Which car would you go for? [Contractors car]

[Xenophon]

Kia every time for you of course Xen

[BolshieBastard]

Not really, I need cheap and reliable with 4 doors and a reasonable boot. A focus may suit me better but they are inexplicably more expensive, must be more in demand.

You want to take a look at the Ceed from Kia. A very good car imo. The face lifted front on the whole Kia range make them even more appealing.

[Mich the Tester]

Not really, I need cheap and reliable with 4 doors and a reasonable boot. A focus may suit me better but they are inexplicably more expensive, must be more in demand.

http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/asp...id=3&modelid=9

Oh sorry, you said reliable. Well, I've had a 166 and it wasn't bad at all really, except for the puddle in the rear foot well. Damn nice car.

[Moscow Mule]

Not really, I need cheap and reliable with 4 doors and a reasonable boot. A focus may suit me better but they are inexplicably more expensive, must be more in demand.

They are - strange isn't it?

Consider a Toyota or other Jap equivalent - www.parkers.co.uk is very handy as it gives other cars to consider.

I'd also look at a baby 4x4 - our Rav4 is awesome on the motorway and has a massive luggage capacity.

[swamp]

Aston, Jag or Kia.

Decisions, decisions.

Indeed.

50 weeks, 49 weeks or 30 weeks a year.

[Scary]

http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/asp...id=3&modelid=9

Oh sorry, you said reliable. Well, I've had a 166 and it wasn't bad at all really, except for the puddle in the rear foot well. Damn nice car.

At under a grand a pop if (when) it goes wrong you can chuck it away and buy another.

(ETA: I know, not that particular one)

[sasguru]

A serious question I've been pondering these past couple of weeks.

A: 1 year old 5L XK-RS Jaguar

B: 3 year old V8 Vantage Aston


Both can be got for around the same price (£45K)


No matter how I look at it the Vantage calls...

Scooter, have you paid off your mortgage?

[Spacecadet]

Consider a Toyota or other Jap equivalent - www.parkers.co.uk is very handy as it gives other cars to consider.

Problem with the older japs is that there are no decent diesels on the market.

[DimPrawn]

Problem with the older japs is that there are no decent diesels on the market.

Unless you are doing 20K+ miles a year, the amount you save on a diesel versus a petrol is not that much.

2nd hand diesel cars cost more to buy.
Diesel is more expensive at the pumps.
Servicing a diesel costs more at a garage.


A 1.4 or 1.6L petrol car on a run will do about 35 MPG and diesel about 50 MPG.

[scooterscot]

Scooter, have you paid off your mortgage?

Which one?



Yes and no. My 1st house now a BTL - paid off - the one I stay in still £££ to go. But I hate hate hate saving for a rainy day. If there's one thing 10 years of Labour has taught me "Things can only get worse"