Obelix Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 For that sort of price you should be able to find a good example for a Focus, or as others have said, a Vauxhall. Both are perfectly reliable and moreover are cheap to fix as and when they need a little attention. http://www.honestjohn.co.uk is a superb site for what to look out for when buying - go into the car reviews, scroll down to find the secondhand lists and start reading. Japanese are good, but you pay more for the perceived reliability and when they go wrong you will find that some parts are distressingly expensive - there was a thread on here in the last couple of days about a £300+ oxygen sensor for a Toyota - that's a £80 part for a Focus or Vauxhall for example... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjon Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I'd recommend a newer(facelift model)307 1.6 (110), had mine over 3 yrs and have only ever had to serviced it, now done over 100k and runs perfect still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I'd recommend a Skoda as it's just a VW anyway but a lot cheaper. There's a nice Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI COMFORT 5DR on Autotrader. It's not mine, btw, as I recently sold mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GrannyGranny Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Do you need a diesel? How many miles per year will you do? IMO less than 12k miles per year I would go for a petrol. They are also better suited to town driving. If you still want a diesel then good suggestions above. Fabia is a decent car and cheaper than the Golf. Prices are high for the Golf and most have been driven hard with high mileage. A few petrol sugegstions FYI. Fiat panda 100bhp, great little car http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201236484027968/sort/default/usedcars/transmission/manual/price-from/3000/quantity-of-doors/5/engine-size-cars/1-4l_to_1-6l/fuel-type/petrol/price-to/4000/body-type/hatchback/maximum-age/up_to_5_years_old/maximum-mileage/up_to_40000_miles/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/postcode/s24ap/radius/30/page/1?logcode=p Nissan Note http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201117386017568/sort/default/usedcars/maximum-age/up_to_7_years_old/maximum-mileage/up_to_40000_miles/price-to/4000/transmission/manual/quantity-of-doors/5/price-from/3000/body-type/hatchback/engine-size-cars/1-4l_to_1-6l/fuel-type/petrol/make/nissan/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/postcode/s24ap/page/1/radius/30?logcode=p Mazda 3 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201238485465309/sort/default/usedcars/fuel-type/petrol/maximum-age/up_to_7_years_old/body-type/hatchback/price-from/3000/maximum-mileage/up_to_60000_miles/transmission/manual/quantity-of-doors/5/engine-size-cars/1-4l_to_1-6l/price-to/4000/model/mazda3/make/mazda/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/1/postcode/s24ap/radius/30?logcode=p Honda Jazz http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201237485213519/sort/default/usedcars/fuel-type/petrol/maximum-age/up_to_7_years_old/body-type/hatchback/price-from/3000/transmission/manual/quantity-of-doors/5/price-to/4000/model/jazz/make/honda/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/1/radius/30/postcode/s24ap?logcode=p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm06 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 For 3.5k you could easily pick up a decent example of a diesel VW or Audi, their engines are notoriously bullet proof. If you maintain them well. They're better to look at than Skodas and some Jap cars, and built better than Vauxhalls... I don't mind Fords but I hear their diesels suffer from a few problems now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alchresearch Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Someone recommended the Mazda 323 estate as being very reliable. But like the Skoda its a bit ugly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm06 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Or maybe save some money & buy a Seat, which is basically a VW. I have to agree that Skoda's are really ugly cars though. Yeah, however Seat only seem to really offer hatchbacks now, and the new Ibiza and Leon are quite horrible I think, nowhere near as nice as a Golf or Polo... or even A3. In addition, VW/Audi's tend to hold their value and are commonly maintained properly by owners. Perhaps consider getting a cheaper diesel and converting it to LPG? I've herd a lot of good things about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF Removals Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I'd go for the golf, probs your best option for that money on save abit more and get a BMW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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