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€3000 diesel car

FrankC21 · 2020-03-30 22:36:34

Hi I am looking for a reliable diesel car Max €3000 Min 1.6ltr engine Mileage per month 3,500km I am based in Drogheda. My current car average mpg is 16. €30 will last 4 trips 88km each way.

30-03-2020 11:36PM

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Hi

I am looking for a reliable diesel car

Max €3000
Min 1.6ltr engine
Mileage per month 3,500km

I am based in Drogheda.
My current car average mpg is 16.
€30 will last 4 trips 88km each way.

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#2 30-03-2020 11:58PM

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16 MPG?! What are you driving?! do you go through many tolls? Id contemplate electric...

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#3 31-03-2020 12:00AM

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It's that lad with the fiesta again.

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#4 31-03-2020 12:08AM

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The OP of the fiesta maintenance saga!

Has she given up the ghost?

Mk2 105bhp 1.9tdi octavia (avoid the bxe engine code)
If you don't mind a dated appearance a cheap tax post 08 mk1 1.9tdi 100bhp octavia would be a solid option.

A 1.5 dci renault fluence or megane iii worth considering too.

1.4d4d corolla or auris also.

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#5 31-03-2020 12:10AM

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Idbatterim wrote: »

16 MPG?! What are you driving?! do you go through many tolls? Id contemplate electric...

What kind of electric car would you buy for 3k

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#6 31-03-2020 12:35AM

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Deja vu:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=112356655

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=111959164

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058032197

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058028853

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058025761

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=111602465

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=111006369

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=110872027

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=110822850

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057998375

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#7 31-03-2020 08:14AM

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bazz26 wrote: »

Deja vu:

The endless tyre kicker!!!

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#8 31-03-2020 08:17AM

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FrankC21 wrote: »

Hi

I am looking for a reliable diesel car

Max €3000
Min 1.6ltr engine
Mileage per month 3,500km

I am based in Drogheda.
My current car average mpg is 16.
€30 will last 4 trips 88km each way.

Plenty of bargains to be had up north, maybe go for a 1.6tdi Golf?

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#9 31-03-2020 08:23AM

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grayzer75 wrote: »

Plenty of bargains to be had up north, maybe go for a 1.6tdi Golf?

See post number 6........:rolleyes:

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#10 31-03-2020 08:28AM

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Idbatterim wrote: »

16 MPG?! What are you driving?! do you go through many tolls? Id contemplate electric...

Ffs .

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#11 31-03-2020 08:30AM

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bazz26 wrote: »

Deja vu:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=112356655

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=111959164

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058032197

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058028853

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058025761

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=111602465

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=111006369

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=110872027

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=110822850

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057998375

Walter Mitty of the motoring world

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#12 31-03-2020 08:34AM

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California Dreamer wrote: »

See post number 6........:rolleyes:

Just seen it now

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#13 31-03-2020 08:38AM

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FrankC21 wrote: »

Hi

I am looking for a reliable diesel car

Max €3000
Min 1.6ltr engine
Mileage per month 3,500km

I am based in Drogheda.
My current car average mpg is 16.
€30 will last 4 trips 88km each way.

Is that 8 x 88km? That's 704 km for 30 euro which is not true, its about 23/24 litres of fuel, let's call it 4 gallons. You're getting about 100 mpg there.

Even if I read it wrong and you're only doing 4 x 88 km trips for 30 euro you're still looking at 50 mpg.

How did you arrive at 16mpg?

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#14 31-03-2020 09:58AM

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Heres Johnny wrote: »

Is that 8 x 88km?
How did you arrive at 16mpg?

Think The OP has confused mpg with km/Litre. 16 km per litre is more realistic for a 1.2 Fiesta petrol.

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#15 31-03-2020 12:24PM

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Heres Johnny wrote: »

Is that 8 x 88km? That's 704 km for 30 euro which is not true, its about 23/24 litres of fuel, let's call it 4 gallons. You're getting about 100 mpg there.

Even if I read it wrong and you're only doing 4 x 88 km trips for 30 euro you're still looking at 50 mpg.

How did you arrive at 16mpg?

I used a mpg online calculator, perhaps I am wrong about reading it.

Windsor offered me 3k for the car as a trade-in deposit for skoda superb 2015 1.6ltr 3 years warranty

https://www.windsor.ie/used-cars/11291876-skoda-superb-ambition-1.6-tdi-105-hp-4/

Is it a good deal?

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#16 31-03-2020 12:28PM

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I've recently moved into drogheda and I only found out that I am doing 88km per trip. That's why my previous post have different details, those were only my estimations.

