£15k to buy a new car

agrinnall

SuzieSue wrote: »

It depends what is important to you. For me, reliability and safety are the most important factors when choosing a car.

If you want the excitement of breaking down and paying for repairs, then yes, go for one of those.

As Senseicads says, pretty much all new cars are reliable these days, so why would you buy a car that is boring to drive when you can buy one that's interesting and just as reliable? Neither of my Fiestas (bought new in 2012 and 2015) have broken down or required anything to be repaired, and they have a 5* NCAP safety rating, exacty the same as the Civic.


https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/ford/fiesta/10922


https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/honda/civic/10927

SuzieSue

agrinnall wrote: »

As Senseicads says, pretty much all new cars are reliable these days, so why would you buy a car that is boring to drive when you can buy one that's interesting and just as reliable? Neither of my Fiestas (bought new in 2012 and 2015) have broken down or required anything to be repaired, and they have a 5* NCAP safety rating, exacty the same as the Civic.


https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/ford/fiesta/10922


https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/honda/civic/10927

Yes, most new cars don't break down but some do. If you look at the reliability ratings, Ford and the French makes don't do well.

It also depends how long you want to keep it. If you only want to keep it for 3 years, then it probably doesn't make much difference except for the inconvenience of breaking down.

agrinnall

SuzieSue wrote: »

Yes, most new cars don't break down but some do. If you look at the reliability ratings, Ford and the French makes don't do well.

It also depends how long you want to keep it. If you only want to keep it for 3 years, then it probably doesn't make much difference except for the inconvenience of breaking down.

Not sure what reliability ratings you are looking at, but the JD Power 2016 UK Vehicle Dependability Study, probably the best known, rates Ford considerably higher than Honda, and (rather to my surprise) the French makes also beat Honda.


http://www.jdpower.com/press-releases/jd-power-2016-uk-vehicle-dependability-study

SuzieSue

SuzieSue wrote: »

Yes, most new cars don't break down but some do. If you look at the reliability ratings, Ford and the French makes don't do well.

It also depends how long you want to keep it. If you only want to keep it for 3 years, then it probably doesn't make much difference except for the inconvenience of breaking down.

I was looking at this one:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/91220/the-most-and-least-reliable-car-manufacturers-2016

So I suppose it depends which you believe (and who bribed who).

But both our surveys show how unreliable Audi and BMW are. I have never understood how they are so popular.

shayne66

How about a Kia pro ceed gt ? I love mine.
Although not fast it's quick enough and has in my view a nice sporty look that stands out, especially in flame yellow. Also If you get an approved used from Kia you even get the full 7 years warranty. Plus you get plenty of kit in them.