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Fri 1 Jul 2022 19:50
Advice on 1st car - chewit

Looking for first car/mpv

Hopefully pass my test a week tuesday

Has to be auto or semi auto

I'm 31 so doesnt matter on engine size

I'm looking at a few

Vauxhall zafira 04 plate 160k about £1000 1.8 diesel

Kangoo 11 plate 63k £3500 1.6D

or Fiat Qubo 13 plate 10k on the clock but £5000

I'm looking for space possibley

I dont mind doing some work and to me a car gets you from a-b

My concern is i always look at cars over 100k milage as being high milage

But Zafira is gen A and had cam belt done 10k miles ago

New auxiliary belt

Rear silencer

Rear coil

Front lower swivel joints

Battery 6 months old

Cam belt done at 150,000

New water pump, idler wheel and tension spring

Camcover gasket at 2000 miles ago

Oil/air filter 5000 miles ago

brake pads a year ago

Any advice please

would be doing 4000-5000 miles a year

Thank you

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Fri 1 Jul 2022 20:14
Advice on 1st car - Xileno

Knowing your top budget would be useful.

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Fri 1 Jul 2022 20:18
Advice on 1st car - badbusdriver

Buying a diesel to do such low miles really not a good idea. A, diesels need longer runs to work properly and B, if something goes wrong it will cost a lot more to fix than a naturally aspirated petrol.

What is your budget?.

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Fri 1 Jul 2022 20:21
Advice on 1st car - _
None of the above choices are good at all.

Give a budget and a location and someone can make a sensible suggesttion for you,

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Fri 1 Jul 2022 22:15
Advice on 1st car - chewit

Well budget as long as car runs lol

I'm a guy that a car gets you from a to b

I can do quite a few repair jobs so not overally bothered

a lot of autos suffer trans issues which is a big issue

budget would be £4000-5000 but anything to start with

i live in the the isle of wight so only a smallish place

Parents have a diesel berlingo but it depends on what the market has

with shortages and being an auto prices are crazy compared to what they normally would be

i'm a £50 car guy lol

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Sat 2 Jul 2022 08:38
Advice on 1st car - badbusdriver

Apparently Gumtree is a good place to look for cheaper cars, but I can't really be bothered. Pretty easy on Autotrader to look at cars from different areas, just enter a local postcode (in this case, Morrisons in Newport). Because of your location, I have taken the liberty of including cars that are not an MPV (but are at least reasonably practical), but these are some I'd be keen to have a closer look at (these are all within 20 miles, though presumably most are on the mainland)

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202205045320347

202203304117585

202205195863608

202206086580575

202206307317178

202206247128354

202205175792799

202206176904276

202111300097333 *

202205085469619

202205205906716

202204114538352

202204124588192

202206136754024

202206206974994

202205155717247

202204275088103

202206277205974

202206307325292

*Being a JDM import, I suspect the listed mileage is actually in KM, which would make the mileage 97k. Wilfully odd looking car (I like them!), but massively practical. Just be aware that the centre rear seatbelt is a lap belt rather than 3 point.

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Sat 2 Jul 2022 10:09
Advice on 1st car - Adampr

Possibly.being a little dense here - why exclude MPVs? I was thinking big, unfashionable and relatively thirsty would be ideal in this situation. I was going to suggest Ford Galaxy/VW Sharan/Seat Alhambra.

An old Jeep Cherokee could be a fun option (big and basic)...

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Sat 2 Jul 2022 10:29
Advice on 1st car - Adampr

I think the Focus (ends 17178) looks a good shout. I can't help but notice on Autotrader than someone in Sandown has an old-school VW Scirocco for sale....

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Sat 2 Jul 2022 11:01
Advice on 1st car - badbusdriver

Possibly.being a little dense here - why exclude MPVs? I was thinking big, unfashionable and relatively thirsty would be ideal in this situation. I was going to suggest Ford Galaxy/VW Sharan/Seat Alhambra.

An old Jeep Cherokee could be a fun option (big and basic)...

I haven't excluded MPV's (I'm not responsible for the lack of them for sale locally to the OP within his budget) I was just including other types aswell because the OP appears not to want to travel too far. Getting a poor MPV locally is, IMO, a worse option than getting a nice 'non MPV' either locally or slightly further afield. But if the OP did ant to travel further, there would of course be more chance of getting a smaller petrol MPV like a C Max.

You are entitled to make your own suggestions, but as the OP will be only be doing 5k miles per year, diesel is not a good idea. Also, as the OP was looking at a Kangoo and Quobo (both of which are 5 seaters), he clearly doesn't need 7. By far the majority of large MPV's at this budget will be diesel and there were none at all (petrol or diesel) within the 20 miles I looked.

I can't help but notice on Autotrader than someone in Sandown has an old-school VW Scirocco for sale....

Yes, I did notice that!

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