Hi, well i'm starting my uni placement tomorrow and have been thinking most of the week about getting another car. I'd want it sooner rather than later though (as mine is too noisy plus I want some toys) so am considering finance.
1st question, is there anything I should be aware of about finance apart from the obvious (APR etc) I will hopefully be finished with the payments by the end of the placement (about a year). I really don't want to spend more than 7k either.
Right onto my requirements;
£7,000
Comfortable
Solid nice looking interior
Nice looking exterior
Quick (quicker than my current 6.5ish if possible)
MPG not really an issue as long as it's not ridiculous (ie <20)
Would like some toys (trip comp, few random features etc)
May consider a diesel
I've had a quick look on auto trader and some high mile CTR's were around 5k in good condition privately, so i'd expect dealers to be @ couple of thousand more? Probably out of reach for anything reasonable.
Also been looking at *gulp* clio 172's, now I like the performance of mine but what about reliability etc? Have the never ones come a long way as the comfort and electronics of mine are crap.
Also been told about a diesel Leons but no really looked into those. So what's the best I could do with my budget?
thanks.
1st question, is there anything I should be aware of about finance apart from the obvious (APR etc) I will hopefully be finished with the payments by the end of the placement (about a year). I really don't want to spend more than 7k either.
Right onto my requirements;
£7,000
Comfortable
Solid nice looking interior
Nice looking exterior
Quick (quicker than my current 6.5ish if possible)
MPG not really an issue as long as it's not ridiculous (ie <20)
Would like some toys (trip comp, few random features etc)
May consider a diesel
I've had a quick look on auto trader and some high mile CTR's were around 5k in good condition privately, so i'd expect dealers to be @ couple of thousand more? Probably out of reach for anything reasonable.
Also been looking at *gulp* clio 172's, now I like the performance of mine but what about reliability etc? Have the never ones come a long way as the comfort and electronics of mine are crap.
Also been told about a diesel Leons but no really looked into those. So what's the best I could do with my budget?
thanks.