Buying a second hand car circa 5k - advice?

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BensGrandad

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• Mar 28, 2015

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Go for a Kia Picanto. We bought one new this year as our last car only £8k new. So for £5k will get a newish one. 50+ mpg, nothing for road tax. Comfirtable 5 seats and does 80+ easily and get there quickly. A few people we spoke to before buying had bought new and had them trouble free for years.

 

Justice

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Jun 21, 2012

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• Mar 28, 2015

• #22

BensGrandad said:

Go for a Kia Picanto. We bought one new this year as our last car only £8k new. So for £5k will get a newish one. 50+ mpg, nothing for road tax. Comfirtable 5 seats and does 80+ easily and get there quickly. A few people we spoke to before buying had bought new and had them trouble free for years.

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I like the look of the Kia Sportage.

 

vegster

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Notters said:

Just make sure it's Japanese. If you can get a Yaris then do. Far cheaper to run in the long run, in terms of repair bills!

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Deffo a Yaris, Other than new brake shoes and an annual oil change mine has run like a dream.

 

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Lindfield by the Pond

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• Mar 28, 2015

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Justice said:

Get a Datsun

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I had a Cherry once

 

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Diablo

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lewes

• Mar 28, 2015

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Five door Nissan Micra...£5k will buy good low mileage 3/4 year old car...Bomb proof reliability...Hold value..

 

Justice

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Lindfield by the Pond said:

I had a Cherry once

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So did Mrs Patel

 

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BensGrandad

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Justice said:

I like the look of the Kia Sportage.

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To big and yuppie for us old fogeys as we have no need for a Chelsea tractor.

 

Shoreham Gull

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• Mar 29, 2015

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Get 5 year old VW Golf around 60,000 miles for £5-£6 grand..

I personally don't like budget cars like Kia's etc

 

pb21

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• Mar 29, 2015

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TheJasperCo said:

This is a very conveniently timed thread.

OP, I'm looking to sell my 2013 reg Peugeot 107 in the next month or so. 7,500 miles on the clock, excellent condition, 5-doors, black. PM me if you're interested.

Poke [MENTION=16399]pb21[/MENTION]

Edit: sorry, I should add that I am being entirely serious with this offer.

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Thanks for the offer, but I think it may be too small for what she's looking for.

 

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BensGrandad

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Get a basic new Dacia for about £6k which is owned by and uses Renault parts from the Clio.

 

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Vegas Seagull

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pb21 said:

Hi my girlfriend is needing to buy a car, she has approximately £5,000 to spend, ideally less. So far she has narrowed the options down so that it must be/have:

* 5 door hatchback (small/medium size)
* Less than 120 gCO2
* Ideally low mileage
* Not more than 10 years/100,000 miles

Any advice or ideas, ideally something close to Brighton so it's easy to pick up.

Thanks

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How dull, cars only have two requirements, to look good and go fast
An older Merc SLK is your best bet