What car should I buy?

[Threlly]

Originally Posted by nvisibl

looking only to spend about £3 or £4 thousand .... just need something that moves, will last a couple of years and is safe enough for my 2 year old daughter in her childseat.

Any suggestions on a make, or model?

I'm just about to start looking at the car adds but have virtually no clue what to look out for.

Ta.

Nissan Micra, purple one.
Never break down, no-one would ever steal it, no-one would ever think there would be any valuables in it.
Insurance is dirt cheap, bizzies never pull one over.
You can also claim you are positively rejecting cock-in-hand boy-racer culture by choosing an icon of the SAGA generation.

Sorted.

[nvisibl]

lol thanks all


The micra is a fair suggestion, i'm 6' 2" though so probably a bit small for me. On checking out the nissans on Ebay though I found I was drawn to the Almera. They seem ok on the face of it and are reasonably priced.

[mr.e]

get a VW golf ...perhaps even the golf gti if you can...sound good for a tall guy like you ..and I don't think it would be expensive second hand.

[Drammy]

There's no way you'll get a Golf GTI for 3 -4 grand.

I'm looking into cars atm. Thinking of getting one of these (company car)...

[ledge]

Get a Subaru Legacy wagon. Dunno if you'll pick one up that cheap over there, but I have one and they are great cars. If you can a 250T would be good. Avoid the GT as the turbo just adds to insurance costs. Oh and avoid any with the air suspension as it is shit and breaks.

[jasedee]

Im driving one of those Lexus IS250's at the moment Drammy...

They are a sweet ride, perform much better than other cars in their price range, and come well equipped as standard.

Wish it was mine...

[nvisibl]

The subaru looks nice man, i'll check them out too