What Car (not the magazine)

TheDadOfBob

I'm in a quandry.

I'm looking for a diesel to cut the cost of my commute.

My budget is around £5k, but obviously the less spent the better.

I'm a SAAB driver at the mo (10 years old and going strong) so my ideal choice would be a diesel one of those (9-3 old shape).

The other choices are a Rover 75 or an Alfa Romeo 156, mainly because the depreciation from new has been pretty dramatic and it looks like I could pick up quite of lot of car for my budget.

Anyone have any experience with the Rover or the Alfa?

I know from experience the SAAB will gt me to work and back every day without fail, but what about the other two. Apparently the Alfa's are a lot better these days.

I just want everyday experiences if possible.

Or should I go and ask at some petrolhead forum????

Many Thanks

Hintza

I doubt it will be of much help (too small) but the Fiat Panda 1.3 multijet at around £5,995 new with VED of £45 per year (or is it £35), is worth considering.

Great fun wee cars and if you go to the honest john web site you should be able to find some pointers to great deals. I bought one (not multijet) for my daughter and drove it for a month and it is a craking drive.

dnc1781

Try:

peachorlemon.co.uk

parkers.co.uk
-owners reviews

honestjohn.co.uk
- car by car breakdown

reliabilityindex.co.uk

jamesn_2

Try the forum on https://www.pistonheads.com they get these queries all the time.

TheDadOfBob

Thanks for the replies.

I've talked myself out of the Alfa and deep down I know I want to stick with the SAAB.