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What Toyota should my dad upgrade to?
Hi all,
Firstly, thanks for your help back in 2011! We actually bought one of the two cars whose links you sent to me as suggestions! I think I'll be in touch shortly for my own car needs but for now I'm asking for advice for my dad. He is an avid Toyota or Nissan man and currently has a 2008 Corolla 1.4-litre (basic model I think) with 157,000km on the clock. He was initially planing to stick with the Corolla and move up two or three years and his main requirement is that he wants air conditioning in the next car. He spoke to a local second hand car dealer who told him that the equivalent Corolla won't have air conditioning, but that the Auris would, that it has the exact same interior space and only difference is that obviously it is hatchback. Does that point about the air conditioning etc seem right to you?
What would be a rough guide to trade in the 2008 and move to either an Auris or Corolla 2010, 2011 and 2012 models? From what I can see there was a new model Auris released in 2012 and if so would it be worth stretching to that? Any other suggestions of make/model welcome too if you don't mind. He does average to slightly-above-average mileage each year, mostly rural with probably one or two long drives every month so any advice on petrol vs. diesel would be great too.
Thanks again. Enda, Dublin
Enda Lowry (Dublin)
May 2015 Filed under: choosing used car
Is it worth paying for keyless entry?
Has keyless entry/ignition any real practical benefits? Is it worth specifying on a new Passat/Audi, or could I spend the money on a more beneficial extra?
John S.
May 2015 Filed under: optional extras
What is the market value for a 2006 Ford Focus 1.6 diesel?
What is the market value for a 2006 Ford Focus 1.6 diesel (for insurance purposes)?
Anna Murphy (Dublin)
May 2015 Filed under: insurance
New Kia Sorento or Land Discovery Sport?
Which is the better car keeping value for money in mind: a 2015 Kia Sorento automatic AWD Platinum or a 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport Automatic HSE?
Mike Kemmy (Limerick)
May 2015 Filed under: choosing new car
I want to replace my Laguna with an Opel Insignia.
Hey, I've two questions! Very interested in buying a 160hp Opel Insignia 09-12 and want to trade in a 2003 Renault Laguna 1.6 petrol, all leather, good condition with NCT until Jan 16.
1 - Is that model of Insignia for those years with under 100k mileage worth 12k?
2 - What would you expect to get for that Laguna as a trade-in?
Thanks!
John Scully (Meath)
May 2015 Filed under: choosing used car
Can I convert a Hyundai Sante Fe to a commercial?
Hi, I have a Hyundai Santa Fe and want to change it into a crew cab for road tax. But I can't find anywhere what I have to do, without losing any seats. Can you help me?
Thanks
Mandy Reilly
May 2015 Filed under: commercial vehicle
Hyundai ix35 Executive or Kia Sportage?
I am trying to decide on a Hyundai ix35 Executive or a Kia Sportage. I would appreciate your opinion.
Kind regards
Breda Quaid (Co Kildare)
May 2015 Filed under: choosing new car
How much trade in should I expect for a Hyundai Getz?
How much trade in should I expect for a 2004 Hyundai Getz?
Eamon Watters
May 2015 Filed under: used car values
What's the old Citroen Xsara like?
Any bad reviews on a low mileage Citroen Xsara, coupe and hatchback-saloon? Looking at 2002 to 2006 with 1.4-litre petrol engines.
Tony Shannon (Dublin)
May 2015 Filed under: reliability
Any performance difference between 1.2 and 1.4 Audi A3?
Is there much difference in acceleration/performance between the 1.2 petrol and the 1.4 petrol Audi A3?
F D (Dublin)
May 2015 Filed under: choosing new car
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