New to me car -Any advice please?

Ebe_Scrooge

photome said:

Martin_the_Unjust said:

family355 said:

Thanks again for your reply, I didn't realise this about less milage and the insurance is worrying. 

It's a bmw 1 series, 2 owners and full service history. The comparables for the hatchback are a kia ceed 2011 42k miles or a seat Leon 2011 42k miles.  My searches include up to 45k miles and automatic which has increased the price with less choice. 

Out of those three my choice would be the Kia every time 

Out of those three my choice would be the Leon

I have owned both a Leon and a Kia ceed…the Leon is a much nicer car

we have also had both in our company car fleet..Leon’s hardly miss a beat the Ceeds were often in the garage

That's perhaps not surprising - Seat is owned by VW, so basically you're getting VW reliability without the expensive badge :-)

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Ebe_Scrooge said:

photome said:

Martin_the_Unjust said:

family355 said:

Thanks again for your reply, I didn't realise this about less milage and the insurance is worrying. 

It's a bmw 1 series, 2 owners and full service history. The comparables for the hatchback are a kia ceed 2011 42k miles or a seat Leon 2011 42k miles.  My searches include up to 45k miles and automatic which has increased the price with less choice. 

Out of those three my choice would be the Kia every time 

Out of those three my choice would be the Leon

I have owned both a Leon and a Kia ceed…the Leon is a much nicer car

we have also had both in our company car fleet..Leon’s hardly miss a beat the Ceeds were often in the garage

That's perhaps not surprising - Seat is owned by VW, so basically you're getting VW reliability without the expensive badge :-)

VW isn’t particularly any more reliable than other brands. If you want reliability you should go Japanese. 

family355

Thanks everyone 🙂 I've definitely decided against getting a loan for a car so 7.5k price bracket it is (for a pre covid 3-5k car🤦‍♀️)....