A strange recommendation given the 330d and 525d you’ve listed ,being automatics,both have swirl flaps that are prone to failure....
Best car for about £2000-£3000?
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Tell that to my polo that hasn't had an oil change in 5.5 years
PD140 what?
I've just asked for you to come off moderated posting, don't go back to the pointless one word replies please
Golf 1.6tdi Bluemotion.
2012, 1 owner from new, full history.
259k miles but at that age you can guarantee it’s covered most of them on a motorway, your basically doing more of the same to it.
Despite the miles I’d still expect it’ll be reliable (especially compared to some of the suggestions here) and it’ll be a world away from what you have now.
A curveball suggestion, sure, but it’s the sort of thing I’d consider personally for your requirements. Under budget too!
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201711171342294
2012, 1 owner from new, full history.
259k miles but at that age you can guarantee it’s covered most of them on a motorway, your basically doing more of the same to it.
Despite the miles I’d still expect it’ll be reliable (especially compared to some of the suggestions here) and it’ll be a world away from what you have now.
A curveball suggestion, sure, but it’s the sort of thing I’d consider personally for your requirements. Under budget too!
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201711171342294
It's an engine? anything with that engine in?
Why? (assuming you refer to my suggestion) - it’s the sort of thing NVP is referring to.
I’m not suggesting that exact car but something akin to it, one owner, full history, modern but the caveat will be mega miles.
So long as the condition of whatever it is is good, the mileage is relatively irrelevant so long as it’s been properly looked after and I’d wager a one owner new ish car of such mileage is more likely to have been properly maintained than some of the 10+ year old multiple owner suggestions here have been.
Tell that to my polo that hasn't had an oil change in 5.5 years
See? VW’s are reliable.
Tell that to my polo that hasn't had an oil change in 5.5 years
Yes but how much oil does it get through? If it's like most VWs your always having to put new oil in anyway
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Yes but how much oil does it get through? If it's like most VWs your always having to put new oil in anyway
This is more like it. 1 litre of oil and full tank of fuel please.
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That is a good call. as said most will be on motorway so no stresses apart from clutch riding in traffic.
I'm considering all things and the only thing that puts me off about that is how long it will last after I bought it?
I was doing double that mileage in my old Octavia and it wasn't that bad to be honest.
If I had 3K to spend on a motorway workhorse I'd probably look at a diesel Superb or something, but as has been mentioned, 300 miles a week isn't a lot.
If I had 3K to spend on a motorway workhorse I'd probably look at a diesel Superb or something, but as has been mentioned, 300 miles a week isn't a lot.
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One brand of car I am against on principle is BMW though unfortunately. 
lol
Mercedes - has to be a V8 or a V12.
I was looking on autotrader but looks like eBay is better for cars now.
lolMercedes - has to be a V8 or a V12.
I was looking on autotrader but looks like eBay is better for cars now.
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Yup, absolutely the last thing you'd want at this budget. When people go on about the good old days of non-modern diesels they do not mean these!
Was some of first that came up on my search.
When your at a tight ish (compared to new!) budget, you have this dilemma no matter what you buy, if though something like that has been properly maintained then I’d see no reason why it shouldn’t have a good few years in it yet.
I sold my old 528i at north of 260k miles in 2013, it only disappeared from the insurance database last year.
What kills cars is lack of maintenance rather than miles imo, too many owners do just enough to get through an MOT rather than what a car needs, i.e. they’ll fix something that breaks but servicing and things like suspension refreshes go out of the window, especially once a car is getting on in age, down in value and owned by someone who can’t afford to run it properly, this is why I’d say a one owner mega mile car is likely to be correctly maintained, it isn’t going to get to say 150k and the owner decides “**** it I’m not paying anymore!” a high mileage car is usually owned by someone who needs it for work and therefore needs reliability therefore it’s doubtful it’ll be scrimped upon.
I wouldn’t touch that same car in a few years once it’s on it’s third or fourth owner who’s just bought it cheap with a view to running it into the ground which will be it’s ultimate fate as it’s miles will put it squarely in the cheap & cheerful end of the market where buyers with shallow pockets tend to look first....
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I understand what you are saying. I bought my Focus 10 years ago with 37k miles as a cat C repaired.
Aside from having tank drilled (theft on drive), me smashing a headlight hitting a car and someone running into back of me (became a cat D as well) it's been faultless - couple of sets of plugs, air filters, couple of wheel bearings and then changed oil and filter every year. Cambelt and clutch at about 75k-80k miles.
Now on 105k I think.
I'm aiming to keep it but it's using oil and I'm pretty sure it will need a lot more when it has its next MOT like catalytic converter or suspension etc.
I’d get it MOT’d and see what it needs, you might be surprised and given it’s an old Focus, parts & labour won’t break the bank.
It’s often better the devil you know, especially with cars!