Which car?

Hequn · 23 Oct 2007 at 00:43

Basically my old corsa is on its way out (not a bad thing i guess, excuse to get something decent) so im looking at the following kind of cars:

Vectra, Avensis, Mazda6, Passat, Bora & Mondeo. Basically my budget is around £5.5k max, i'm after something thats happy on the motorway a lot but can still potter around town easy enough, comfortable, lots of room for friends & band gear (big boot), luxuries would be nice, diesel=bonus & 0-60 in under 10 seconds. Anything more i should add?

Out of the ones i've listed it seems the Mazda6 or the Mondeo are the best bet judging by the opinions on this board?

Oh and im almost 21, 3NCB so insurance is relatively ok on most of these, around the £1k mark for the decent spec models.

Hequn · 23 Oct 2007 at 01:05

Clarkey said:
sounds like you want a mk3 mondeo TDCi 130ps then.

thats quite specific, pros and cons? features/benefits? you know the drill, convince me

Hequn · 23 Oct 2007 at 09:31

is it just me or am i searching for the wrong thing? i cant find any of those on autotrader but i can find 130bhp ones, just not this 130ps you speak of...or are those the same thing?

Hequn · 23 Oct 2007 at 09:45

ConfusedTA said:
Yeah, PS = HP (well, close enough that it makes no odds)

ahh right cheers

Crowze said:
Considered an Octavia or Volvo V70? Not sure how their diesels line up, but both are regarded as pretty reliable. You might even get a half-decent Audi A6 for that price.

ive looked at many volvo's but it seems i can get a better spec'd car elsewhere for the same price, not looked at the skoda's, what spec we looking at for my money? same with the A6?

Hequn · 23 Oct 2007 at 10:23

Gilly said:
Go out and drive all the ones on your list, plus a 5 series.

im intending to drive them all indeed, just wondering what general opinion was

Hequn · 23 Oct 2007 at 11:40

[TW]Fox;10334068 said:
Go for the Mondeo.

Do not go for a 5 Series - it is a considerably better car than anything you've listed but comes at a price - higher running costs, higher repair costs and more likely to go wrong. For many, it's a price well worth paying, but given the cars you've listed and the fact you've not asked about one I suspect the benefits of a 5 Series would not justify the expense over the cars you are asking about.

How did i know you'd go for the mondeo? lol

Yeh im not after a bmw at all really.