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| Thread ID: 139043 | 2015-03-01 02:54:00 | Help me choose a new(ish) car | Tony (4941) | PC World Chat |
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| 1395417 | 2015-03-02 05:56:00 | Buying a new car doesn't make sense, too much depreciation. Also any faults usually show up in the first couple of years. Better to get a high quality second hand car rather than a cheap new one. Regarding the Yaris, my ex has one she bought in 2009. It has never missed a beat and has only had routine service and some tyres. It has a timing chain, and the starter, alternator, air-con pump and water pump are all accessible from the front. Unlike daughter's Suzuki Swift where you have remove the right drive shaft to get at the alternator and starter. | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1395418 | 2015-03-02 08:12:00 | Rule 1 when buying a car: Buy Ford Unless you are a Holden fan (I'm neither). |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1395419 | 2015-03-02 17:05:00 | Unless you are a Holden fan (I'm neither). No swearing allowed in this forum its a family show. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1395420 | 2015-03-02 18:49:00 | Unless you are a Holden fan (I'm neither). I wouldn't buy a Folden or a Hord, both brands fall way behind in the value for money stakes, compared to what you can get in an Asian vehicle or even a European one. |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1395421 | 2015-03-02 19:01:00 | I wouldn't buy a Folden or a Hord, both brands fall way behind in the value for money stakes, compared to what you can get in an Asian vehicle or even a European one.Yes, exactly, although the Focus and the Mondeo have quite a good rep. If you believe Top Gear, except for the Germans most European cars a fall apart pretty quickly. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1395422 | 2015-03-02 20:28:00 | I'm 6'6" and most cars get rejected when I sit in the drivers seat. When I was shopping around and ended up with the Camry every second dealer seemed to be pushing a focus on me, I can not comfortably drive the models that were around at the time (about 5 years back). They have a stupidly positioned control stick on the left of the steering column that pokes into my left knee. A lot of cars follow this stupid trend. Yaris doesn't have this issue, neither does the mazda 6 (I almost bought one). For large people about 50% of models are not suitable, and you can only find out by sitting in the things. Some dealers seemed miffed when you refuse a car without a test drive. What's surprising is some large cars like Falcon's and Commodores are not especially roomy in the front seat, last time I drove a commodore it was tighter than the yaris I drove straight after (Spent some time as a security guard between better jobs and had to park rental cars that were left outside the yard at night). Whatever we suggest here you'll need to do some driving to decide no doubt, my vote goes to the mazda 6. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1395423 | 2015-03-02 21:29:00 | I am 6'2" and my son is 6'6" and we both drive my Suzuki Swift/Ignis (different body, more accessible motor than the Swift sold in NZ). It's a very small car but plenty of leg and head room, no bits sticking into you. It has high seats & a high roof line, so old folk like me have no problem getting in and out. Doesn't drag its arse on the driveway like the Honda Accord either. | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1395424 | 2015-03-02 23:21:00 | Whatever we suggest here you'll need to do some driving to decide no doubt, my vote goes to the mazda 6.I'll definitely be test driving and the Mazda 6 is a definite maybe, although from the pics I've seen the floor doesn't fold down completely flat, which could be a deal breaker. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1395425 | 2015-03-03 05:21:00 | I have a 2003 Mazda 6 2.3L wagon and as I have mentioned before, I get 900km per tank on trips and 700km around town (without tripping the low fuel warning light). I bought it for two reasons, firstly I'd had three successive Mazda 626's as company cars and I flogged them up and down the country with never a glitch, and secondly I had a family and the wagon had 8 airbags. I use cruise control where appropriate, but I don't drive around like a geriatric dodderer and Mrs T often says I should slow down. The clutch was munted (glazed) when I bought it (at quite low Km) but it lasted another 60,000km (I'm of the double declutching generation and our clutches last a lot longer. The Mazda 6 has been highly ranked for quite a few years now and it deserves that rating. I'd buy another in a heartbeat. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1395426 | 2015-03-03 07:23:00 | I have a 2003 Mazda 6 2.3L wagon and as I have mentioned before, I get 900km per tank on trips and 700km around town (without tripping the low fuel warning light). I bought it for two reasons, firstly I'd had three successive Mazda 626's as company cars and I flogged them up and down the country with never a glitch, and secondly I had a family and the wagon had 8 airbags. I use cruise control where appropriate, but I don't drive around like a geriatric dodderer and Mrs T often says I should slow down. The clutch was munted (glazed) when I bought it (at quite low Km) but it lasted another 60,000km (I'm of the double declutching generation and our clutches last a lot longer. The Mazda 6 has been highly ranked for quite a few years now and it deserves that rating. I'd buy another in a heartbeat. Cheers Billy 8-{)i highly doubt double clutching has much to do with clutches lasting longer in modern cars |
plod (107) | ||
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