if it were me.

tom1ie

bazz26 wrote: »

That's a Japanese import called the Fit over in Japan. They were never officially sold in Ireland and neither was a hybrid Jazz. My main concern would be the availability of some parts which may not be compatible with the Jazz sold here. The infotainment system also could be some oddball unit that may not fully work here or be only in Japanese. I'd rather buy an Irish or UK imported Jazz if it were me.

good advice thanks.

tom1ie

https://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=2424970&r=s.php%3Fe%3D5000%26f%3D1%26yn%3D2014%26g%3D0%26z%3D-8

Any advice on this guys? The add says it’s a gti, but looking at YouTube videos it looks different to 151 gti’s they are showing online.
Looks like a good spec. Price seems quite cheap..........
Also I thought a gti was a performance model, not a 1.2?
Thanks.

kirving

It's way too cheap, incorrectly priced.

tom1ie

Kevin Irving wrote: »

It's way too cheap, incorrectly priced.

Is it a gti though? The 2015 gti’s look different in videos I’ve seen or is it a pre facelift version?

Philb76

Kevin Irving wrote: »

It's way too cheap, incorrectly priced.

It's just a GTI grille if that car is genuine it's a bargain but the alarm bells would be ringing

Philb76

If it was a GTI put 10 grand onto the price

tom1ie

Just rang that number and the phone numbest not in service. What’s the point in that?

Truckermal

It's a 1.2 with a GTI grill..

tom1ie

Truckermal wrote: »

It's a 1.2 with a GTI grill..

Yeah thought that. It’s still quite high spec. Is the price point about right, or slightly cheap?
Seems good value for a 151 with 31k......or is it......

Truckermal

tom1ie wrote: »

Yeah thought that. It’s still quite high spec. Is the price point about right, or slightly cheap?
Seems good value for a 151 with 31k......or is it......

That's either a scam or mistake!

bazz26

You cannot buy a real 2015 VW Polo for 4k, think about it OP. And there is no such thing as a 1.2 GTi either.