cliftyhanger
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| posted on 25/9/12 at 07:35 AM |
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Originally posted by nib1980
Surely mileage means more mechanical wear though?
Not really. Give me a well maintained 100K car that has lived on the motorways over a 40K car that has lived in town all its life.
Our Zafira has 110K on the clock, is tight, tidy and drives well. Started to use a little oil now, but I can live with that. Costs an extra £20 a
year.
Seen others same age, half the miles and they are doggy. Don't get me wrong, ours gets washed when it rains, but feels good to drive (well, as
good as a family bus can be)
£2K really is middling price. could get a blinder, could be a dog. Beware really low mileage cars. Friend bought an 8 year old Golf with 20K on it.
Mechanically good, but it appears the reason the mileage was so low is the constant stream of electronic issues. They traded it in after a few
miserable months, at a substantial loss.
I would buy a well maintained car, age/condition more important than mileage. And Jap stuff tends to be pretty bombproof. Go talk to your local
garage, ask them what they see least of, and the MoT man who will tell you which cars are likely to be dogs.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 25/9/12 at 09:29 AM |
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If you get one, dont have an accident in it.
I wrote my golf off swerving to miss a young lass who had pulled out write in front of me while I was doing 60.
If I had hit her, it would of been like a hot knife through butter.
It dawned on her later when plod told her, that by missing her completely, I had saved her life.
Brad
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Irony
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| posted on 25/9/12 at 10:36 AM |
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I've seen them rusting around the fuel filler cap. I wouldn't have one. There pig to work on ad well.
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richardR1
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| posted on 25/9/12 at 12:47 PM |
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Something along these
Grande Punto lines would get my money on your
sort of budget. Do not rust at all, cracking little engines and nice to drive. They don't feel like a small car to drive, I have done a couple
of 300 mile trips in a mates 07 version and certainly feels like something a size up
MK Owners Club Member 1015
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britishtrident
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| posted on 25/9/12 at 03:17 PM |
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A Ka is just a Fiesta with loads of extra rust.
£2000 will find a lot of small car but spending 2k on a Ka I would not advise.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 25/9/12 at 03:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
quote:
Originally posted by nib1980
Surely mileage means more mechanical wear though?
Depends how it has been cared for...
I would buy a 110K mile polo any day over a 50K mile rustKA
VW are way over valued by the market, buyers still think they are as bullet proof as they were 20 years ago.
Body wise the VW is a lot better than any Ford especially the Ka but the Polo has a history loads of niggling electrical issues.
Mechanically Fords are pretty good and generally simple to fix and the fixes are well known.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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nib1980
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| posted on 25/9/12 at 06:57 PM |
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ok, so opinions on Audi then?
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ettore bugatti
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| posted on 25/9/12 at 07:02 PM |
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I have looked at SportKA's in the past, but rust at the filler cap and just above the rear bumper (while beeing from 2003 and 2004) seems to be
standard equipment. They seem to attract drivers/owners that dont looked after their car. Still they asked strong money.
A shame, because the press praised the handling when they were new. Equipment isn't bad either with leather and A/C on the SE.
In the first instance I bought a Peugeot 106 phase 1 Roland Garros; nippy, quite rare and easy to work on.
The second instance I treated myself with a BMW E46 323i; which is more of everything these silly hatches can offer, at the cost of fuel consumption
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Not Anumber
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| posted on 25/9/12 at 07:39 PM |
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My wife has a 54 plate Polo 1.4. In the last 3 years weve had the ignition coil go suddenly and the wiper linkage brake but apart from that
it;'s been fine. Polos seem to command a higher resale than many other small cars of their class but i'm not certain why, maybe people
think they are close to the Golf for driveability - personally I couldnt agree with them. To drive it's ok but despite alloys and air con it
somehow manages to feel quite basic compared to say a Fiesta. A mate had the Skoda equivalent, same bodyshell as the Polo just different styling and
badge, it was nicer on finish and build quality, the suspension seemed more progressive and it had a 16 valve lump which went better but still gave
the same fuel ecconomy. I'd buy the Skoda version over the Polo now given the choice - but then you can pick up a damn good Fiat Punto or Panda
for less money and they are thoroughly excellent value. Nothing would tempt me to buy a Mini I'm afraid, they are well built eye candy but way
too expensive for what they are. A nice condition 1 owner Ford Puma would be a really good buy if you were looking for something interesting to keep
for a long time as I'm certain the Puma will be regarded as a classic within the next few years.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 26/9/12 at 06:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nib1980
ok, so opinions on Audi then?
Don't think anyone's got a bad word for Audi really
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 27/9/12 at 06:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Originally posted by nib1980
ok, so opinions on Audi then?
Don't think anyone's got a bad word for Audi really
Bland, dull, and often driven by angry people.
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sebastiaan
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| posted on 27/9/12 at 06:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nib1980
ok, so opinions on Audi then?
We have an A2 in the family since a few years. Rock solid thing that just needed a set of stabiliser drop links and a power steering sensor (knew that
was broken when we bought it). Fairly good on fuel for a 12 year old car, different, quite comfy and a lot more "car" than the Ford Ka it
replaced. Which had rusty sills. Of course...
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roadrunner
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| posted on 27/9/12 at 07:07 PM |
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I have an Audi, It's 7 years old, and It's like new.
Massively impressed with it, but it is a Quattro.
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