3k car for long commute or buy a newer car?

FrankC21 · 03-08-2019 03:50PM #1

Hi, what sort of vehicle I should get for budget of 3k, I will be using it for daily commute 175km 4 days a week. Please do keep in mind that i have just bought a house and will be starting a mortgage and 3k is only my budget if I buy it cash. But do you think I should get a bit newer car and finance it? If i did finance a car I should be aiming around 200euro plus per month.

*economical, reliable.
*diesel
*automatic
* big engine

pinktoe · 03-08-2019 04:05PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-530d-msport/22593707

Not sure about reliability but it has everything else your looking for. I'm sure you could knock the 250 off.

Also I don't think you'll find too many autos at that price.

FrankC21 · 03-08-2019 04:10PM

pinktoe wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-530d-msport/22593707

Not sure about reliability but it has everything else your looking for. I'm sure you could knock the 250 off.

Also I don't think you'll find too many autos at that price.

1400euro for the road tax, you got to be kidding.

bazz26 · 03-08-2019 04:12PM

But you said you wanted a "big engine". What is your definition of a big engine? The only big engines for 3k will have high road tax otherwise they wouldn't be selling for 3k or less.

FrankC21 · 03-08-2019 04:15PM

1.6L up to 2L fecking road tax is worth more than the fecking car

pinktoe · 03-08-2019 04:24PM

How important is automatic?

McCrack · 03-08-2019 04:35PM

FrankC21 wrote: »

1.6L up to 2L fecking road tax is worth more than the fecking car

Lol

Bigus · 03-08-2019 04:37PM

A Prius would be the most reliable bet , and don’t be afraid of high mileage ones.

christy02 · 04-08-2019 11:36AM

Bigus wrote: »

A Prius would be the most reliable bet , and don’t be afraid of high mileage ones.

A Prius for 175km a day? What an awful thought that is.

christy02 · 04-08-2019 11:38AM

Plenty of diesel Saab 9-3’s out there for that money. Autos as well. Very comfortable seats in them ideal for long commutes.

colm_mcm · 04-08-2019 12:13PM

christy02 wrote: »

A Prius for 175km a day? What an awful thought that is.

I find the seats in Mk2 Prius quite small and very unsupportive.
The car would be very capable of the mileage but I wouldn’t fancy being the driver.
Now that said a load of them are taxis so maybe it’s just me.

freddieot · 04-08-2019 01:09PM

It's not just you !

Short journeys are fine in a Prius. 175k per day sounds like something IS would do to make prisoners talk..

Bigus · 04-08-2019 01:15PM

Mk 2 Prius Is fine for 175 km per day , especially with cruise control. The low noise and lack of diesel thrumming helps.

colm_mcm · 04-08-2019 01:22PM

Bigus wrote: »

Mk 2 Prius Is fine for 175 km per day , especially with cruise control. The low noise and lack of diesel thrumming helps.

Are we talking about the same car?

Skatedude · 04-08-2019 01:31PM

FrankC21 wrote: »

1.6L up to 2L fecking road tax is worth more than the fecking car

That's not a big engine, so looking for eco engine ?

tedpan · 04-08-2019 01:45PM

FrankC21 wrote:

1400euro for the road tax, you got to be kidding.

1500

colm_mcm · 04-08-2019 03:21PM

tedpan wrote: »

1500

1688 for most!

3k car for long commute or buy a newer car?

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