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I'm planning to sell my Citroen C4 Grand Picasso and get myself something more reliable. It has to be second hand and not more than £5000. What would you get?
I'm planning to sell my Citroen C4 Grand Picasso and get myself something more reliable. It has to be second hand and not more than £5000. What would you get?
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I was looking at Honda Accord 56 to 07 reg in diesel. It seems to have good reviews as well.
Sorry thought you meant mpv's.
The vectra is a good car, as is the mondeo. You should be able to get an 04/05 sort of plate 3 series for that money too. Audi A4 is another option. Or a passatt. The latter 3 being more reliable, but more expensive.
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I was looking at Honda Accord 56 to 07 reg in diesel. It seems to have good reviews as well.
Diesels at 4-5 years old are a bit of a lottery these days, turbos, injectors, DPF Are common faults on most of them
Before you buy an old VAG, join those forums and see if you can live with their known faults/failures.
Just buy a non turbo petrol and save yourself the worry. Do a comparison calculator.
They don't all (VAG) have issues.
ALL cars have known faults and failures.
Thanks people. Great advice as usual. I'll get something with fsh and on top of that extended warranty. Diesel preferable as I'm driving a lot. Something that won't surprise me first thing in the morning being dead due to electric fault. Too much wirings/computers these days.
The Japanese are usually at the top of the reliability tree. I'd look at the avensis.
Anything will be more reliable than a Citroen
the trouble with the hondas is there not built like they used to be
i owned a 2002 honda accord 1.8 sport for 7 years and it turned out to be a very reliable car
the build quality was very good and at 11 years old still drove and felt like a very nice car
recently i changed the car for a 57 ( 08 ) plated 2.2 diesel honda civic i wanted better fuel economy the accord wasn't that great
the ride isn't as nice the build quality is good but not as good and as far as the DMF clutch is concerned it can be a lottery
if the same clutch is used in the diesel accord you need to pay close attention to it and if it has been changed ask what version was used you are looking for a version know as 325 ( problematic version was 315 ) if nothing can be found about the clutch when you take the car for a test drive find an open road put the car in 3rd or 4th gear and floor it if the clutch slips either arrange as part of the sale a new clutch or walk away the cost of the clutch and flywheel is around 900 quid plus labour
i know the civics of that generation don't have DPF's but can't say about the accords i think it's worth a mention when looking to buy
pre 2008 ( 7th gen accords ) is where your likely to come across clutch slip problems 2008 ( 8th gen ) don't seem to suffer i think they use a different engine
don't be put off by this their still very good car but a bit of knowledge is a good thing if your considering one
Volvo V70... See www.expolicecar.co.uk
get a mk4 mondeo 2.0 tdci estate, should be able to pick up a 58 plate for 5k depending on spec levels....
Skoda Superb mk1, with the PD130 turbo diesel.