Advice & Opinions Please 3-10k 1.4l Bulletproof
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Hi All,
In a spot, after a nightmare year involving 10k & 3 bangers down the drain I’m absolutely torn on which way to jump.
Need the most reliable motor possible for 5 days a week, 60-150 miles a day 80% motorway or A roads.
Prefer 1.4 or above, as I’d like a little poke for motorways and the hellacious roundabouts of Hertfordshire.
I like Astras but after one great (SRi) one awful I’m a little gun shy on going back. Corsa is off the menu due to 3 bought, 3 thrown away inside a year.
Im not fussed about colour, toys or gadgets.
My main problem is budget. 3k now gets very little and it’s a chunk for me to walk away from. If I go to 10kish, my limit then I’m looking at 1 litre if new. And I don’t like the choices there.
If I go 5-8k I have great options, almost too many. But if a 5-8k motor goes west on me I’m stuffed, no way I could write it off and the thought of continuing to pay the local mechanics 3rd mortgage is grating. Don’t begrudge anyone a living but £50 an hour adds up fast.
Advice & recs appreciated, I’ve got myself into a pickle - looking for direction.
In a spot, after a nightmare year involving 10k & 3 bangers down the drain I’m absolutely torn on which way to jump.
Need the most reliable motor possible for 5 days a week, 60-150 miles a day 80% motorway or A roads.
Prefer 1.4 or above, as I’d like a little poke for motorways and the hellacious roundabouts of Hertfordshire.
I like Astras but after one great (SRi) one awful I’m a little gun shy on going back. Corsa is off the menu due to 3 bought, 3 thrown away inside a year.
Im not fussed about colour, toys or gadgets.
My main problem is budget. 3k now gets very little and it’s a chunk for me to walk away from. If I go to 10kish, my limit then I’m looking at 1 litre if new. And I don’t like the choices there.
If I go 5-8k I have great options, almost too many. But if a 5-8k motor goes west on me I’m stuffed, no way I could write it off and the thought of continuing to pay the local mechanics 3rd mortgage is grating. Don’t begrudge anyone a living but £50 an hour adds up fast.
Advice & recs appreciated, I’ve got myself into a pickle - looking for direction.
You need something simple and reliable. A number of years ago we bought a 2009 Nissan Note 1.6 auto. It gets a thrashing, is treated like a POS and never breaks.
It's somewhat under damped but it happily does longer journeys, is pretty practical and actually quite comfortable. I even quite like throwing it around - lots of lean but it slides predictably and you can even get some oversteer.
Something like that would do the trick. Small, Japanese, petrol. Don't be tempted by anything else.
£3k should be plenty.
It's somewhat under damped but it happily does longer journeys, is pretty practical and actually quite comfortable. I even quite like throwing it around - lots of lean but it slides predictably and you can even get some oversteer.
Something like that would do the trick. Small, Japanese, petrol. Don't be tempted by anything else.
£3k should be plenty.
top end £10k might just squeeze you into something with manufacturer warranty, Japanese or Korean.
Reality is doing 40k miles a year is going to mean lots of servicing and a diesel probably fits the needs better, shame is even spending the full budget i cant see you having any warranty left after 6 months.
2019 Kia Ceed / hyundai i30 1.6CRDI or the 1.0 turbo petrol engine but thats still 120bhp. (hyundair 5 year unlimited mileage warranty vs 7yr 100k miles on the kias)
Sewing machine reliability to me also says suzuki, perhaps a current gen vitara
40k miles a year, assuming mostly business I'd be having a chat with my employer about a company car!
Reality is doing 40k miles a year is going to mean lots of servicing and a diesel probably fits the needs better, shame is even spending the full budget i cant see you having any warranty left after 6 months.
2019 Kia Ceed / hyundai i30 1.6CRDI or the 1.0 turbo petrol engine but thats still 120bhp. (hyundair 5 year unlimited mileage warranty vs 7yr 100k miles on the kias)
Sewing machine reliability to me also says suzuki, perhaps a current gen vitara
40k miles a year, assuming mostly business I'd be having a chat with my employer about a company car!
andburg said:
top end £10k might just squeeze you into something with manufacturer warranty, Japanese or Korean.
Reality is doing 40k miles a year is going to mean lots of servicing and a diesel probably fits the needs better, shame is even spending the full budget i cant see you having any warranty left after 6 months.
2019 Kia Ceed / hyundai i30 1.6CRDI or the 1.0 turbo petrol engine but thats still 120bhp. (hyundair 5 year unlimited mileage warranty vs 7yr 100k miles on the kias)
Sewing machine reliability to me also says suzuki, perhaps a current gen vitara
40k miles a year, assuming mostly business I'd be having a chat with my employer about a company car!
Rolled the dice and picked up a 19 plate 1.6 Ceed, now I’ve just gotta learn how to use all the gadgets 😊Reality is doing 40k miles a year is going to mean lots of servicing and a diesel probably fits the needs better, shame is even spending the full budget i cant see you having any warranty left after 6 months.
2019 Kia Ceed / hyundai i30 1.6CRDI or the 1.0 turbo petrol engine but thats still 120bhp. (hyundair 5 year unlimited mileage warranty vs 7yr 100k miles on the kias)
Sewing machine reliability to me also says suzuki, perhaps a current gen vitara
40k miles a year, assuming mostly business I'd be having a chat with my employer about a company car!
Thank you for the recommendations
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