Can I Have Some Suggestions Please

SallyUK

Ok, I'd just like some suggestions as to what you would do in my situation.

I have a gorgeous 05 Mazda 3 2.0 Sport Saloon and I absolutely love it. It's got 31000 miles on the clock.

However, we're about to have a very large addition to the family, in the form of a really big breed dog and we need the space in the boot, (there's not enough space obviously in a saloon! lol)

I still have about £6000 to pay off on the loan on the Mazda. I would ideally love another Mazda but can't really afford an expensive one - I'd say I would be looking at a car around £9000 or £10,000?

Can anyone suggest what I might look for (if not a Mazda) and can you give me some good sites to search through on the Net please?

Thanks in advance.

Sally
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goldspanners

how big a breed? st bernard big?
if so i think you should look at ford transits.
i know a guy with a st bernard he struggled to get it into his nissan x trail so he sold the car.
didnt replace it with anything tho.
what about trying out something like a zafira? it has flexible seating arrangements in the back.
or what about something like this http://http://www.waters.co.uk/partner.jpg

Rikki

Keep the car and buy a trailer for the dog to travel in?


* sorry *

SallyUK

Rikki wrote: »

Keep the car and buy a trailer for the dog to travel in?


* sorry *

LOL

Not bad that idea!

Sally
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SallyUK

goldspanners wrote: »

how big a breed? st bernard big?
if so i think you should look at ford transits.
i know a guy with a st bernard he struggled to get it into his nissan x trail so he sold the car.
didnt replace it with anything tho.
what about trying out something like a zafira? it has flexible seating arrangements in the back.
or what about something like this http://http://www.waters.co.uk/partner.jpg

Thanks Goldspanners, what was in the link, I couldn't get it to open.

Oh and I'm in West Yorkshire I should have said.

What sites do you guys use when looking on the net for another car??

Sally
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kitchpoo

Parkers, what car (good at throwing up alternatives)

Then autotrader for an actual car.

Honest John to research for known faults and recalls before looking at a car.

My 2p's worth - A Ford Mondeo Estate - plenty about and spacious, good to drive and quite well built. - Lower access than a 4x4 which is handy for a dog. 05 reg - 35k = £8k

Mitsubishi Grandis - A Tardis of a car - flexible seating and Jap reliability - but suffering from poor brand awareness is making them cheap on the second hand market. 05reg - 40k = £8k

harveybobbles

If you like the idea of a Jappy car, then the Accord Tourer is a roomy thing!
Get 05 plate ones for under 8000...

Keith

Subaru Impreza Estate?

jeannieblue

Land cruiser.

What dog??? I'm more interested in the dog than the car

SallyUK

kitchpoo wrote: »

Parkers, what car (good at throwing up alternatives)

Then autotrader for an actual car.

Honest John to research for known faults and recalls before looking at a car.

My 2p's worth - A Ford Mondeo Estate - plenty about and spacious, good to drive and quite well built. - Lower access than a 4x4 which is handy for a dog. 05 reg - 35k = £8k

Mitsubishi Grandis - A Tardis of a car - flexible seating and Jap reliability - but suffering from poor brand awareness is making them cheap on the second hand market. 05reg - 40k = £8k

Hi Kitchpoo

Funny you should say that, there's one near here that's an 07 plate, 11000 on the clock and is a 1.8 Edge, quite a nice car actually, but I'm just not convinced yet - asking price is £8999.

SallyUK

harveybobbles wrote: »

If you like the idea of a Jappy car, then the Accord Tourer is a roomy thing!
Get 05 plate ones for under 8000...

Hiya Harveybobbles

I do love Jappy cars, but I keep getting told - "ooh they're too expensive to maintain" -- hmmm.

Sal
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