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€2000 budget! What car to buy?

  • 19-08-2012 9:43pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 19


    I've recently passed my driver test first time and luckily have been given a 2k budget to buy my first car as my 21st b-day present :D I'm pretty clueless when it comes to cars so any help would be great!

    I've been looking at getting a 1.4 golf, 206/207 peugot, opel astra, toyota corolla, VW polo.

    What is a good first time car that will do me for 3-4 years?

    Anything to avoid?

    Thanks.
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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,513 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Price insurance first.


  • Registered Users Posts: 19 MU_1878


    I'll be going down on my fathers insurance. What ever way it works out he said it should work out at around €500. The car will be in his name for the first couple of years.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    So do you have a budget of 1500 for the car itself? Or does tax come out of that too?


  • Registered Users Posts: 19 MU_1878


    €2000 for the car itself :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭Media999




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭Media999


    Could do a lot worse than a Focus for a first car.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Media999 wrote: »
    Could do a lot worse than a Focus for a first car.

    No doubt the focus is a good car...just not the one linked!;)

    Purely basing it on the ad, if someone doesn't present the ad well, then I have no interest in looking at them.

    No pictures. Little to no info given. Expensive considering the 2 previous points. I would discard that as an option immediately.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    Fiesta 1.25 zetec. Loads about op


  • Administrators Posts: 54,256 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    awec wrote: »
    Would you get a decent focus for that price though?

    Focus has been around a long while now, absolutely tonnes of them around. So long as you find a good 1.6/1.4 they are reliable and good motors. 2 grand is plenty.

    1.25 fiesta is a good option as Ardennes mentioned.


  • Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    awec wrote: »
    Would you get a decent focus for that price though?

    For €2000? Most definitely.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,668 ✭✭✭eringobragh


    RoverJames wrote: »
    For €2000? Most definitely.

    ....indeed but please go for the 1.6, I've driven the 1.4 and I'd rather walk tbh! :p


  • Administrators Posts: 54,256 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


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  • Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    awec wrote: »
    Would you get a decent focus for that price though?
    awec wrote: »
    Would either have to be old or very high miles though (or both), no?

    ..........

    Depending on your definition of decent, old or very high miles, no.


  • Registered Users Posts: 19 MU_1878


    Thanks for all the feedback to date! There were a few focus' on donedeal.ie but have been up for one month plus. I take it that this is a sign that people have viewed it and weren't impressed so it would probably be best to stay clear?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭Media999


    Better to link us to it and see what we think rather than just assume theyre all bad.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,704 ✭✭✭fonecrusher1


    ....indeed but please go for the 1.6, I've driven the 1.4 and I'd rather walk tbh! :p

    Agreed. Never owned one but ive been in a few and oh dear they are one slow car. Yeah sure the OP doesn't exactly need a rocket of a yoke but that 1.4 seems to be lethargic behond belief. Lovely little chasis though to be fair.


  • Registered Users Posts: 19 MU_1878


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3706553

    This is the one that has caught my eye the most.

    Good choice?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭Media999


    If i took a look and it was ok id buy it tomorrow. Low mileage is a big plus.

    Id say its miles rather than km. Even 60k miles is very good. Probably due a timing belt change so watch out for that.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 19 MU_1878


    Going to look at a Peugeot 206 later. My uncles mechanic is the seller. Any things to look out for/pointers?


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