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12/3/2017 at 5:19pm
Location: Near Belfast
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have a look at the Skoda Octavia, if you get more for less will last longer.
All those taxi drivers cant be wrong.
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13/3/2017 at 4:03pm
Location: Midlands
Outfit: Mondeo Avondale Gram
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Have you driven the Insignia? Its rubbish compared to a Mondeo. The seats were like sitting on a hardwood chopping board.
If you do go for one you want the later revised engines from 2013 onwards. The older units are not very good.
Although you say the Mondeo has been a money pit you do get a lot of car for the money. Buy wisely and be really picky and you can get a cracker.
Im on my 5th. None of them have needed anything expensive. Although my current one may need a clutch if i plan on keeping it for a few years.
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13/3/2017 at 7:43pm
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I would not go from Mondeo to Insignia, the Mondeo is a great car it is just a shame you have had problems with yours, 1000s haven't!
As previously said, look at the Skoda Octavia or Superb, you will not find a better car.
I do not have one by the way, I like cars and reading car magazines and reviews.
Good luck.
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13/3/2017 at 8:32pm
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may be worth adding a bit to your budget to get the right car.
We just got a Skoda Yeti after first looking at the Octavia. We also spent about 3.5 K more than we wanted but got a 3 year old motor rather than a 6 year old one. As most cars loose about 1K a year after the initial nose dive I reckon we did ok. Have to say its soooooooo much better than the i30 its replacing and the Octavia was just a bit big on the outside for what we need. There are plenty of them about with reasonable mileage esp if you can live with the S spec.
ours was for the good lady and she wanted an SE so guess what we got...lol Ours is an ex mobility car and is very well looked after as most are.
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14/3/2017 at 12:49am
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Quote: Originally posted by baddon on 12/3/2017
have a look at the Skoda Octavia, if you get more for less will last longer.
All those taxi drivers cant be wrong.
100K miles on an octavia is nothing , they are not even run in so you can expect around 300K from them as long as you change the oil, the 1.9 TDI is the best, if you buy one from a dealer make sure the belt and tensioner is changed, along with the clutch if its rattling on idle
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14/3/2017 at 8:02am
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For £5k any car you buy could be a money pit. If you have spent that much on your Mondy you must have fixed most of it so I would stick with it for a couple of years. As a trade in it is worth very little so keeping it another 2 yrs won't lose you much more & you can save some more money.
If you want something for £5k look ony at service history should be from main dealer & average mileage 10k pa. The make does not much matter. Certainly don't reject Mondeo out of hand. Just find the best car you can that can tow your caravan.
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14/3/2017 at 6:13pm
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Problem is that you have a 1200kg caravan so you need a fairly large car to tow it. Larger cars tend to have higher mileages & cost more to fix.
It is fairly good advice to go for a Skoda, VW or Audi with the 1.9 tdi diesel. These engines do run for high mileages but of course they do go wrong & anything that goes wrong with a modern diesel costs plenty to fix.
A search of Autotrader brings up plenty of Skodas & not all with mega mileages. You need one with a full main dealer service history that shows all new parts that have been fitted.
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14/3/2017 at 6:19pm
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For your budget you need to be looking at cars which have the greatest depreciation from new to get the newest/lowest mileage car possible. The Insignia is the obvious choice as there are plenty available with relatively low mileages and this will tow your caravan easily. You might also consider French cars such as the Renault Laguna, Citroen C5 and Peugeot 407 or 508. A less obvious choice might be a Mitsubishi Lancer Di. There are several low mileage examples for around £5k and most of these will have been privately owned with a full service history. They also have an excellent reliability record.
As stated above, a full service history is essential, as this will verify both maintenance and mileage.
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14/3/2017 at 7:50pm
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Late mk2 Honda crv?
Or Skoda octavia/ yeti certainly beat suggested so far.
Imo is rather buy a better quality car with slightly older with more miles than a cheap newer car.
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