sheriffwoody
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So I am now having a change of heart and moving away from the idea of buying a 12-24 month old car (skoda superb 272, skoda Octavia vrs were the main runners) and being stuck with a circa £400 a month pcp for 48 months - mainly due to personal circumstances whereby it might not be the wisest move for me to be tied up like that.
So I am now thinking of buying a car for £3k or below, to see me through for a few years and THEN I can finally have my new/nearly new car. A £2-5-3k car now would mean I can but it outright and not have to be tied in for years, but I appreciate it is going to be a lot older and come with a lot more miles and generally not be as nice/as fast/as stylish etc.
So what would you go for if you had a max limit of £3k to spend?
It needs to offer plenty of boot space, so a large hatch or estate would tick the box. I can’t go for something like a fiesta or a corsa, simply not enough room.
It HAS to have isofix points in the rear seats
Needs to be reliable
Doesn’t have to break any land speed records, but 0-60 in under 10 seconds would be nice.
I think ideally petrol - I have just had better experiences with petrol in the past (less that goes wrong).
Any thoughts?
So I am now thinking of buying a car for £3k or below, to see me through for a few years and THEN I can finally have my new/nearly new car. A £2-5-3k car now would mean I can but it outright and not have to be tied in for years, but I appreciate it is going to be a lot older and come with a lot more miles and generally not be as nice/as fast/as stylish etc.
So what would you go for if you had a max limit of £3k to spend?
It needs to offer plenty of boot space, so a large hatch or estate would tick the box. I can’t go for something like a fiesta or a corsa, simply not enough room.
It HAS to have isofix points in the rear seats
Needs to be reliable
Doesn’t have to break any land speed records, but 0-60 in under 10 seconds would be nice.
I think ideally petrol - I have just had better experiences with petrol in the past (less that goes wrong).
Any thoughts?
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