Lost in the used car maze.

bluebiro

Hi there. I am looking for some advice, I have been looking at buying a new to me car. I have spent the last week traipsing round car dealerships and auto trader without too much success.

I think I have got lost in the maze of seeing something I like then finding bad reviews.

So anyway I tend to drive around 25k miles a year so I know I want a diesel preferably looking for a 2 litre but not sure if i will get buy with another 1.6.

I was thinking about Vauxhall Insignia or on the other end of the scale Hyundai 130,

So please I am looking for any advice comments criticsms or whatever.
For full disclsure I am bad at picking cars picked up a low mileage C5 18 months ago and spent twice as much on problems than I did on the car.

citykid5

My advice would be go German and don't worry to much about higher mileage as long as it's got full service history

Marktheshark

citykid5 wrote: »

My advice would be go German and don't worry to much about higher mileage as long as it's got full service history

What He said.
Dont rule out Skoda as well, Taxis drivers are never wrong, they know what runs and runs and runs without spending time in garages.

macman

Similarly SEAT.The 2.0 litre TDI engine is used across the Audi/VW/SEAT/Skoda range and is generally very reliable. 90% of your research can be done online, visit the dealers only when you've found a particular example that you want to check over and test drive.
Can't imagine what draws you to the Insignia...
What is your budget?

Voltaire7

Marktheshark wrote: »

What He said.
Dont rule out Skoda as well, Taxis drivers are never wrong, they know what runs and runs and runs without spending time in garages.

Is this just something you've made up?

Surely all taxi drivers would be driving the same cars?

Cornucopia

There are a lot of Skoda taxis.

I think the advice about Skoda is sound.

The Seat Exeo would be the equivalent in this class, and although the reviews are good, and it's based on the Audi A4, it might be something of an unknown quantity.

forgotmyname

When i used to deliver around South Wales there were lots and lots of Skoda Octavia taxi's.

The Octavia is a better choice than a Golf. Comes out even higher on reliability that the Golf.

Figure that one out. The joke car company got taken over by VW and they now make a car on the same platform as the Golf but its more reliable.

dunroving

Voltaire7 wrote: »

Is this just something you've made up?

Surely all taxi drivers would be driving the same cars?

Actually, in Glasgow, they pretty much do - Skoda Octavias everywhere.


"+1" for Skodas here.


I just sold my 10 year old Fabia. Loved it, it was just getting old and I needed more of a van.

nickcc

The engine in the seat altea is the same as the Peugeot 2.0 HDI, just don't go for the 1.6 HDI as used in fords, volvos and Peugeots unless you're looking for turbo failures, avoided if you change the engine oil every 6,000 miles.

gilbert_and_sullivan

If you're prepared for something as big as a C5, consider Avensis instead.

You could go Diesel but the 1.8 petrol seems to be the one that gets the gold star, only fly in the ointment 2009 on has electric parking brake, depends how you feel about that, latest Auris doesn't if that's a no no.

Not everyone worships at the VW group altar.

panika

Skoda is quite popular comapny car.
few years ago, when I used to live in Poland many firms used to have them as quite cheap and reliable cars to run (I don't know how it is now)