Safe-ish bets?

gonthemicrobe

Hi all

Going to need to get myself an affordable vehicle for a new job. After having problems in the past buying sub-£2000 cars outright I think I'll try and get something second hand on HP. Basically I want minimum of hassle for about £100 a month.

I know there are no sure things in second-hand motoring but would something like this be a safe or safe-ish bet? Thinking the mileage might be low enough that it's actually a negative rather than a positive.

https://www.arnoldclark.com/used-cars/volkswagen/up/1-0-take-up-3dr/2012/ref/arnez-u-13097

Any advice on buying cars in this 4-5k price range much appreciated. Frankly I don't know what I'm doing!

Shaka_Zulu

Size will in the main determine what age the car will be, so what size are you looking for?

DUTR

gonthemicrobe wrote: »

Hi all

Going to need to get myself an affordable vehicle for a new job. After having problems in the past buying sub-£2000 cars outright I think I'll try and get something second hand on HP. Basically I want minimum of hassle for about £100 a month.

I know there are no sure things in second-hand motoring but would something like this be a safe or safe-ish bet? Thinking the mileage might be low enough that it's actually a negative rather than a positive.

https://www.arnoldclark.com/used-cars/volkswagen/up/1-0-take-up-3dr/2012/ref/arnez-u-13097

Any advice on buying cars in this 4-5k price range much appreciated. Frankly I don't know what I'm doing!

Previous posts suggest that the dealership you are considering is not the 'best' .

angrycrow

Using their suggested figures if at the end of the three years you want to keep the car you have paid an extra £1000 over the listed price. At the end of the agreement the car will be 10 years old and will most likely have needed repairs in the time due to wear and tear. You also need to consider if 8000 miles a year will be sufficient.