My Mum's after a new car...
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.. God help me.
She's had her Rover 600(2.0l Honda engine) from new since 1997. In this time, it has been serviced once. Yes, once. The paint is pealing off, the bumpers are scuffed, the windscreen leaks, the interior is starting to go mouldy and it's just generally a total shed. The best bit though is that it has never once let her down.
She's now decided it's embarrassing (for a deputy headteacher) to be driving such a shed and since the MOT is up next month, she wants to buy something new.
She knows very little about cars so has asked me to help her out choosing something. She wants me to run off a list of cars that would be suitable and she will pick the ones she likes etc.
The requirements are as follows :
Budget Max £2500
Must be Automatic
Must have 4 doors
Must be petrol
Must be reliable (little service and many 5 min journeys)
Preferably a bit smaller than the 600 (although I think she will still go for a saloon)
Preferably purple (although I've told her it wont happen)
I've been scouring Auto Trader and the likes but have only come up with 6 cars that I feel fit all her requirements and that I think will be reliable for her too.
Mazda 6
Mazda 323
Honda Civic
Vw Golf
Nissan Almera
Seat Leon
I'm sure there are more out there so I need some help.
She's had her Rover 600(2.0l Honda engine) from new since 1997. In this time, it has been serviced once. Yes, once. The paint is pealing off, the bumpers are scuffed, the windscreen leaks, the interior is starting to go mouldy and it's just generally a total shed. The best bit though is that it has never once let her down.
She's now decided it's embarrassing (for a deputy headteacher) to be driving such a shed and since the MOT is up next month, she wants to buy something new.
She knows very little about cars so has asked me to help her out choosing something. She wants me to run off a list of cars that would be suitable and she will pick the ones she likes etc.
The requirements are as follows :
Budget Max £2500
Must be Automatic
Must have 4 doors
Must be petrol
Must be reliable (little service and many 5 min journeys)
Preferably a bit smaller than the 600 (although I think she will still go for a saloon)
Preferably purple (although I've told her it wont happen)
I've been scouring Auto Trader and the likes but have only come up with 6 cars that I feel fit all her requirements and that I think will be reliable for her too.
Mazda 6
Mazda 323
Honda Civic
Vw Golf
Nissan Almera
Seat Leon
I'm sure there are more out there so I need some help.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
guess this one meets quite a bit of the requirements
guess this one meets quite a bit of the requirements
The fatboy said:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
guess this one meets quite a bit of the requirements
Whoooaguess this one meets quite a bit of the requirements
I bought one of those for my teenage daughter - Decent 02 Plate Micra S, and i paid £800
The fatboy said:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
guess this one meets quite a bit of the requirements
You got the link wrong - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...guess this one meets quite a bit of the requirements
Ok, slightly bigger than the 600.
va1o said:
Honda Jazz CVT will be your best bet
Super reliable, and its very practical. May officially be a supermini but its the same size inside as most cars in the class above.
Yes on all counts but not super reliable - just google jazz cvt failure...It's the biggest problem with Jazz. Super reliable, and its very practical. May officially be a supermini but its the same size inside as most cars in the class above.
That gearbox needs regular oil changes to avoid problems (every 7,5k miles) if lots of short trips and even then you can have problems. Post 2007 are better but with a 2,5k budget I doubt you'll find one.
It's a great car (I bought one for teh missus) though and the CVT is great for pottering around town but the ride is way too firm for what it is and grates if you drive on bad roads allot.
Best to go for a an old fashioned tried an trusted torque convertor box - preferably Honda - seemed to work for the OP's mum thus far!
Something like this might be worth considering:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
Edited by volvoforlife on Friday 15th October 22:24
XitUp said:
The fatboy said:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
guess this one meets quite a bit of the requirements
You got the link wrong - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...guess this one meets quite a bit of the requirements
Ok, slightly bigger than the 600.
