Mazda 2 - which one?! 10 September 2022 at 2:01PM in Motoring 3 replies 151 views

jocstoke

Following on from my previous post I've decided to go for a Mazda 2 due to economy and reliability. I'm visiting a garage that has two, both from the same year. One is a lime green colour that I really want, the other is grey. The lime green one has done 84,000 miles, the grey one 74,000 miles. The green is £200 cheaper. Similar MOT histories. Provided both look okay with bodywork, test drives etc, which would you go for? My heart says the green but my head says the grey!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202208319310262?postcode=m251hu&maximum-badge-engine-size=1.6&price-to=4500&quantity-of-doors=5&sort=year-desc&radius=50&advertising-location=at_cars&fuel-type=Petrol&transmission=Manual&maximum-mileage=80000&model=Mazda2&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&exclude-writeoff-categories=on&make=Mazda&include-delivery-option=on&page=1&percentVehiclePriceDeposit=true

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202208229031285?advert-type=dealer-stock&advertising-location=at_cars&advertising-location=at_profile_cars&fromDealerSearchResults=/retailer/stock?sort=price-asc&page=1&dealer=570331&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&advertising-location=at_cars&advertising-location=at_profile_cars&dpp=570331&sort=price-asc&percentVehiclePriceDeposit=true 

Martin_the_Unjust

I’d go for the one with the best service history.

chrisw

If there's not much in it, go with your heart or you'll always look back with regret each time you see it sitting on your driveway.

Grumpy_chap

jocstoke said:

Following on from my previous post I've decided to go for a Mazda 2 due to economy and reliability. I'm visiting a garage that has two, both from the same year. One is a lime green colour that I really want, the other is grey. The lime green one has done 84,000 miles, the grey one 74,000 miles. The green is £200 cheaper. Similar MOT histories. Provided both look okay with bodywork, test drives etc, which would you go for? My heart says the green but my head says the grey!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202208319310262?postcode=m251hu&maximum-badge-engine-size=1.6&price-to=4500&quantity-of-doors=5&sort=year-desc&radius=50&advertising-location=at_cars&fuel-type=Petrol&transmission=Manual&maximum-mileage=80000&model=Mazda2&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&exclude-writeoff-categories=on&make=Mazda&include-delivery-option=on&page=1&percentVehiclePriceDeposit=true

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202208229031285?advert-type=dealer-stock&advertising-location=at_cars&advertising-location=at_profile_cars&fromDealerSearchResults=/retailer/stock?sort=price-asc&page=1&dealer=570331&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&advertising-location=at_cars&advertising-location=at_profile_cars&dpp=570331&sort=price-asc&percentVehiclePriceDeposit=true 

Both are the same make, model, trim, age.
74k or 84k miles is neither here nor there on 2011 (11 yo) car.

You want the green one.
Green one is £200 cheaper.
Green car is 1 owner, grey car is 3 owners.

If they are both in similar condition and both have good history, I'd buy the green one.

Have you done online checks before travelling?
Free to check MOT history
Pay for more substantial HPI checks