If you only had £3k to spend on a car...

albionsarah

would you spend it all, or spend less incase it went wrong straight away?

And what car would you get using the following criteria:

- will be used to commute 25 miles a day
- we have one baby, maybe another one on the way next year
- would like OH to be able to drive it, he's 6 foot 5 and chunky!
- needs to be able to fit all the baby paraphernalia (sp?) in the boot

I know I'm going to be looking at quite old models in this price range, would like something with a reliable reputation though. Any ideas?

Coveredinbees!!!!

what he said ^^^

mark5

Taking in to account your OH being 6'5", I would have said a VW Passat, from about 02-03.

Kilty_2

Ford Mondeo / Vauxhall Vectra, as new as possible and not discounting high mileage ex-rep ones. (high mileage, low age, well maintained)

Inactive

Honda Accord, buy the older model up to about 02 plate, totally bullet proof.

Or a Honda Civic, again older model up to about year 2000, totally reliable.

anewman

mark5 wrote: »

Taking in to account your OH being 6'5", I would have said a VW Passat, from about 02-03.

I drive a Fabia, which having the same chassis and seats as the Polo will be near enough the same size as a Polo, and find the legroom at 6'3" with the seat all the way back is great. Albeit with little room for anyone bigger than a little kid to sit behind of course. Make it the estate version and I am sure all possible baby stuff would fit.

I'd love to have a passat or skoda superb though

foreign_correspondent

I bought a W reg Daewoo lanos saloon about 18 months ago for £800 - it only had about 30,000 miles on the clock, and was very tidy, like a new car inside, with air con and electric windows. I bought it because my last daewoo lanos (bought second hand and run for a decade) had finally died a death. No problems whatsoever so far - its not a flashy car, but it does the job, its reliable, and its comfortable enough!

here ya go: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=21845891&postcount=14

Keith

406 coupe v6

avantra

Rover 45 Diesel with good history will go forever, very reasonable maintenance and will set you back around £1800 for a 2002-2003 with 75k miles.

Aircon, airbags all around and a big boot, my brother is 6"7 and he sits in his with comfort.

jonathon

Ford Focus great allround car

Dave_Z

Honda Stream. Marmite looks but very reliable and plenty of room for a family.