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  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
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    Gandalfthesecond wrote: »
    12 grand for a Fiesta.:rotfl:

    How does you comment help the OP?
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  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    maninthestreet wrote: »
    How does you comment help the OP?

    Comment says it all. Ford official pricing is rediculous at the moment.
  • 10JH
    10JH Posts: 287 Forumite
    DS3 is a good idea, very smart cars.

    Personally I think the Mini has so much more appeal than a Fiesta. Plus it won't depreciate as fast.
  • emmell
    emmell Posts: 1,228 Forumite
    It depends if you like comfort or being jogged about. I had a Mini Cooper, was a cracking looking car (and no it wasn't red with a white roof),
    but it was a very jittery ride and useless in the snow. Last year I changed it for a Fiesta 1.25 Zetec, a lot more comfortable.
    ML.
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  • Kilty_2
    Kilty_2 Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    emmell wrote: »
    useless in the snow

    Winter tyres would solve that. My current car (Renault Laguna) was absolutely useless in the snow on it's factory fitted tyres.
  • emmell
    emmell Posts: 1,228 Forumite
    Kilty wrote: »
    Winter tyres would solve that. My current car (Renault Laguna) was absolutely useless in the snow on it's factory fitted tyres.

    And how much would that have cost on run flats?
    ML.
    He who has four and spends five, needs neither purse nor pocket
  • Kilty_2
    Kilty_2 Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    Surely you don't need to have run flats just because the originals are? Also that's probably got a lot to do with the hard ride.

    Motorists in this country need to stop dismissing winter tyres just because they cost a bit of money, tbh

    Probably cost less than the cost to change the car too ;)
  • jase1
    jase1 Posts: 2,308 Forumite
    Same engine in both cars (Peugeot HDi 1.6).

    Get the Fiesta, but find a deal. £12k is too much.
  • Rossy.
    Rossy. Posts: 2,484 Forumite
    Hintza wrote: »
    Can't believe I'm about to say this but here goes. What about a Citreon DS3? It does look nice (in my opinion) might stretch the budget though.

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSofBruxC70i38kDzAewSO47DAk_ThYxFcPza8uY2mnsakeKAvdCPM1B2EA

    I actually like the look of that
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