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My daughter wants to buy a car to keep in the garage of her house in France for use when she's there. It's likely to be parked for 3 months at a time then used for 2-4 weeks. We realise this isn't ideal, and we have seen your general advice the subject (www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/faq.htm?id=37). She'll go for an older car so that depreciation is less of a factor. What choices should she make to give the best chance of reliability - diesel or petrol? Is an old banger better to avoid high tech problems? (We thought of a diesel Peugeot 306 but they are a bit long in the tooth now.) Any specific suggestions?
Asked on 6 March 2010 by M.P., Cambridge,
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Yes, old banger better. The simpler, the better. But more likely to suffer electrical leakdowns because its wiring is older. Obviously buy there, not in the UK. If she can find a Renault 4 or a Citroen 2CV, that would be fun and not lose her too much money.
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