Advice on buying a car? Kia Rio, Dacia or a MG?

blackstar

jimjames said:

blackstar said:

My wifes Peugeot 2005, only £300 is for the new clutch. 

That makes it even less understandable. £300 vs £11000? Why not just fix it? Or does she just want a new car? 

Yes a new one, why spend £300 when we need a new one anyhow, ideally just find a new car now and just send the other for scrap. 

jimjames

blackstar said:

jimjames said:

blackstar said:

My wifes Peugeot 2005, only £300 is for the new clutch. 

That makes it even less understandable. £300 vs £11000? Why not just fix it? Or does she just want a new car? 

Yes a new one, why spend £300 when we need a new one anyhow, ideally just find a new car now and just send the other for scrap. 

Or why spend £11,000 when you can pay £300 to get a car working again. Horses for courses.

Grumpy_chap

blackstar said:

Dacia Sandero 1.0 TCe Bi-Fuel Essential 5dr is the one my hearts set on just wish I could get it sooner than May. If any of you wonderful people can locate a new one in the UK that would be amazing. 

I linked above:
Dacia Sandero 1.0 SCe Essential 5dr Solid - Glacier white, £9,059
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/new/202201061071024

How important is the Bi-Fuel?  LPG is a gimmick in my view.  Not everyone has the same view.
Anyway, here's one in stock £11,475:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/new/202112150526052

Autotrader has a couple more listed with the Bi-Fuel if you go up to the "Comfort" trim, but that's extra money.

For the Essential trim, is the Bi-Fuel worth over £2k extra?

blackstar

jimjames said:

blackstar said:

jimjames said:

blackstar said:

My wifes Peugeot 2005, only £300 is for the new clutch. 

That makes it even less understandable. £300 vs £11000? Why not just fix it? Or does she just want a new car? 

Yes a new one, why spend £300 when we need a new one anyhow, ideally just find a new car now and just send the other for scrap. 

Or why spend £11,000 when you can pay £300 to get a car working again. Horses for courses.

Need a new car, its a 2005 and 13000 miles and a total money pit been wanting a new car for sometime. .

Grumpy_chap

blackstar said:

Need a new car, its a 2005 and 13000 miles and a total money pit been wanting a new car for sometime. .

Is that a typo?

I wouldn't scrap a car for the sake of a clutch, but maybe that's the final straw...  Even if you change, is it worth getting the clutch and selling as a runner?

blackstar

Grumpy_chap said:

blackstar said:

Need a new car, its a 2005 and 13000 miles and a total money pit been wanting a new car for sometime. .

Is that a typo?

I wouldn't scrap a car for the sake of a clutch, but maybe that's the final straw...  Even if you change, is it worth getting the clutch and selling as a runner?

Sorry Typo 117K miles. Yes ok as a runner but every 6 months I am having to repair something. I have spent £1,300 on it in the last 9 months alone. Will have to get clutch done if I want a car for next 4 months as I really want the Dacia Sandero 1.0 BiFuel one.

I have read the Dacia Sandero 1.0 SCe Essential 5dr Solid  and the Dacia Sandero 1.0 TCe Bi-Fuel Essential 5dr is a much better car with more power as it also has a turbo. 
Hope I can find somewhere in the country to get a Dacia Sandero 1.0 TCe Bi-Fuel Essential 5dr now rather than spend £300 on a new clutch as the way it is going in 2 months something else will break and I will have no car for another 2 months before the Dacia Sandero 1.0 TCe Bi-Fuel Essential 5dr arrives in May if I order one now. 

I called the Swansea Dacia but they said they did not have this in stock, it would need to be ordered, 4 months time scale.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/new/202112150526052

Herzlos

blackstar said:

My wifes Peugeot 2005, only £300 is for the new clutch. 

Dacia Sandero 1.0 TCe Bi-Fuel Essential 5dr is the one my hearts set on but dont really want to wait till May. So if anyone can find that one or similar for under £11,000, new, with 5 seats 1.0 or more ideally with a turbo if only a 1.0 that would be wonderful, spent so many hours on this the missus is telling me to stop but I am not car savy so taking me longer. 

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/new/202110218731079

And there are a few under 1 year old available too.

Grumpy_chap

blackstar said:

Sorry Typo 117K miles. 

I called the Swansea Dacia but they said they did not have this in stock, it would need to be ordered, 4 months time scale.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/new/202112150526052

you called them between 8 pm and 10 pm and someone actually responded who was able to confirm that information.

motorguy

Grumpy_chap said:

blackstar said:

Thanks all, if anyone can find me a new car under £11,000 that would be great...ie one which is available now.

Autotrader returns some matches (8 pages in all), for example:

Dacia Sandero
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202201111236970
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/new/202201061071024

Mitsubishi MIrage:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202201091149899

Toyota Aygo:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202110278954379

Kia Picanto:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202112140511664

Fiat Panda:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202112290872056

Fiat 500:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202104010842815

Citroen C1:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202112040222326
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/new/202109277835149

Sorry if I missed it, but did you sort out the cancellation of the order for the Rio?

That second Sandero is in a dealers not far from me here in Northern Ireland.  I do see them posting on facebook about supplying cars to the mainland so that could be an option.  They a family owned and run business too, rather than some big faceless corporate.

JJ_Egan

I have spoken to my Dacia salesman twice this year  . All he says is cannot get them .

A lot of the Dacia dealers where Renault owned sites , but they have closed a few this year .