Cheapest & best car to maintain / run

Arsenal2019

Hey.

After having my Citroen C2 for 3 years and having spent way over £1000 on it fixing things (car cost 1000- bag of s**t), I am looking to get a new car.

I have been looking online these past few weeks and have whittled it down to 4 cars.

All 2014 plates and newer-

Ford Fiesta
Vauxhall Corsa
Seat Ibiza
Kia Rio

To the best of all your knowledge, which is the best car, along with being the cheapest to run, in terms of fixing parts, and best to run.

I’ve looked online and they all look relatively the same.

TIA!

Proff999

It's almost impossible to offer advice without further information.



What is the annual mileage, type of driving (City/Motorway split) etc?


Now is a good time to buy as lots of 3/4 year old cars in dealers taken in part exchange for the new registration. Dealers want them off the forecourt.

photome

The rio will still have a couple of years of warranty left, but we didnt like ours, felt very cheap ( it was) although it was a 12 plate.


I have hated every vauxhall I have ever driven.


We have a 15 plate Ibiza in the family, its great fun to drive ( it is an FR) and hasnt had any problems so far.


millions of Fiestas on the rd so they must be doing something right, I havnt had a fiesta , have had a few Focus without any issues

Arsenal2019

Sorry guys I forgot to add-

Expected mileage around 15K - LIMIT

Countryside driving with the odd motorway involved

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Don't buy a Fiesta if it has the ecoboost engine, otherwise pretty much anyone can fix a Ford fairly cheaply (as they get a lot of practice)


I'd buy the (non-ecoboost) fiesta, and a disclock to keep it on the drive

Arsenal2019

May I ask what not the eco boost model?

I’ve heard good things about them, or is because they’re harder to fix?

Proff999

It may be worth looking at the Fiesta Ecoboost model . My Wife has had one for 3 years now and like you does minimal motorway driving. Fuel economy is outstanding, car now has 80,000 on the clock and no major issues to report in the 42,000 miles she's covered over the 3 years. She has the 99hp model and it's more than adequate when on the motorway. Road tax is free and cheap to insure.



We purchased this from main dealer at the end of the previous owners PCP around this time 3 years ago and got a surprisingly good deal. Also had the benefit of a 12 month Ford warranty.

Nobbie1967

Any car that costs £1000 is likely to need regular maintenance work. On a 2014 plate, the amount of maintenance needed is more a function of how it has been maintained to date, rather than the the particular model. Best to keep your options open and concentrate on finding a car that has clearly been well looked after, clean MOT record, Service history done according to schedule, ideally with receipts, clean bodywork without scuffs and kerbed wheels.

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Richardroberts1 wrote: »

May I ask what not the eco boost model?

I’ve heard good things about them, or is because they’re harder to fix?

There is an ongoing saga of blown up engines and trying to get Ford to fix them. There have been a few recalls to over it.



They have made millions, and "only" a few thousand have blown up, so statistically you should never have a problem, but I believe, like the late Sir Terry Pratchett, that million to one things happen to me all the time, so I wouldn't touch one unless it was so cheap I could just scrap it when it goes.

parking_question_chap

I think you should be more interested in how well the car has been maintained and the number of owners than the make and model. One thing I always consider when buying a car is the tyres. In my experience people that buy decent tyres tend to look atfer their car, those who run ditchfinders do not.

Arsenal2019

Yeah, I’m getting it on finance too, and it’s looking like I’ll be going for PCP.

I am very drawn to the fiesta as like I said previously, I’ve heard good things. But like one user stated on here, they’ve had problems: But I guess that’s just like any other car.

I’ll be getting it from a dealership and I’ll be looking at previous owners and obviously the body work of the car.

But yeah, I’m just torn between the Fiesta, Kia, seat and Corsa, but just can’t make my mind up!!