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#17 31-03-2020 12:31PM

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FrankC21 wrote: »

I used a mpg online calculator, perhaps I am wrong about reading it.

Windsor offered me 3k for the car as a trade-in deposit for skoda superb 2015 1.6ltr 3 years warranty

https://www.windsor.ie/used-cars/11291876-skoda-superb-ambition-1.6-tdi-105-hp-4/

Is it a good deal?

I can't stand that shape superb the 1.6 is very sluggish particularly in town driving.

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#18 31-03-2020 12:58PM

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FrankC21 wrote: »

I used a mpg online calculator, perhaps I am wrong about reading it.

Windsor offered me 3k for the car as a trade-in deposit for skoda superb 2015 1.6ltr 3 years warranty

https://www.windsor.ie/used-cars/11291876-skoda-superb-ambition-1.6-tdi-105-hp-4/

Is it a good deal?

No.

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#19 31-03-2020 01:08PM

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105 bhp :rolleyes:

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#20 31-03-2020 01:17PM

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Idbatterim wrote: »

105 bhp :rolleyes:

Out n push.

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#21 31-03-2020 01:28PM

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FrankC21 wrote: »

I used a mpg online calculator, perhaps I am wrong about reading it.

Windsor offered me 3k for the car as a trade-in deposit for skoda superb 2015 1.6ltr 3 years warranty

https://www.windsor.ie/used-cars/11291876-skoda-superb-ambition-1.6-tdi-105-hp-4/

Is it a good deal?

So how much did they actually want with your Fiesta for the Superb? A 2008 Fiesta isn't worth 3k.

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#22 31-03-2020 01:32PM

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bazz26 wrote: »

So how much did they actually want with your Fiesta for the Superb? A 2008 Fiesta isn't worth 3k.

They rang me and said I can trade it in for value of about 3k, with €258 monthly repayments over 5 years 3 years warranty.

I only enquired to see how much will the fiesta cost.

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#23 31-03-2020 01:34PM

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I picked up a 10 superb, 140hp ,absolute beauty for just north of 3k

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#24 31-03-2020 01:42PM

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FrankC21 wrote: »

They rang me and said I can trade it in for value of about 3k, with €258 monthly repayments over 5 years 3 years warranty.

I only enquired to see how much will the fiesta cost.

They are probably giving you an inflated scrappage discount value for the Fiesta especially when giving it over the phone. You need to figure out how much the Superb is actually costing you and compare against what a similar car would cost you from a different garage.

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#25 31-03-2020 01:52PM

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bazz26 wrote: »

They are probably giving you an inflated scrappage discount value for the Fiesta especially when giving it over the phone. You need to figure out how much the Superb is actually costing you and compare against what a similar car would cost you from a different garage.

Any other garage you suggests?

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#26 31-03-2020 01:53PM

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Buy a Renault Megane or fluence or Laguna....

1.5dCi.

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#27 31-03-2020 01:56PM

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The 12 years old ford fiesta is a good car no doubt but on the motorway it really isn't powerful enough, feels like the car would fall apart or something and when I drive it with my pregnant wife in passenger seat I don't feel safe enough especially driving beside big lorry trucks.

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#28 31-03-2020 02:55PM

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140bhp etc is fine, if the issue with fiesta is feeling vulnerable and lack of power, I wouldnt be going into a 105 bhp car

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#29 31-03-2020 02:59PM

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FrankC21 wrote: »

The 12 years old ford fiesta is a good car no doubt but on the motorway it really isn't powerful enough, feels like the car would fall apart or something and when I drive it with my pregnant wife in passenger seat I don't feel safe enough especially driving beside big lorry trucks.

Well then go purchase a bigger car, how many threads do you need to work this out?

If you're doing serious kilometres then you need something comfortable.

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#30 31-03-2020 03:04PM

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punisher5112 wrote: »

Well then go purchase a bigger car, how many threads do you need to work this out?

If you're doing serious kilometres then you need something comfortable.

because I like to make sure I purchase something that is worth and will last me for 5 years, that's why I asked a lot of questions to rule out the most common answer.

From what I gather it's either renault or skoda?

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#31 31-03-2020 03:09PM

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FrankC21 wrote: »

because I like to make sure I purchase something that is worth and will last me for 5 years, that's why I asked a lot of questions to rule out the most common answer.

From what I gather it's either renault or skoda?

Why 5 years the way you go on you want a a new car..... Nobody can guarantee the car will last that.

The megane I have I've put 45k on it, it's 2011, diesel and there is nothing to say it won't pack up tomorrow.

You're buying cheap so rinse and repeat....

If something serious goes on it and it's too expensive get rid buy another....

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