Car written off - time to buy a new one

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Thu 27 Mar 2008 09:17
Car written off - time to buy a new one - Gabe
My Peugeot 207 was written off last week (drunk driver steered into it whilst parked). I must say, I never really liked the car - sluggish and a bit like driving a tank. (1.4 model). Anyway, I don't have a huge budget (probably around 8k) and want to get something fairly new. A year old would suffice. Has anyone got any suggestions? I need something reliable, and fairly nice to drive. Was actually thinking Japanese. IE: a Suzuki swift.

Would appreciate your feedback!
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Thu 27 Mar 2008 09:36
Car written off - time to buy a new one - oldnotbold
2007 Focus 1.6? tinyurl.com/yr5ywt
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Thu 27 Mar 2008 14:11
Car written off - time to buy a new one - Gabe
Thanks, will look into one....
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Thu 27 Mar 2008 16:13
Car written off - time to buy a new one - Martin Wall
The Swift is built in Hungary. What about a lightly used new shape Mazda2 which is actually built in Japan.
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Thu 27 Mar 2008 17:19
Car written off - time to buy a new one - freakybacon
Swift looks a good idea to me. Or what about a VW polo?
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