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Buying a used car - Kia, Ford or Vauxhall?

I am thinking of buying a Kia cee’d a Ford Focus or Vauxhall Astra, all on a 2012 plate, 1.6 diesel and all the base model and average 10,000 miles. What would be the best buy?

Asked on 4 November 2013 by J.D. Uxbridge

Answered by Honest John
KIA cee'd, due to the seven year warranty, would be my choice. All will have DMFs, but never heard of a DPF problem with the Hyundai/KIA 1.6CRD engine, but then they have only has DPFs since mid 2010.

The Astra will be a 1.7 diesel, not the new 1.6 diesel, and that was a coarse old engine. The Focus will have the relatively new 1.6 8v TDCI 115 and I have yet to hear of any trouble with it.
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