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Tue 16 Jul 2019 16:17
Car advice Please - Rog46

Im looking for a car around the 6-8k mark,I will doing below 10k a car and ideally a car with access to baby seat. I was looking at sx4 scross, vitara or ix35. Im not sure which would hold value and be reliable for at least 5 years. any advice will be welcome Thanks

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Tue 16 Jul 2019 17:06
Car advice Please - Falkirk Bairn

Low mileage, low budget - steer clear of diesels, Ford Powershift, VW DSG,

Best plan is a non turbo petrol, Japanese/Korean estate /hatchback, manual BUT is still a job to find a car with a relatively low mileage & do 50K in 5 years, and still accommodate a baby & all that entails.

Petrol Avensis, Petrol Mazda 6 come to mind - then there are Focus & Astra but not as reliable as the first 2.

Condition, Condition, Condition, auditable service history, MoT history and a good eye to spot differences in paint / accident damage.

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Tue 16 Jul 2019 17:10
Car advice Please - Avant

You've asked the same question on here every few months, the last time in January this year.

Our advice is excellently summarised by Falkirk Bairn above. But I'm curious to know what haas happened when we've advised you in the past. Do you keep changing your car, or is there something missing in our advice so that you still haven't bought a car?

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If you cover no more than 100 miles per day and have easy access to a charging point at home or work, then an EV is ideal for you.

Is an electric car right for me?