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what car advice
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:34 pm
by Asty
ok i need some help and ideas on cars worth buying , so i hope you can help ,
I have up to 5000 to spend maybe 6000 and need a car that will do 500 miles a week mainly duel carriage way, work traveling with a few tools (1 drill 2 bags) and will get used as an every day car (going out etc) , work gives me
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:49 pm
by Coyote
Gotta be a diesel mate, spesh if they only give you
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:30 pm
by RobCallow
I just brought an 04 mondeo tdci Ghia X as a tow car alot better than I expected them to be
around 600 mile to a tank at
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:33 pm
by Stuart
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1116266.htm
Cheap to run, comfortable, massive boot
The tourers are the same sort of money, I just couldn't find an example before my attention span started to give up
I bought a fully loaded Volvo V70 diesel not long ago and they can be bought for much cheaper than your budget. 500 miles for
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:34 pm
by russ979
I can highly recommend a mazda6 sport diesel (143ps) Ive had mine, a 136ps for 4 years now. its done a nearly 150k now and never missed a beat ever.....
go for a sport and get 6 speed box, climate, cruise, 6 disc in dash bose hifi with factory sub! etc..... and the boot is massive!
iI used to change my cars annualy as company cars, but since ive had this one i cant find anything to better it!
But that is just my opinion!
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:36 pm
by Stuart
Look at us lot getting sensible in our old age
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:39 pm
by Asty
some good ideas thanks guys , if anything else comes to mind let me know please
8)
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:22 pm
by Coyote
stuart wrote:Look at us lot getting sensible in our old age
Oh, I wouldnt go so far as to say that :twisted:
go for a sport and get 6 speed box, climate, cruise, 6 disc in dash bose hifi with factory sub! etc..... and the boot is massive!