Reply to: Best family car for £6K?

[gingerjedi]

Our family car is an '05 Scenic and I have never had any problems with it. Runs well, good equipment and loads of storage - great value for money.

Funnily enough I had the same problem with my ex Audi TT a couple of years ago, where the dashboard dials started playing up and blanking out - Audi wanted to charge me £400 to replace but I kicked up a stink and got it changed for nought (eventually...).

There's a permy here who has the faulty dash, he found a guy who makes a tidy living doing that one repair. You've been lucky so, only a mater of time.

To quote Parkers on the Megane range:

A torrent of problems from owners of early cars - no new car should have so many problems. Squealing brakes, water leaks, loose trim, loss of power and gear selection problems are just a few. More recent cars seem to be better built and complaints are decreasing.

[Moscow Mule]

Funnily enough I had the same problem with my ex Audi TT a couple of years ago, where the dashboard dials started playing up and blanking out - Audi wanted to charge me £400 to replace but I kicked up a stink and got it changed for nought (eventually...).

My TT had to have a whole new console cost c£800. Fortunately, Audi paid for it...

[Scary]

Mitsubishi Legnum?

http://pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?s=966

[Lockhouse]

WHS

not my fave but for second hand cars they last well and are pretty reliable.

+1

[kaiser78]

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Originally Posted by TCL

Renault Scenic - don't do it

Ours (05 Scenic II) is the biggest heap of tulip I've ever had the misfortune to own. Electric failures all the time, warning light, engine management faults etc.

Dealer is completely unable to fix any of it, claims its "just a computer glitch". Its been in so often I've lost count. And I hear the same stories from lots of other owners too.

Seriously, steer well clear.

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Weren't they on Watchdog last week? I was only half watching while on my PC, but I believe they had to recall thousands of dashboards or something.

Our family car is an '05 Scenic and I have never had any problems with it. Runs well, good equipment and loads of storage - great value for money.

Funnily enough I had the same problem with my ex Audi TT a couple of years ago, where the dashboard dials started playing up and blanking out - Audi wanted to charge me £400 to replace but I kicked up a stink and got it changed for nought (eventually...).

[OwlHoot]

Renault Scenic - don't do it

Ours (05 Scenic II) is the biggest heap of tulip I've ever had the misfortune to own. Electric failures all the time, warning light, engine management faults etc.

Dealer is completely unable to fix any of it, claims its "just a computer glitch". Its been in so often I've lost count. And I hear the same stories from lots of other owners too.

Seriously, steer well clear.

Weren't they on Watchdog last week? I was only half watching while on my PC, but I believe they had to recall thousands of dashboards or something.

[Board Game Geek]

Go for a second hand Focus Estate. Nice, solid, sensible and dependable.

[Fred Bloggs]

Just realised it's an old thread.

[norrahe]

Ford Mondeo, the zetec 1.8 one?

WHS

not my fave but for second hand cars they last well and are pretty reliable.

[fckvwls]

http://cars.uk.msn.com/features/phot...ntid=150188506

Do you live in westminster?

[gingerjedi]

http://www.easier.com/view/News/Moto...le-274164.html

The What Car? Used Car of the Year 2009 small family car award went to the 2006 "06" registered five-door Ford Focus selling for around £6,400.

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http://cars.uk.msn.com/features/phot...ntid=150188506

[Sysman]

What sort of mileage are you going to do in it? If it's going to be low, you could probably pick up a bargain with something which costs that bit extra to run.

If you are looking at a higher mileage, I'd be looking at a Jap car for the reliability.

[Slumdog]

Appreciated engines are the same for Skoda, VW etc. Suprisingly I used to have a skoda company car, the same size as the VW Passat. You just dont get the refinement IMO.

For example the central locking as not as good. I know they are minor things but you can see the build quality with the Audis compared to VW and Skoda.

It's like buying a SAAB (a vauxhall vectra underneath). No thanks!!!

[Fred Bloggs]

Doesn't the A4 use the engine that goes into the Skoda?
Better off buying the Skoda, a couple of years newer without the "added value"

The Passat is an A4 stretched by 2" and the Superb is an A4 stretched by 6". The Superb 1.9TDi Elegance probably has a better level of trim than the equivalent A4 and you'll get one younger for the same money. Massively bigger in the back seats. I used to drive Audis, 80's and A4's, before I started buying Skodas. HTH.