New Car Advice

[JDO330]

Appreciate you have narrowed it down but if your mildly interested in a 4x4 take a look at the Suzuki Ignis 4 grip.

As for the two above, go for the longest warranty and what you like the look of.

ATB, Jon.

 

[UKdave]

Have you considered one of the new Skodas? Before you buy I would suggest you try

 

[WeThePeoplexfbm]

get a trusty, hiluxs, ^^ very cheap well in aussie they are, but they buildt for everythink no other 4x4 beats a hilux

 

[1972]

Whats the mileage on the astra and the punto pandabeam?

 

[harrisp]

get a trusty, hiluxs, ^^ very cheap well in aussie they are, but they buildt for everythink no other 4x4 beats a hilux

Hiluxs are expensive here, and for what he wants there are MUCH better cars.

 

[Neumo]

My opinion is buy 2 secondhand cars: a BMW M3 and a Landy. Fast Road car for the days it is not snowing & a good 4x4 for the days it is. MUCH more fun than another small foreign hatchback....

 

[WeThePeoplexfbm]

Hiluxs are expensive here, and for what he wants there are MUCH better cars.

realy?? how much they go for there? they only cost 2 to 5 k here

 

[harrisp]

realy?? how much they go for there? they only cost 2 to 5 k here

A £5k hilux here will be an old one with very high miles.

 

[resnikov]

I got Peugeot 307 and thats bigger then you want but dont touch Peugeot, they are a pile of junk. I have had to have a new gearbox on mine, luckily it was just in warrenty when that went. The wireing loom went and that cost a fortune in labor, Air can has now packed up aswell

When we can afford to replace it, I will as soon as I can.

Oh the only good feature is the boot size.

 

[WeThePeoplexfbm]

A £5k hilux here will be an old one with very high miles.

5k here youd get a 84, rebuildet motor, 2-3in lift mud wheels ^^ etc etc

 

[Dogoak]

Personally I would never, ever buy a new car again, too much depreciation. If it was me, with that kind of budget, I go for a Subaru Forester, I know a few folks with them and they come very highly recommended.

 

[Ronnie]

Personally I would never, ever buy a new car again, too much depreciation. If it was me, with that kind of budget, I go for a Subaru Forester, I know a few folks with them and they come very highly recommended.

I agree that buying new cars is madness unless you're properly flush. Not so sure about the Forester recommendation though. Great cars, I nearly bought one - but thirsty.

A golf diesel is what I'd recommend at this spec and price. There are about a million to choose from, well engineered, reliable, economical and fast - plenty of good ones around at under £5000.

 

[harrisp]

5k here youd get a 84, rebuildet motor, 2-3in lift mud wheels ^^ etc etc

I dont see why a rebuilt engine has anything to with this, 5k could get you a hilux with a lift and mud TYRES, but thats not what he is after. A hilux that would be as nice to drive as a newish car isnt going to have mud tyres and a lift.

 

[Pandabean]

Hi Dogoak, I wasn't really looking for a brand new car, just one that was a year or 2 or 3 years old. I would never buy brand new unless I had one the lottery and went mad on a spending spree. We can only dream.

I did think about the forester and have heard they are great cars as well but as Ronnie said they can be a bit thirsty on fuel or so I have heard. There was one for sale at £7999 at a garage I went to, for a petrol,only 27k on the clock and an 05 plate.

The budget has been revised after seeing what the payments would be lol. Also taking into account other costs.

 

[plastic-ninja]

What about a horse?

 

[Ronnie]

A horse? Why the long face?

 

[TREETOP]

If you are interested in a 4x4 and not too worried about a smaller car why not consider a Suzuki Jimni, never had one but apparently very reliable and the dogs dangly bits off road, you will be well within your budget,best of both worlds.

Good little jeeps but very heavy on the fuel for their engine size

 

[TREETOP]

I'd go for a Skoda Fabia 1.6 Tdi brill little cars very reliable cheap to run and all the parts are VAG (VW, AUDI, SEAT)
Take a look at this place i bought a car from them a couple of year ago and saved myself alot of money
http://www.motorpoint.co.uk/(S(gtewxrz2siqnp245kw4d1f55))/Search/VehicleDetails.aspx?vehicle=310811

 

[Pandabean]

Ahh I forgot about this thread. I managed to finally get a car last week. It is a Suzuki SX4, unfortunately it isn't 4WD but I liked the car as soon as I saw it.

Do they still make Jimni's or are they an old model now?

 

[nunzionuk]

Nah they still make them