Soldato
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Looking to replace my 52 reg Mondeo as it's getting long in the tooth (124k miles), drinking more oil than I'd like, its scratched (paintwork and alloys) to buggery (not me, honest) and tbh, I'm a bit bored of it, as reliable as it's been for a £900 car.
So... I went to drive two Mazda 6s today.
I know I know, basically the same car isn't it? First off there's an absence of good cheap cars near where I live unfortunately hence why I've been looking at this one particular dealer at the moment.
TL;DR
Mazda 6 mk1 vs mk2?
Mazda 6 mk2 2.0 vs 2.5 petrol?
Should I buy something good instead?
First one: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201611039402483
Drove well, but definitely needed new tyres and discs/pads. Engine bay was suspiciously clean for the oldest car, and it's had 4 owners. Otherwise it's in good condition, alloys could do with a refurb and has a couple of small marks on the paintwork. It failed it's MoT back in August on the following:
Which makes me think it may be a bit of a lemon as well as being overpriced?
Second one: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201608307264146
I liked this a lot, but I wondered whether it was worth twice the price... It's only had one owner, it's much better spec'd, the interior was really nice. General condition was much better overall as you'd expect. It also seems like a much bigger car than the change in dimensions suggests. Perhaps a tad overpriced too. They don't appear to be too common though, as within a 30 mile radius, there's only two others at £3.8k and £5k and both have considerably more miles and more owners.
It's MoT history is cleaner too, it's failed twice but only on tyres and wipers.
They also have a couple of newer 2.0 Tamuras - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201609147743320 & http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201611240045626 - although I prefer the look of the older model.
I'm looking to keep whatever I get for a good 5 years or so whilst we're saving for a deposit and buying a house. I do less than 10k annually with a few longer trips a few times a year up north to visit family.
My initial gut feeling is to go for one of the newer cars but they're at the top end of what I was planning to spend. They offered me £250 for the Mondeo as part exchange which is less than I'd get private but I don't really have the patience to sell it at the bottom end of the market, especially in it's condition.
So is the 2.5 Sport worth the extra dosh over the standard 2L? It's a few quid difference to insure, and the MPG doesn't appear to be much worse either. And is the mk2 Mazda 6 much much better than the original?
So... I went to drive two Mazda 6s today.
I know I know, basically the same car isn't it? First off there's an absence of good cheap cars near where I live unfortunately hence why I've been looking at this one particular dealer at the moment.
TL;DR
Mazda 6 mk1 vs mk2?
Mazda 6 mk2 2.0 vs 2.5 petrol?
Should I buy something good instead?
First one: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201611039402483
Drove well, but definitely needed new tyres and discs/pads. Engine bay was suspiciously clean for the oldest car, and it's had 4 owners. Otherwise it's in good condition, alloys could do with a refurb and has a couple of small marks on the paintwork. It failed it's MoT back in August on the following:
Which makes me think it may be a bit of a lemon as well as being overpriced?
Second one: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201608307264146
I liked this a lot, but I wondered whether it was worth twice the price... It's only had one owner, it's much better spec'd, the interior was really nice. General condition was much better overall as you'd expect. It also seems like a much bigger car than the change in dimensions suggests. Perhaps a tad overpriced too. They don't appear to be too common though, as within a 30 mile radius, there's only two others at £3.8k and £5k and both have considerably more miles and more owners.
It's MoT history is cleaner too, it's failed twice but only on tyres and wipers.
They also have a couple of newer 2.0 Tamuras - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201609147743320 & http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201611240045626 - although I prefer the look of the older model.
I'm looking to keep whatever I get for a good 5 years or so whilst we're saving for a deposit and buying a house. I do less than 10k annually with a few longer trips a few times a year up north to visit family.
My initial gut feeling is to go for one of the newer cars but they're at the top end of what I was planning to spend. They offered me £250 for the Mondeo as part exchange which is less than I'd get private but I don't really have the patience to sell it at the bottom end of the market, especially in it's condition.
So is the 2.5 Sport worth the extra dosh over the standard 2L? It's a few quid difference to insure, and the MPG doesn't appear to be much worse either. And is the mk2 Mazda 6 much much better than the original?
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