What Car(Sorry) - Danish edition
Discussion
As the title says, I live in Denmark where cars are rougly twice the price of cars in the UK, especially on the used marked. UK prices don't really apply here.
I should mention that I'm just buying a car for fun, as I haven't owned a car for 3 years due to studies. I'm not going to depend on it everyday, but I have somewhat limited means and can't afford constant repair bills.
MPG isn't really a factor here, seeing as I will only roughly do about 9500 miles a year.
On the market for a cheap banger for about 20-30.000 DKK (Danish currency, about £2.5-3.5k pounds), so plenty of old metal on my mind at the moment.
Starting with:
This lovely 205 GTi 1.6. Looks really well cared for, but not sure it's comfortable enough for my liking.
The 106 Rallye. Great cars, owned one before. I'm pretty sure the 205 GTi is a better car as an all-rounder. Noise and lack of toys really gets tiring with these cars.
A 406 2,0 Turbo. 150 HP/235NM from the factory, 180+ HP and 300+ NM can easily be had with a remap. Fuel economy is terrible, and all together more expensive to run than a 205 GTi. They handle pretty well, no GTi though and this one has full leather and all the toys.
A 525i Touring. Great looking cars, beautiful engine, this one is a pre-VANOS model so no troubles there. Insurance is quite steep though for a 24-year old with 2 years of NCB. Running costs and fuel economy are probably terrible. Plus, they do rust quite a fair bit.
The good old Alfa 156 2.0 TS. Had a 155 Widebody with the 2.0 TS 16V lump before, nice car, horrible parts prices, shoddy build quality. Early examples of these have all sorts of rust traps, so I think I'm steering clear of this one for now.
Seat Cordoba 1,4 16V Sport 100. A bit different, but power is OK, economy is great, by far the nicest interiors of any of the cars here bar the 156, and much newer than anything else here. The sensible choice.
And finally, a Saab 900 Turbo. 3-drs are very pricey here, and hard to come by. This 5-door is cheap as chips and looks well looked after. Seller has an older 5-dr turbo for sale as well, putting out 250HP. This really ticks all the boxes, but I'm worried about reliability and running costs.
Thanks in advance!
I should mention that I'm just buying a car for fun, as I haven't owned a car for 3 years due to studies. I'm not going to depend on it everyday, but I have somewhat limited means and can't afford constant repair bills.
MPG isn't really a factor here, seeing as I will only roughly do about 9500 miles a year.
On the market for a cheap banger for about 20-30.000 DKK (Danish currency, about £2.5-3.5k pounds), so plenty of old metal on my mind at the moment.
Starting with:
This lovely 205 GTi 1.6. Looks really well cared for, but not sure it's comfortable enough for my liking.
The 106 Rallye. Great cars, owned one before. I'm pretty sure the 205 GTi is a better car as an all-rounder. Noise and lack of toys really gets tiring with these cars.
A 406 2,0 Turbo. 150 HP/235NM from the factory, 180+ HP and 300+ NM can easily be had with a remap. Fuel economy is terrible, and all together more expensive to run than a 205 GTi. They handle pretty well, no GTi though and this one has full leather and all the toys.
A 525i Touring. Great looking cars, beautiful engine, this one is a pre-VANOS model so no troubles there. Insurance is quite steep though for a 24-year old with 2 years of NCB. Running costs and fuel economy are probably terrible. Plus, they do rust quite a fair bit.
The good old Alfa 156 2.0 TS. Had a 155 Widebody with the 2.0 TS 16V lump before, nice car, horrible parts prices, shoddy build quality. Early examples of these have all sorts of rust traps, so I think I'm steering clear of this one for now.
Seat Cordoba 1,4 16V Sport 100. A bit different, but power is OK, economy is great, by far the nicest interiors of any of the cars here bar the 156, and much newer than anything else here. The sensible choice.
And finally, a Saab 900 Turbo. 3-drs are very pricey here, and hard to come by. This 5-door is cheap as chips and looks well looked after. Seller has an older 5-dr turbo for sale as well, putting out 250HP. This really ticks all the boxes, but I'm worried about reliability and running costs.
Thanks in advance!
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