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percivalI'm in favour of getting a new car even if we are moving house soon, because a reliable car with enough space to house book boxes and small items from IKEA will be a real bonus.
However, we will be on a shoestring of a budget, so the question is, how much will we need to pay for a car that will last us 2-3 years and will be reliable enough not to break down too much during that time?
(To make matters more complicated, I will only buy from a dealer, because my husband is not car-savvy enough to buy from private.)
My personal favourites are post L-reg Micras, Volvos and Ford Mondeos (still need to find a good reg cutoff for those, but K should do fine, I guess)
so, what do you car owners think?
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However, we will be on a shoestring of a budget, so the question is, how much will we need to pay for a car that will last us 2-3 years and will be reliable enough not to break down too much during that time?
(To make matters more complicated, I will only buy from a dealer, because my husband is not car-savvy enough to buy from private.)
My personal favourites are post L-reg Micras, Volvos and Ford Mondeos (still need to find a good reg cutoff for those, but K should do fine, I guess)
so, what do you car owners think?
[Poll #214853]
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Date: 2003-12-04 05:45 am (UTC)In general, I s'pose, you get what you pay for. 2 - 3 years isn't that long to expect a car to last. I would shy away from anything less than a grand (although a £1000 car would last you a year (or should do), so you could buy them sequentially...)
YOu can buy cars for £3k plus, of course, but you should expect it to last more than two years, I'd have thought...
Tricky...
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Date: 2003-12-04 05:46 am (UTC)