Car question

[wull]

i currently have a 106 and it's been not too bad,needed a bit of work at the start of last year but my mother had the car previous to this for 5/6 yrs and barely spent anything on it.didn't really service it either which probably the reason for all the work needed.

i think its a hit or miss,sometimes you are pot lucky whether your car costs you lots all the time or not.

 

[bladeplayer]

Hard to know with repaired cars , ok it got 2 doors but were sill or b panel danaged (the panel between both doors) id stay away unless you were sure of extent of damage ,,

Look up skoda , octavia or superb . got very good range of height/lenght & lumbar positions in the drivers seat ,should suit your man with his bad back .. you are buying VW technology for alot less .. the diesels are 1.9 but once serviced are decent on juice , just check if timing belt has been replaced (due every 60,000miles) this can be expensive if you buy the car then realise it has to be done ..

 

[johnboywalton]

I think soley for reliability, look at the Japanese makes!

Stay away from all C and D cat. losses, would be my advice, they are more hassle than they are worth!!

 

[barb]

Thanks for the advice guys.
Decided not to buy either, on doing an HPI & mileage check, the Renault had questionable mileage and when I questioned the seller he could offer no explaination so forget it and to big a risk on the Vauxhall I think.

Mileage wise we do between 15-20K a year and about a 3rd of that motorway miles. we have about £4000 to spend. We are gonna have a wander about this weekend and see what we can find, we are not in as much of a hurry as thought as work have agreed for me to use a pool car for the next few weeks and as for golf (essential need ) hubbies dad has said he will run us over to the club and brother in law can bring us back (he plays too so have agreed to treat him to a round or 2 in return.

Fingers crossed

 

[connor]

Had an STI Impreza should have had shares in shell lol

oops sorry for the hijack

dont buy french !

i feel your pain although got wrx

as for french cars ever time ive had one ive trashed the gearbox find then flimsy nothing to do with my driving haha

 

[Smiffy]

Diesel or Petrol???
Whenever I get anyone in the showroom facing the same dilema I firstly ask how many miles they are likely to do, and also how long they are planning to keep the car. From their answers I can offer my advice. They don't always take it, but that's their choice.
For instance...I had a guy came in one day when I was selling Vauxhalls looking to buy a new Astra estate. He said he "must" have Diesel. By asking the two questions above we came to the conclusion that he was going to keep the car for 3 years, and would be covering approx 60k over that time. Looking at the quoted mpg figures, buying the Diesel Estate would have saved him just over £700.00 in fuel over the 3 year period. Sounded good. But the Diesel estate cost £1,700.00 more to buy than the petrol version! So now it wasn't looking quite so clear cut. And that was based on 20k a year. He would need to keep that Diesel estate a lot longer than 3 years to break even on fuel costs.
Of course, if somebody says they are looking to buy a Diesel because they prefer the way it drives (lower torque and therefore better pulling power) then the fuel cost scenario falls on stoney ground.

 

[barb]

Thanks Smiffy
Will bear those questions in mind. What ever car we buy we will be looking at running it until it dies.