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What's the top-spec Hyundai i40 like?
I do 50,000km per year with work but get a mileage allowance. I am looking to get a low mileage 2012 saloon for about €25k. My main criteria is a decent spec, good fuel economy but also some punch for overtaking. I currently fancy the Hyundai i40 Executive spec 115hp. Would you recommend this? What other models should I consider?
Pat Kennedy (Cork)
Oct 2013 Filed under: choosing used car
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
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
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
Help me choose Peugeot 206 or 207.
Can you advise on the Peugeot 206 and 207? Are these reliable and trouble free? Which is the better car?
Helen Mitchell (Dublin)
Oct 2013 Filed under: choosing used car
Any major issues with the Land Rover Discovery 3?
Are there any serious mechanical issues with the Land Rover Discovery 3 that a prospective buyer should know about?
Vinny Duggan (Galway)
Oct 2013 Filed under: choosing used car
What do you think of this BMW 1 Series?
I'm interested in this 2009 1 Series BMW on Carzone.ie. Are there any issues of note with this import?
Thanks
Una O'Connor (Dublin)
Oct 2013 Filed under: choosing used car
Is the Alfa Romeo 156 a good car?
I'm thinking of buying a 2005 Alfa Romeo 156 Sportiva. Are they a good car?
Mark Haren (Dublin)
Oct 2013 Filed under: choosing used car
Is the 2008 Toyota Corolla 1.4 petrol a good car?
Hi is the 2008 Toyota Corolla 1.4 petrol a good car? It's a Terra model with 103,000km on the clock and is selling for €8,950. Does this price sound ok? It has alloys (Borbet) added. I test drove the car and while it wasnt the most exciting drive it felt better than some other 1.2-litre cars I drove. Is it fuel efficient compared to say a Ford Fiesta?
Thanks
Pat English (Waterford)
Sep 2013 Filed under: choosing used car
What do you think of the 2001 BMW 3 Series?
I'm thinking of buying a 2001 BMW 3 Series (E46) SE Touring 136hp. Any problems to look out for on this and roughly what price should I pay? It's diesel with 157,000 miles on the clock.
J Marks (Tipperary)
Sep 2013 Filed under: choosing used car
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