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I've missed whole swathes of cars because they rarely go wrong or give anybody trouble. The ones I've mentioned are the ones that have given me the most headaches.
Recommend me a grown-up car
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Heavy on front tyres.
There, does that make you happy? Confirm that I really really know too much about absolutely nothing at all?
thhhpppppppppptttt!
LikeClockwork":92urj7n8 said:twosheds":92urj7n8 said:Can't see if it has been mentioned, but with a budget of £7k I would take a look at a Honda FR-V.
6 proper seats, (3 in the front), decent sized boot, stacks of features like climate control, and cup holders, bomb proof reliability and they go on forever!
Bruce
Good call! 'pect LGF will now come along to shoot that one down in flames too.....
Friends have had them, as you say, seem to go on forever with no issues with the ones I've known.
Heavy on front tyres.
There, does that make you happy? Confirm that I really really know too much about absolutely nothing at all?
thhhpppppppppptttt!
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Lol, yeah happy now!!
I'm not having a go, this is actually really interesting for me as a) I'm a complete petrol head, and b) I may be needing to go through this whole process myself come next MOT time, so at least I'm learning something!
Lol, yeah happy now!!
I'm not having a go, this is actually really interesting for me as a) I'm a complete petrol head, and b) I may be needing to go through this whole process myself come next MOT time, so at least I'm learning something!
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I have a tdi Passat saloon (135k) and a diesel X trail sve (122k) so I'm saying nothing. Go on LGF say your worst.
My 'badly' built Saab 93 aero has been far more reliable than my ex 'well' build Skoda fabia. You could do far worse than a late model 93 or 95 petrol estate.
Low mileage forget derv, they are not economical until you cover big miles and you are only 1 repair billaway from wiping out any savings. Someone I knew once worked out that if given the choice of 520i or 520d he would have to do 120,000 miles with no repair bills to begin saving money. That's quite a sobering thought really.
Carl
Low mileage forget derv, they are not economical until you cover big miles and you are only 1 repair billaway from wiping out any savings. Someone I knew once worked out that if given the choice of 520i or 520d he would have to do 120,000 miles with no repair bills to begin saving money. That's quite a sobering thought really.
Carl
Thank you all very much for the advice. Based on this and a glowing recommendation from my best mate in Oz I put a deposit down on a 2006 X-Trail this afternoon. Hopefully picking it up tomorrow. It's done less than 50k and looks pristine. HPI checks out. Anything in particular apart from the obvious I need to check before shaking on it tomorrow? Feeling more excited than I should do about a nine year old diesel car. T..
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russ77":2zzkdnw6 said:
Sure LGF will be along at some point to discuss, but if the tree shaped air freshener hanging from the rear view mirror has less than 60% scent left, just walk away....walk away my friend....
Good luck, sure it will all be fine and dandy, good cars I hear. But what do I know, I'm just 'a woman'
Is it pink....??
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Timing chains can stretch on the 2.5dci engine and check out that the cruise control works (from cold too) as switches can go down, injector rattle is common too but not terminal. Egr system benefits from blanking off too. All clutches bite high new or old and it can be off putting and brakes on the navara certainly need a good shove to work best. I have a 2008 navara that share a lot of mechanicals and is similar in ailments.
Carl
Timing chains can stretch on the 2.5dci engine and check out that the cruise control works (from cold too) as switches can go down, injector rattle is common too but not terminal. Egr system benefits from blanking off too. All clutches bite high new or old and it can be off putting and brakes on the navara certainly need a good shove to work best. I have a 2008 navara that share a lot of mechanicals and is similar in ailments.
Carl
