Which new car for around £12k?

gilbert_and_sullivan

Drive the Deal were advertising new Hyundai 130's, both hatch's and estates, for about £10k just recently.

jkpd

the new vw up? will be worth good money in 5 years time.

jaydeeuk1

I'm with Bengal, if you're gonna spend £10k on a car, which is a fair wedge, get one you'll enjoy driving, rather than just something you see as reliable that will get you from A to B. Then when things go wrong 3 years down the line, you'll be much more forgiving to a car you really like.

2010

bengalknights wrote: »

For £10k id say take a bit of luxury and get a lexus, although will cost you more to run but pretty much bullet proof toyota reliability.

If not one of those then a honda civic.

That wouldn`t be the same Toyota that constantly have to recall all their cars would it?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/7191137/Toyota-recall-crisis-is-threat-to-whole-car-industry.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jan/28/toyota-recall-widens-europe-china

AlexisV

We need more information, otherwise we'll be naming car models until kingdom come!

Size / engine / miles you do / preferences etc. etc.

bengalknights

2010 wrote: »

That wouldn`t be the same Toyota that constantly have to recall all their cars would it?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/7191137/Toyota-recall-crisis-is-threat-to-whole-car-industry.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jan/28/toyota-recall-widens-europe-china

I dont know of any recalls in 2011 or this year for Lexus, most tend to be around the prius.

jaydeeuk1

TBF, My IQ has had a couple of recalls last year, both precautionary to their credit. If it was Renault it would need to be on watchdog before they even acknowledged a problem.

s_b

if you were paying £500 a year pure maintanance on a 10 year punto then i suspect you need to find another garage unless this was the fiat dealer in which case that mad on one of these cars
i too would recommend a panda,cracking cars but dont go puny engine if they are still doing it they are real slow

jase1

s_b wrote: »

if you were paying £500 a year pure maintanance on a 10 year punto then i suspect you need to find another garage unless this was the fiat dealer in which case that mad on one of these cars
i too would recommend a panda,cracking cars but dont go puny engine if they are still doing it they are real slow

Puntos aren't built to last, especially the early-2000s cars. Based on the experiences of family members and work colleagues £500/year is absolutely normal.

One of the few cars I wouldn't have given to me above a certain age. It may well be due to the type of buyer and how they're looked after but really, just no.

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I wouldn't be buying poverty spec anything if I had to live with it for the best part of a decade and it was my only car.