Which car for occasional trips? Dacia?

malky39

For 9k you could have a seat ibiza toca good build quality and volkswagen reliability.
I can see what people are saying about buying second hand. But there is also the risk that you get a car that gives you no end of troubles. Buying new you have your warranty and should only realy cost you tax, insurance and fuel over the first three years. I knowthat could happen with a second hand car too

knightstyle

Built in India, low level of protection in a crash??? AVOID
You seem to want a new car, a friend retired and wanted a small reliable new car so I went with her to look at a few and she bought a Hyundai i10.
That was four years ago and she still has it, only goes to the garage for routine service and sailed through the MOT.

loskie

Only the Dacia Duster was built in India. Paint was poor, production now moved to Romania with the other models. Romanian built models have been acceptable.
Other cars are built in India too, Nissan Tilda, Skodas under licence plus I am sure many others

jbmadd

Thanks all. So I’ve had a look on ebay, which had loads of cars so quite helpful!

Now I’m changing my mind and moving more towards something second hand, but nicer, like an Audi - perhaps 3-4 years old with 50-60k miles on it. Have I gone too far the other way? What mileage is too high? Does anyone have any experience with them (maintenance-wise)?

zaax

How about a 3 year old Kia Piacanto

Jimi.K.

I'd definitely recommend checking out the new-gen i10 and going for a test drive. Well equipped, 5 year warranty, very refined and a big step up on the previous model. Winning lots of 'car of the year' type awards - take a look on google. £8,500 would get you a brand new SE model with aircon, cruise control etc. I've had mine for about 9 months and love it.

dunroving

motorguy wrote: »

If it sold that quick and you could have sold ten, then it was because you were selling it too cheap, not because you were advertising as private (bearing in mind many "trade" sellers advertise as private sellers)

OK, thanks for that piece of wisdom.


Private sale = cheaper than trade, did you consider that?

jimjames

Foxy-Stoat wrote: »

I would look for one owner, fully serviced cars upto £4,000 say. I prefer to buy from private sellers at this level. Remember, a trader will sell a £3,000-£3,500 car for £4,000-£4,500.

Autotrader and Ebay.

Keep it local as well, as driving hundreds of miles to look at badly described cars isn't much fun.

I'd also look for high mileage cars that fit the description.

If you are doing low mileage then you'll have it back towards standard mileage which will reduce the depreciation you suffer.

jimjames

jbmadd wrote: »

Thanks all. So I’ve had a look on ebay, which had loads of cars so quite helpful!

Now I’m changing my mind and moving more towards something second hand, but nicer, like an Audi - perhaps 3-4 years old with 50-60k miles on it. Have I gone too far the other way? What mileage is too high? Does anyone have any experience with them (maintenance-wise)?

Mileage is by no means high, even over 100k is not high.

I bought mine at just under 3 years old with 110k miles and it's been fantastic. Now at 150k after 5 years of ownership.

knightstyle

loskie, are you sure the Dacia Sandero Laureate is made in Romania? Top Gear think it is made in India>
http://www.topgear.com/uk/dacia/sandero/road-test/laureate-90-driven