Miyazaki
Distinguished Member
Hi all,
I must admit i'm not much of a car aficionado and have only owned one car in my life, which is a 1998 honda civic 1.4i. The wife drives it to work, whilst I cycle.
The car is still mechanically sound, but is getting on a bit and we really need a 4 door saloon type car that is a bit bigger. It is used mainly for commuting to work and visiting family dotted all over the country.
I am really confused about buying a new car with all the scrappage deals on offer and what a pre-registered car means and whether you can use a scrappage deal against one of these. The car we want to buy doesn't necessarily have to be new or nearly new, but must be reliable.
Should we get a new car with a scrappage deal or part-ex our car against a nearly new one?
The car will be bought on credit (
) as we don't have enough dosh to get one with cash. We really don't want to spend more than about £4-5k.
Reliability is really top of the agenda, with mpg next as the missus drives for about 90 mins per day to and from work and doesn't like having to refuel all the time.
What sort of car do you think we should get, bearing in mind we don't want the hassle of getting it repaired all the time? I understand ford and fiat are quite unreliable, whilst German and Japanese cars are more reliable, but much more expensive?
Many thanks in anticipation of any help.
I must admit i'm not much of a car aficionado and have only owned one car in my life, which is a 1998 honda civic 1.4i. The wife drives it to work, whilst I cycle.
The car is still mechanically sound, but is getting on a bit and we really need a 4 door saloon type car that is a bit bigger. It is used mainly for commuting to work and visiting family dotted all over the country.
I am really confused about buying a new car with all the scrappage deals on offer and what a pre-registered car means and whether you can use a scrappage deal against one of these. The car we want to buy doesn't necessarily have to be new or nearly new, but must be reliable.
Should we get a new car with a scrappage deal or part-ex our car against a nearly new one?
The car will be bought on credit (
Reliability is really top of the agenda, with mpg next as the missus drives for about 90 mins per day to and from work and doesn't like having to refuel all the time.
What sort of car do you think we should get, bearing in mind we don't want the hassle of getting it repaired all the time? I understand ford and fiat are quite unreliable, whilst German and Japanese cars are more reliable, but much more expensive?
Many thanks in anticipation of any help.
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