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Car Purchase.. HELP!?
- Thread starter StonehamPark
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StonehamPark
#Brighton-Nil
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- #22
Thinking about the fact that you won't be doing too much mileage why not look at an Alfa 159 3.2 V6
imo... 
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
I went for the GTi version with the DSG gearbox and flappy paddle gear change. and the wife's commute in it is only 2 miles each way.
Had to go petrol as for a diesel model that commute would have destroyed the DPF.
absolute joy to drive. You cant go wrong with a Golf.
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
How are you going to go around the world for a year on a poxy 5k.
Cost more than that for a 2 week family holiday. (school holidays)
Drumstick
NORTHSTANDER
Easily, you would be backpacking and in hostels mind.
SouthCoastOwl
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Check out the ads on the forum. Some bloke going under the name of SouthCoastOwl is selling a really lovely BMW 120d.
StonehamPark
#Brighton-Nil
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- #28
I backpacked for 2.5 years around Aus/NZ/Asia. There's no way anyone could travel around the world for a year on 5k.
Miximate
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Just bought my wife a little Kia picanto. It's a great car, cheap to run and has everything you would need. You also get a 7 year warranty
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
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Go for a Golf 1.4 TSI. Performance of a 2-litre, economy of a 1.4. Brilliant, brilliant engine, and car:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/...0/fuel-type/petrol/quantity-of-doors/3/page/2
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/...0/fuel-type/petrol/quantity-of-doors/3/page/2
Ceej
Active member
For that money and that mileage, go petrol. How about a Mazda 3 Sport with Bose stereo. Really really nice to drive, fantastic sounds, never goes wrong (VW/Audi TSI engine great but one or two potential problems). Whatever you get, enjoy it
Surrey Seagull
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I went for the GTi version with the DSG gearbox and flappy paddle gear change. and the wife's commute in it is only 2 miles each way.
Had to go petrol as for a diesel model that commute would have destroyed the DPF.
absolute joy to drive. You cant go wrong with a Golf.
When/if you've got the engine in economy mode and you're using the automatic gears, do you find the gearbox a bit slow to downshift when you need power?
Why shouldn't he spend that much if he wants to? He obviously has the money to spare and wants to drive something half-decent, I don't see the problem with that.
StonehamPark
#Brighton-Nil
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- #34
110% in my top 2. As it stands, it's currently the 1.4 TSI (absolute beast for a 1.4 engine!!) or 1.6 A3.
For that money and that mileage, go petrol. How about a Mazda 3 Sport with Bose stereo. Really really nice to drive, fantastic sounds, never goes wrong (VW/Audi TSI engine great but one or two potential problems). Whatever you get, enjoy it
I don't know much about Mazda's at all, the 3 fits into my budget and looks nice enough, I'll have to do a bit of research! Thanks for the suggestion.
JBenno
New member
I have all 3 on my rental fleet. All have pros/cons.
The 1 series is probably the most fun, but is relatively uncomfortable at times. Suspension is hard and so are the seats. Also the boot is strangley small. BMW have a slightly offset driving postion (pedal alignment to seat postion) and for that reason I can never get comfortable driving a manaul one, although the automatic versions are fine.
As previously mentioned, The A3 and Golf are very similar - even down to the switches and dashboard systems they share alot of the same features. The Audi does look great though, especially the S-line version with sport trim/wheels etc.
If you were to buy s diesel version, you do have to think about the Diesel Particular filter (DPF) as it can get blocked if the car doesn't have a decent blast on the motorway every week or so. But I would recomend the diesel engine over the petrol as all 3 cars are fairly heavy and feel under-powered with 1.6 petrol engines in them.
The 1 series is probably the most fun, but is relatively uncomfortable at times. Suspension is hard and so are the seats. Also the boot is strangley small. BMW have a slightly offset driving postion (pedal alignment to seat postion) and for that reason I can never get comfortable driving a manaul one, although the automatic versions are fine.
As previously mentioned, The A3 and Golf are very similar - even down to the switches and dashboard systems they share alot of the same features. The Audi does look great though, especially the S-line version with sport trim/wheels etc.
If you were to buy s diesel version, you do have to think about the Diesel Particular filter (DPF) as it can get blocked if the car doesn't have a decent blast on the motorway every week or so. But I would recomend the diesel engine over the petrol as all 3 cars are fairly heavy and feel under-powered with 1.6 petrol engines in them.
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
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TheJasperCo
Well-known member
If anyone is interested in buying my Peugeot 107 ('13 reg, 3000 miles), I'll be selling it next month as I need the extra cash for uni. Sorry for piggybacking on this thread.
StonehamPark
#Brighton-Nil
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- #38
I would only consider a petrol as I might not take it out for a proper run out more than once a week or so.
I'll be going for a 1.4 or 1.6 petrol engine so it depends what deals I see between now and January.
Which petrol car in the 1 series would you recommend?
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
No because the DSG gearbox is effectively two gearboxes is one unit.
One does 1st 3rd & 5th and the other 2nd 4th & 6th.
So when in 3rd 4th gear is already spinning waiting for the change so its seemless. None of the lag tradionally known with automatics.
Is so refined that in a drag race between the auto & manual variants the auto won due to the fact a human drive cannot physically change gear are quick as the auto and it already spinning up to speed.