Must be Automatic yup
Must have 4 doors yup
Must be petrol nop
Must be reliable (little service and many 5 min journeys) yup
Preferably a bit smaller than the 600 (although I think she will still go for a saloon) nop
Preferably purple (although I've told her it wont happen)yup
heehee
The fatboy said:
XitUp said:
The fatboy said:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
guess this one meets quite a bit of the requirements
You got the link wrong - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...guess this one meets quite a bit of the requirements
Ok, slightly bigger than the 600.
Must be Automatic yup
Must have 4 doors yup
Must be petrol nop
Must be reliable (little service and many 5 min journeys) yup
Preferably a bit smaller than the 600 (although I think she will still go for a saloon) nop
Preferably purple (although I've told her it wont happen)yup
heehee
XitUp said:
The fatboy said:
XitUp said:
The fatboy said:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
guess this one meets quite a bit of the requirements
You got the link wrong - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...guess this one meets quite a bit of the requirements
Ok, slightly bigger than the 600.
Must be Automatic yup
Must have 4 doors yup
Must be petrol nop
Must be reliable (little service and many 5 min journeys) yup
Preferably a bit smaller than the 600 (although I think she will still go for a saloon) nop
Preferably purple (although I've told her it wont happen)yup
heehee
Must be petrol yup + cheaper priced LPG
littlebasher said:
zollburgers said:
Has she considered a Crossfire? I hear they are amazing.
Really?...Don't suppose you could suggest anyone who might be selling one?Deluded said:
.. God help me.
She's had her Rover 600(2.0l Honda engine) from new since 1997. In this time, it has been serviced once. Yes, once. The paint is pealing off, the bumpers are scuffed, the windscreen leaks, the interior is starting to go mouldy and it's just generally a total shed. The best bit though is that it has never once let her down.
She's now decided it's embarrassing (for a deputy headteacher) to be driving such a shed and since the MOT is up next month, she wants to buy something new.
She knows very little about cars so has asked me to help her out choosing something. She wants me to run off a list of cars that would be suitable and she will pick the ones she likes etc.
The requirements are as follows :
Budget Max £2500
Must be Automatic
Must have 4 doors
Must be petrol
Must be reliable (little service and many 5 min journeys)
Preferably a bit smaller than the 600 (although I think she will still go for a saloon)
Preferably purple (although I've told her it wont happen)
I've been scouring Auto Trader and the likes but have only come up with 6 cars that I feel fit all her requirements and that I think will be reliable for her too.
Mazda 6
Mazda 323
Honda Civic
Vw Golf
Nissan Almera
Seat Leon
I'm sure there are more out there so I need some help.
Well, I would expect a Deputy Headteacher to be able to afford more.She's had her Rover 600(2.0l Honda engine) from new since 1997. In this time, it has been serviced once. Yes, once. The paint is pealing off, the bumpers are scuffed, the windscreen leaks, the interior is starting to go mouldy and it's just generally a total shed. The best bit though is that it has never once let her down.
She's now decided it's embarrassing (for a deputy headteacher) to be driving such a shed and since the MOT is up next month, she wants to buy something new.
She knows very little about cars so has asked me to help her out choosing something. She wants me to run off a list of cars that would be suitable and she will pick the ones she likes etc.
The requirements are as follows :
Budget Max £2500
Must be Automatic
Must have 4 doors
Must be petrol
Must be reliable (little service and many 5 min journeys)
Preferably a bit smaller than the 600 (although I think she will still go for a saloon)
Preferably purple (although I've told her it wont happen)
I've been scouring Auto Trader and the likes but have only come up with 6 cars that I feel fit all her requirements and that I think will be reliable for her too.
Mazda 6
Mazda 323
Honda Civic
Vw Golf
Nissan Almera
Seat Leon
I'm sure there are more out there so I need some help.
However, find something, anything, purple and Jap, that'll be the best way to "reliable".
Purple will be the clincher.
Fav son then.
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