£4500 to spend pretty flexible criteria

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As the title says £4500 to spend criteria-

Golf sized or bigger
Decent seats (heated would be nice)
Smart looking
Reasonable economical (8000 miles a year of country lanes, a and b roads mostly + 2000 dual carriageway/motorway)
Must have 4/5 doors and be able to sit 4 adults in comfort
Bluetooth for the phone
A bit of go if necessary, I understand I will not get amazing performance!
Good service history/records of maintenance.
09 or newer would be a bonus

contenders I can think of -

Titanium Mondeo saloon
Focus, what is a good one seems a few engines?
Alfa Gulietta - 2.0 diesel, are they reliable?

S54Love

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Going off the other Lexus thread here, an IS250 might suit

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

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joshcowin said:

As the title says £4500 to spend criteria-

Golf sized

Best Golf that you can get for £4500?

joshcowin

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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Best Golf that you can get for £4500?

My mother, 2 x brother in laws and good mate all have golfs, no problem but is there anything out there any better?

Thanks for the tip though I know they are decent and there is a massive range to choose from!

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Impreza WRX hatch?

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joshcowin said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Best Golf that you can get for £4500?

My mother, 2 x brother in laws and good mate all have golfs, no problem but is there anything out there any better?

Thanks for the tip though I know they are decent and there is a massive range to choose from!

I've had one Golf or other since 1988, so I am a bit biased.

joshcowin

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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I've had one Golf or other since 1988, so I am a bit biased.

Any advice on engines?

1.6 diesel guessing that is asthmatic?

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joshcowin said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I've had one Golf or other since 1988, so I am a bit biased.

Any advice on engines?

1.6 diesel guessing that is asthmatic?

I've only ever had the petrol variants

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...although 'er indoors has had plenty of 2.0 tdi & they go well enough

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Would you not prefer a petrol?

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DoubleD said:

Would you not prefer a petrol?

What do you have in mind?

Don't really mind, decent fuel economy and they way they pull is good for the type of driving we do. Have had a 1.4 eco boost fiesta, great engine but would feel underpowered on a decent sized car.

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Octavia VRs? https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

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joshcowin said:

DoubleD said:

Would you not prefer a petrol?

What do you have in mind?

Don't really mind, decent fuel economy and they way they pull is good for the type of driving we do. Have had a 1.4 eco boost fiesta, great engine but would feel underpowered on a decent sized car.

Yeah I get that, the low down pull makes for easy driving. You would also get that in a turbo petrol, with the added benefit of having a nicer engine, but a small extra cost in fuel.

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Gareth1974 said:

Octavia VRs? https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Too good to be true, price and mileage wise! Looks nice though!

I cant seem to get a decent one for the budget.

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Mazda 6 any good? Nice looking cars with plenty of equipment!

2.2d seems to have good economy and performance

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ZX10R NIN said:

Great thanks for this! I had looked at the diesel Mondeo before looks soo much car for the money! Currently have a french car, wont be doing that again tbh 12 plate 308 btw!

The alfalfa in Scotland is perfect tbh just I live in kent! I know very little about then are they decent cars?

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Mazda 3 2.0 Sport Nav.
Focus underpinnings ( best drive in class ), lots of kit inc Bluetooth and heated seats as standard.
No major issues with these.
Find a good one and you're on to a winner.

They are quite thin on the ground though.

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You don't need a diesel for your mileage.

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joshcowin said:

Great thanks for this! I had looked at the diesel Mondeo before looks soo much car for the money! Currently have a french car, wont be doing that again tbh 12 plate 308 btw!

The alfalfa in Scotland is perfect tbh just I live in kent! I know very little about then are they decent cars?

Don't let that stop you I flew to Kirkcaldy to get one of my cars, going to Scotland isn't a big deal £80.00 return, the Alfa's are reliable & a decent steer to boot.

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