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Sat 22 Jan 2005 01:07
buying new, or second hand - martin
Living in Montpellier in France, i want to splash out soonish and get a reliable motor, something extremely economic and cheap to run. Diesel is a must. But want to avoid garrage bills and costly servicing. Was thinking either about a credit option or saving up and paying cash on a used or cheapish new motor. Plan on keeping the motor for quite some years, between 5 and 10.

Can anyone reccommend something that meets these criteria. Not bothered by mod cons, but safety very important.

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Sat 22 Jan 2005 08:49
buying new, or second hand - BobbyG
Would suggest you start with visiting the NCAP website if safety is your priority. Would have thought that coming from France you would be looking at one of the French diesels, C3 does about 60mpg consistently, C2 obviously smaller and cheaper. Or if you go up in size I am sure the Megane has 5* Safety rating.
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Sat 22 Jan 2005 11:46
buying new, or second hand - L'escargot
Not bothered
by mod cons......


Avoid "mod cons" like the plague ~ I wouldn't buy anything from any of them! ;-)
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L\'escargot by name, but not by nature.
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