A good family car for 3000 pounds

rammster

I am gonna be having a baby soon. I currently drive a 2 door clio. I have 2k in finances and I might put 1k on my 0% credit card. and pay off in next 2 months.

I am wondering what will be a good 4 door family car for the 4 of us.
It should be cheap to run pref diesel , but even petrol is cool.
<60k miles on it
And preferably under 3-4 years old.

Am I asking for too much here?????

One thing is for sure that I am not gonna buy a renault laguna after I have read stuff on the forum about it. :mad:

So it will be something japanese/german etc.

Now I am really asking for too much :rolleyes:

Please help! :A

balsingh

Getting a 3/4 yeear odl car with low mileage and diesel within your budget is not easy. I suggest looking for something a tad older ... my suggestion is a Focus TDCi.

goldspanners

i would also recommend an older focus.maybe one about 5 years old. at the price and age you want you will get either high mileage or low quality.

i wouldnt rule out petrol models either,petrol is much cheaper than diesel at the moment and fuel economy sint too bad in the focus.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

Mileage isn't important. Condition is.

albionrovers

Respect for ruling out the Renault. Very wise.

michaels

You would probably get this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:VRI&item=110324156798

For 2.5k and then you could buy a very good 3 year warranty with the other £500

Hintza

michaels wrote: »

You would probably get this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:VRI&item=110324156798

For 2.5k and then you could buy a very good 3 year warranty with the other £500

Hmm I'm never convinced with these warranties. But others could offer better advice on the pros and cons and wher to best buy a warranty.

XDA

balsingh wrote: »

Getting a 3/4 yeear odl car with low mileage and diesel within your budget is not easy. I suggest looking for something a tad older ... my suggestion is a Focus TDCi.

Just exactly what I was going to say.

I bought a 2003 Focus TDCi privately for £3.5k and its very reliable and cheap to run and insure.

Pssst

I was going to say Ford Focus TDCI also. Dont discount diesel !

markelock

honda accord.

and isn't petrol cheaper ? unless you do monster mileage?

jaydeeuk1

Mazda 3 series is one choice late 04 model for a touch over £3k. Or if you're a little braver, an alfa romeo 147.