It only occurred to me tonight that I'm going to have to buy a bloody car ! I've had a company car since 1993 and now I've been given the boot, they're going to want their car back!
I have no idea where to start - what's crap these days, what's good etc.
The last car I owned was a 1986 Toyota Corolla !
I'm pretty good mechanically, so I'm confident at checking out potential purchases - I just have no idea what car to look for to begin with. I haven't even considered a budget - I have no idea of how much they are these days! Help!!
Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
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1 - how many miles you do
This lead to whether you go petrol or diesel
2 - what kind of journey is it
Similar to Q1
3 - how many seats and space do you need
This will determined the style of car
4 - what tech do you want
self explanatory
5 - how much you want to spend or afford to spend
Buy outright, lease? PCP? Bank loan?
6 - do you want it to be fun or purely practical
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Honda Civic, Toyota Auris (it is like a Corolla), old Lexus too are good value.
stay away way from French personally and Vauxhalls too. Cars like VW comes with a scene tax and it’s no more realisable than a Japanese. Korean cars in the last few years are good value. Kia or Hyundai.
btw, a lot of modern cars are nothing like the old ones, you will need a laptop these days to diagnose some faults when the engine throws a wobble, like to clear a light etc. Gone are the days where you can do it all yourself.
if you don’t know how many miles you do (less than 10k) then get a petrol.
before you buy any car, put the plate through this link and see it’s MOT history.
https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/
Toyota build their cars like tanks, it's quite common for them to run for over a million miles.
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German cars don't come with indicators.
French ones appear to be biodegradable, but they do run on hopes and dreams for a bit.
No, buy something sensible, like a Trabant or a Sierra Cosworth.
Their cars are rubbish too.
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octatonic said:
My old Civic is probably the best car I’ve ever owned (although the competition in this category isn’t particularly strong). Quite low on gadgets but fairly practical and easy to drive.
Someone had to.
Not many folk seem to agreee with me but leasing is the way forward. No worries fixed cost motoring driving a brand new motor that is much less likely to break down, won’t cost a penny in repairs, won’t need an MOT, and if you pay a bit more per month included servicing/tyres.
Oh and the other bonus is you don’t own a car so when the time comes you don’t have to sell one either.
Selling cars is one of my most hated activities. Chop in with a dealer you lose a load of money - stick it in the autotrader and you have to deal with some right idiots trying to buy.
I agree on the Civic or a Focus can be had cheap and are pretty decent value for money.