Time for a new car used or brand new

photogifts

Hi all thank you for the reply's so far

Yeh i was buying a new car because i part wanted to and also was worried with all the things thats went wrong recent with my current car that other things were going to start going wrong that could be more expensive i do need to get rear wheel bearing fixed at moment quoted at £250 part and labour and the regular mechanic i go to who has done few jobs for me said should think about replacing it soon

Some very good points by all so far it has me thinking

Tilt

My only comment about the new Yaris was I didn't like the instruments being in the centre of the dash. While I had it on hire over a weekend, the oil waring light came on and if it wasn't for my son pointing it out (he was in the passenger seat), I would possibly not have noticed it as it is on the left side of the instruments.

Strider590

Tilt wrote: »

My only comment about the new Yaris was I didn't like the instruments being in the centre of the dash. While I had it on hire over a weekend, the oil waring light came on and if it wasn't for my son pointing it out (he was in the passenger seat), I would possibly not have noticed it as it is on the left side of the instruments.

+ soggy suspension and concave wing mirrors the size of dustbin lids. Which make you feel like your driving/parking a giant blancmange and give the impression that every driver on the road has road rage and wants to eat your car (with you in it).... Which makes you drive excessively slowly and it then almost becomes a self fulfilling prophecy :rotfl:

bigjl

Kilty wrote: »

If you just wan't no-fuss small car motoring you can't go far wrong with a Kia Picanto brand new @ £5995. £500 deposit contribution if you take Kia Access finance too.

Works for me.

Small cars demand a premium on the used market so buying new with discount can make sense due to warranty etc.

The new Picanto is only weeks away and it is in a different leqgue to the old one, this will affect the old models residuals.

A good idea would be to.research all the new cars coming out with less than 100g/km of co2 as they have free roadtax, free congestion charge in London and they are among the most economical.

New Kia Rio coming out soon will have co2 of less than 90 and is reputed to do nigh on 80mpg. With Kias 7 yr warranty they deserve a good look, though the new Rio is coming out several months after the new Picanto.

Tilt

bigjl wrote: »

The new Picanto is only weeks away and it is in a different leqgue to the old one, this will affect the old models residuals.

A good idea would be to.research all the new cars coming out with less than 100g/km of co2 as they have free roadtax, free congestion charge in London and they are among the most economical.

New Kia Rio coming out soon will have co2 of less than 90 and is reputed to do nigh on 80mpg. With Kias 7 yr warranty they deserve a good look, though the new Rio is coming out several months after the new Picanto.

Fiat 500 Twin Air is also in that catagory and is already available BUT I doubt it is within the OPs budget.

Kilty_2

bigjl wrote: »

The new Picanto is only weeks away and it is in a different leqgue to the old one, this will affect the old models residuals.

I doubt it'll be discounted as heavily for quite some time though - the OP did say they have quite a tight budget.