Which Reliable Daily hack?

[Ballcock]

I'm researching the above at the moment and would appreciate your input..

I'm looking for a cheap but reliable car for work that will take the pressure off my next piece of pork (whenever I get it...)

Because of the tax system in Ireland .. It must be;
Less than 2 litres.
About £5000

I plan to run it for at least 5 years , putting about 5k miles a year on it
Above all ... It must be reliable , I don't want to be bugged with electrical gremlins , etc etc.

I'll consider anything!!

Opinions?

[Thorny]

I'd say you can't go far wrong with a last-generation Golf - quite a few under 5k from main dealers...

[hussar10a]

Triumph Daytona 955i?

Ive got one for sale, and all the leathers !!

Reckon the steward(ess)s will find it even harder to resist you !!

[Lurking Lawyer]

Focus - without a doubt.

[Wetwipe]

Honda Civic

500 quid. rover wheels. passes MOTs withot problems

when calling ask for "Mr Torch"

[magic torch]

Wetwipe said:

Honda Civic

500 quid. rover wheels. passes MOTs withot problems

when calling ask for "Mr Torch"

It just won't die...

Focus.

[flattotheboards]

golf or focus

[jonny996]

done the very same with a audi a3 tdi 70000 miles and £4k, but if you are only doing 5K pa then the 1.8 turbos are going cheap just now

Edited by jonny996 on Sunday 3rd June 21:07

[graeme36s]

wait another year and you'd get a 996 .

[Ballcock]

graeme36s said:

wait another year and you'd get a 996 .

Predictable .... Moi??

[Ballcock]

Are the petrol engined Golfs as reliable ?

[clarkeyjnr]

Diesel Seat Ibiza?

Very cheap and economical. VW Engine.
You'll be back in a Porker before you know it!

[qureshia]

Honda ITR - full stop !

[Murray993]

focus

[MikeP1]

Got to be anything Honda every time - they just keep going ..

[nervous]

clarkeyjnr said:

Diesel Seat Ibiza?

Very cheap and economical. VW Engine.
You'll be back in a Porker before you know it!

what he said. same as the golf, just cheaper.

the focus is a cracking drive, but i think youll get more for your money with something like the seat.

[Ballcock]

Thanks for the responses guys...
I have a line on a '00 petrol golf (1.6 i think) , and I know the history on it .
Does anyone have tales of woe ?




Must look at the Seats too .....

[Don1]

Leon Cupra R. Loved it. Faster than the golf/S3, half the price.

[SNDa]

i've found this helpful in the past: http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/index.php?url=/carbycar/index.htm 

[Rawhide]

Honda Accord Type-R ?