If you were going to buy a late model used car that was to be used primarily for in town driving by adults and you didn't want to break the bank in getting into something reliable: what would you be looking for and about how much would you ballpark the cost? THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.
2006-10-01 04:55:26 · 15 answers · asked by Isis 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
I was recently in Iceland and rented a KIA Sorento -- man was that a great, economical vehicle. I drove it through 2 rivers with H2O half way up the doors, through ice storms and all sorts of terrible conditions -- the thing was unbelievable. I kept thinking the whole time "I would totally buy one of these if I didn't already love my truck"... lots of luck
2006-10-01 05:15:58 · answer #1 · answered by SkiHard 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Best advice is a Peugeot 306 ( or 206 if you have the money ) or Citroen Saxo up to a 1.4 petrol as these are good round town and fine for a decent length trip , as well small enough to park and big enough for the shopping , as for prices , a 96 model should set you back no more than £1000 up to 02 model shouldn't cost more than about £3000 , depending on mileage , condition , service history , engine size and spec , but shop around and you'll find there are a good few to choose from , failing that then you could go for a Renault Clio , which are similarly priced or Fiat Punto which tend to be cheaper but not as reliable , have fun looking .
2006-10-01 05:15:42 · answer #2 · answered by saint 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-04 02:32:08 · answer #3 · answered by scialpi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a phatus dodge stratus... 1998 2.0 4cyl 4 door... bought it two years ago for 2,500. Had 80,000 miles almost exactly.. great running car. It is a standard so I don't have to deal with the automatic bullshiit. Now problems I have had... Thermo stat.. repair cost... 5 $
Front Wheel bearing... repair cost 30$
Shifter cable bushing.. Repair cost... about 3 $ Though I made it up myself because you can not buy the bushing from dodge separate from the whole cable at a cost of like 200 $
But has 115,000 on her now and still runs great... good gas mileage
2006-10-01 05:03:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I didn't know there are cars driven in town by children? Nevermind :)
When looking for a reliable used car, you can never go wrong with Japanese, especially Toyota or Honda. Corolla or Civic are the best to go because when the time comes to sell it, they fetch better value too.
2006-10-01 05:03:47 · answer #5 · answered by ausserdem2002 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Toyota is the only way to go, I have had corollas for the past 10 years and they are great, very reliable and great on gas, I would go for the camry because they are a little bit bigger but I couldn't afford. right now I am driving a 97 corolla.
2006-10-01 05:01:32 · answer #6 · answered by HappyCamper 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nissan micra, very reliable nippy little car great for parking nice and simple and cheap to repair if it did go wrong also cheap on insurance. a really old one could cost £300 up to a afew thousand depending on the exact age and millage.
2006-10-01 05:05:10 · answer #7 · answered by sophie-star 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
reliabilityindex.co.uk
-top 100 cars
"Official. You can't beat Japanese car reliability."
4. Mitsubishi Carisma
5. Toyota Yaris
6. Honda Civic
7. Nissan Almera
autotrader.co.uk
e.g.
0404 Carisma 5dr 13k £3995
0303 Yaris 5dr 35k £4295
0352 Civic 5dr 31k £4750
0404 Almera 5dr 30k £3995
Good luck with your search.
2006-10-01 05:15:01 · answer #8 · answered by David C 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've got a citreon AX its a little nippy car good on fuel, good acceleration (mines only 954cc and still pulls off quickly) you should be able to get one for about £500. Not the most sporty looking of cars tho
2006-10-01 05:00:28 · answer #9 · answered by nevergrowup 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you haven`t stated how much you want to spend about or the size of the car you want or the engine size these are factors you need to know for insurance and road tax purposes before buy`in your car of choice get 3 different insurance quotes you will be amazed at the difference in prices i know this did not answer your question but it is part and parcel of buy`in a car
2006-10-01 05:30:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