£8K car Volvo, Audi, Mondeo, Vectra ?

Inactive

sconieroany wrote: »

One thing I don't want, I'm sick of Turbo diesel issues with modern cars, whatever I buy, reliability is the no 1 yardstick, .

Honda or Mazda then.;)

Lil306

Inactive wrote: »

Honda or Mazda then.;)

Hondas are the most reliable of the lot without question :cool:

movilogo

I'm sick of Turbo diesel issues with modern cars, whatever I buy, reliability is the no 1 yardstick

In that case you can't escape from buying Korean cars :rotfl:

No other makes have the courage to show faith in their own products.:rotfl:

PS: Honda is usually the best, but if they go wrong (though unlikely) it will cost a bomb to fix.

thescouselander

I've driven a lot of different Fords with work and I've found Ford Petrol engines to be pretty gutless - I'm not a big fan.

sconieroany

The honda accord estate looks like it could fit the bill, had a quick look around and there are a few sub 30k petrol and diesel models with full exec trim for £9k or just under, the 2.2 diesel sound promising.

Cheers

somech

in 20years as a vehicle techie working on all makea hondas rarely gave any problems, was told once by a senior iveco director that the problems with diesel injectors are the very fine tolerances used, uk diesel is apparently not very clean and ruins injectors (so he says) based on iveco dailys killing injectors every 60k costing £250 EACH

electromagnet

Looking at them cars i would have to say audi A4! the A4 is a sound choice, and completely well built!
When choosing a car second hand, watch out for the coloured cars that dont sell well
ie beige etc..

you may be looking at one of these cars thinking "bargain " go for a more popular colour read this article i found.

System

Nice article electro dude.

I have to say though the A4 is such a solid choice. German cars in general are extremely well built and built to last but, because its a VAG car, it means parts will be cheaper and more readily available and top quality although servicing can be a bit pricey if you choose to go the VAG route

somech

electromagnet wrote: »

Looking at them cars i would have to say audi A4! the A4 is a sound choice, and completely well built!
When choosing a car second hand, watch out for the coloured cars that dont sell well
ie beige etc..

you may be looking at one of these cars thinking "bargain " go for a more popular colour read this article i found.

i believe audi standards have slipped in the last 7-8 years
maybe woth a look at BMW 5 series cracking drive and reliable

sconieroany

Thanks for all the good advice today, I will continue to search and compare your ideas.

cheers:beer: