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Should I replace my Corolla with a Golf or Octavia?
I bought an 09 Toyota Corolla 1.4 petrol with 64,000km on the clock three months ago. It is still covered by the dealer's one-year warranty, is taxed until July 2014 and NCT'ed until July 2015. Since then, I have changed job and will now be commuting two hours a day on the motorway and so need to change for a diesel. Even though I'm generally the only one in the car, I prefer saloons and like a big car around me, partly for safety reasons. I also want a comfortable, hi-spec, economical car. And as I will be putting a lot of miles on it, I want something with low mileage. I am thinking a diesel Volkswagen Golf or a Skoda Octavia.
Have test driven the Ford Focus and Hyundai i30 and the interior put me off. Maybe I was driving the basic models but found them to be quite cheap in feel. I am trying to keep the total spend to about €2,000 to €4,000 with my own for trade-in.
First of all, am I on the right track in the types of cars I am looking at for what I want? Secondly, how much should I roughly be expecting to get for my own car?
Grainne Callanan (Kilkenny)
Oct 2013 Filed under: choosing used car
Can you guide me on a price for this BMW 3 Series?
Can you suggest a guide price for a 2011 BMW 316d Special Edition with one lady owner and 30,000 miles on the clock? What generally is a guide drop price between a forecourt price and a private seller's price? If this car is still for sale in Jan 2014 how much should the price drop by?
Thanks
Liam O'Neachtain (Tramore)
Oct 2013 Filed under: used car values
Should I wait until January to buy this Focus Estate?
I have a Ford Focus Estate with 170,000 miles on the clock. I intend to change it for another Focus Estate with 55,000 miles on the clock for €11,000 this month. There is only a choice of two near me. Both about the same mileage and price. Should I wait until January 2014? Will there be more choice then? Will a 2009 car drop in price on 1st January if I gamble on it being still for sale then?
Thanks, Green wood worker
Kevin Downing (Dublin)
Oct 2013 Filed under: used car values
What is the average economy for a 2005 Toyota Corolla?
What is the average economy for a 2005 Toyota Corolla 1.4 D4-D?
Thanks John
John Dr Oog (Cork)
Oct 2013 Filed under: fuel economy and emissions
How much should I pay for second hand Citroen DS5?
How much should I pay for second hand Citroen DS5?
Paddy Lynch (Ramelton)
Oct 2013 Filed under: used car values
Does the Citroen C5 diesel make a good second hand car?
Does the Citroen C5 diesel make a good second hand car?
Paddy Lynch (Ramelton)
Oct 2013 Filed under: choosing used car
How economical is the Toyota Corolla diesel?
What is the average mpg of the 1.4 Toyota Corolla?
John Dr Oog (Cork)
Oct 2013 Filed under: fuel economy and emissions
I want to buy a new MPV in 2014.
I am looking at new MPVs for next year. I could not find the Sharan on the Volkswagen website. Has it dropped this model? What would you recommend to replace a Ford S-Max Titanium possibly with an auto box?
Andrew Kelly (Limerick)
Oct 2013 Filed under: choosing new car
What will I replace by old SEAT Leon with?
How much should I get for my 2004 SEAT Leon 1.9 TDI with about 130,000 miles on the clock, in great condition and full service history, new timing belt etc. And what should I replace it with? I do a bit of driving for work. I also love the Leon! Looking for reliable and cost friendly car.
Thanks so much
Au Considine (Ennis)
Oct 2013 Filed under: used car values
Is the Volvo S60 a good car?
Is the Volvo S40 (2006) 1.6 diesel an economical car and are there any common failings to this model?
PAT DORAN (CLANE)
Oct 2013 Filed under: choosing used car
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