<strike>i'm getting a SH Car soon, my budget is around 7000 euro more or less depends here.
i want to know how many "mechanics" we got around here and give me a few advice.
So here's a list
Ford Focus 2 Facelift (2008-2011) 2.0 TDCI
Skoda Octavia 2 1,9 TDI
Peugeot 407 (2007+) 2.0 HDI
VW Jetta 1.9 TDI - I guess this car is same like Skoda Octavia
On the last note, don't want to go to Germany and get a car from there (i'm from Romania)
No, i don't want VW Golf, i hate hatchbacks more than you know</strike>
I would go with the Jetta. It is awesome on fuel, and those things go on for ever. The body will rust out, and fall apart long before the engine/trans even starts to get weak.
I have had 2 fords. A Mercury Grand Marquis. The 351 Windsor HO was an awesome engine, but electronics and trans were crud, and needed repairs monthly.
Other was the all mighty FORD F-150. First year i had it I put $1200.00 in engine repairs. Intake gasket/valve cover gaskets/head Gasket/ Injectors/Battery/ Clutch assembly.
Stay away from FORD.
' Wrote:FORD "Fix or repair daily" "found on road dead"
I have had 2 fords. A Mercury Grand Marquis. The 351 Windsor HO was an awesome engine, but electronics and trans were crud, and needed repairs monthly.
Other was the all mighty FORD F-150. First year i had it I put $1200.00 in engine repairs. Intake gasket/valve cover gaskets/head Gasket/ Injectors/Battery/ Clutch assembly.
Stay away from FORD.
I gotta ask the question.....
Did you buy them new or second hand?
Just asking because my experience of Fords is a little different to yours.
We had a Ford station wagon. It got driven all over Australia. It basically died of old age.
My older brother had a XC Panel van with a 250 crossflow in it. It was a pig to tune properly, but once it was, it was pretty awesome.
Neither car exits today, old age got one and my brothers 'need for speed' got the other. :cool:
Before you ask, no I've never owned a Ford, I've always had Jap cars for some reason, all second hand.
Current one is a 1995 Lancer Executive.
Finally some advice.
Take someone who *really* knows cars with you, if you can, that is if you aren't sure what to look for.
Take the car for a drive.
If they don't let you drive it before buying it, don't buy it!
Have a good look around the car, engine bay, look underneath it, check the tires, make sure all of the lights work.
If the engine bay seems TOO CLEAN, there is a fair chance they have cleaned it before you came to look at it so that you wouldn't see any oil leaks.
A little oil/grease/dirt on the engine/around the engine bay is normal, none at would make me a little suspicious.
Apart from that I don't what else I would look for.
Used, pre-owned, secondhand - whatever you want to call it...
First thing is to check the odometer. You want to see how many miles / kilometers the vehicle is SUPPOSED to have on it.
Next step is to pop the hood and take a look at it. A clean engine on a car that's 5 years old with 60,000 miles on it is a sure sign that someone has steam cleaned the thing. There SHOULD be some grime in there. (Not that steam cleaning an engine is in and of itself a bad thing - antique show cars do that all the time.) By the same token, it shouldn't be completely filthy - that would also indicate there's been a leak of some kind.
Now take it for about a 5 - 10 mile test drive. Turn the radio off. You don't care how that sounds right now. You want to listen for odd things - that 'thunk' when you hit a bump in the road could be a loose tie rod. Or there's a whirring noise behind the instrument cluster that could indicate a bad speedometer cable. Pay attention to the odometer - does it move smoothly? Listen to the engine sounds. Put your foot into it on a straight stretch, see how long it takes to pick up speed. Crank up the A/C, vent, defroster, and heater - make sure each of them operates.
Test drive done - pop the hood again. Park on a smooth and clean surface - stretch of road or something if need be, parking lot preferrable. Take a look for fluid leaks. Slide under the vehicle as much as you can, and check for fluid leaks from below, since by now the engine should be warmed up. If you have a set of ramps available, run it up on them and check the parking brake and also the oil / transmission drain plugs - make sure they're still tight.
Pull the oil dipstick out and look at it before and after the test drive. If it's all clean before hand, someone just changed the oil in it. If it comes out looking like the sludge from the bottom of a week old pot of coffee, run screaming in terror away.
The Peoples Car - aka the VW - is normally a fairly solid car, especially since they've put the engines in front now. (Let's not talk about rear engine vehicles and heat or a/c, or lack thereof.)
FORD's are also perfectly fine. All you HAVE to do is proper maintenance. I just bought a 'new' used F-150 with 55K miles on it, I expect to put another 100K or so on it before I trade it off.
(11-21-2013, 12:53 PM)Jihadjoe Wrote: Oh god... The end of days... Agmen agreed with me.
skoda octavia is the best choice if you want a very spacious car, VW jeta if you want a less spacious car but very reliable, ford focus if you want a sporty car, peugeot 407 if you don't like the octavia
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