- Aug 7, 2003
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I agree as I have two. However I had to replace the glass in the passenger door mirror, of one, last week, and it cost me £305.00.
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I agree as I have two. However I had to replace the glass in the passenger door mirror, of one, last week, and it cost me £305.00.
withdeanwombat
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Citroen C1.
Would be good around Erm Swindon.
Would be good around Erm Swindon.
swindonseagull
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dont like french cars .....end of
beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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thats firm ground to start from.
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Nice car!
turnstiler
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I drive a Hyundai i30. In 4 years I've clocked up 135000 km (in Germany) and really can't complain - yet! Anyway, if the Kia is really on your short list, I would consider that. It is the sister company of Hyundai apparently and when you see the design you'll see it's almost the i30 (only thinking of previous model actually). A South Korean car and everything I read when buying mine and everyone I've spoken to since mentions(ed) how reliable they are. They don't offer 7 year guarantee for nothing.
Anyway my two pennies worth. Over and out.
Tom Bombadil
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We have a Renault Megane diesel automatic. Got it as a temporary car while we waited to decide what we really wanted (through partners work) and you know what, no way we'll give it back now. Very comfortable, drives really well and does nearly 50 mpg. I was really sceptical but a very nice car which has completely won me over.
skipper734
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The range of cars with the highest residual value, the kind of rep that has repair centers moaning that if all cars were Honda we wouldn't make a living. At least one of their range is built/assembled in..................Swindon. Buy local you know it makes sense.
It is, I'm really pleased with it. My last three cars have all been Audis so I was a bit concerned as to what the quality would be like but I needn't have worried. All mod cons like DAB radio, sat nav etc too.
I've got no idea what a Nissan Duke Tenka is, but it sounds amazing. For that reason, I'd go for one.
Funnily enough I own one. A 2008 4 door model, 20 quid a year road tax, 30 quid fills the tank, perfect for school run and such! The mrs loves it!
seagull_in_malaysia
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We had an Audi before and it was terribly unreliable...
Almost as unreliable as the Renault we got after it.
And expensive to maintain.
Almost as unreliable as the Renault we got after it.
And expensive to maintain.
Gordon Bennett
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- Sep 7, 2010
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Had a Kia C'eed as a hire car before Christmas. Was quite surprised by how solid and well put together it felt. Couldn't tell you which one it was but it had a reasonable spec. and as it was a hire car it probably wasn't top of the range. It drove ok and although it wasn't particularly involving to drive it wasn't awful.
The only downsides were that it was a 1.6 diesel which felt under-powered (although my car is a 2.7 auto so perhaps thats not a fair comparison!) and I wasn't overly impressed by the fuel consumption (which given my car is saying something!)
The only downsides were that it was a 1.6 diesel which felt under-powered (although my car is a 2.7 auto so perhaps thats not a fair comparison!) and I wasn't overly impressed by the fuel consumption (which given my car is saying something!)
spongy
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Depends if you're a petrol head or not. I'm intending my next car to have a bit of character or personality. I've done ford and vauxhall. Done a bit of French with my current pug 406 v6 coupe for the last 5 years. She's getting a bit old now so will be replacing this year, and I'm having an urge to get an alfa romeo gt or a brera. Both stunning cars to look at, and both ooze class and personality.
German cars offer the best engineering and practicality but for me don't offer the emotion or soul that I like. A car is the second biggest expense on the household budget after the mortgage. For me, if I'm spending that much money on something I want it to excite me and feel its worth it.
I could buy German but i know that after a year I'll be bored of it and start I'll want something different.
German cars offer the best engineering and practicality but for me don't offer the emotion or soul that I like. A car is the second biggest expense on the household budget after the mortgage. For me, if I'm spending that much money on something I want it to excite me and feel its worth it.
I could buy German but i know that after a year I'll be bored of it and start I'll want something different.
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VW's are great quality. As others have said, most German cars are.
The passat's have become really nice cars in the last decade. The saloons look like they cost a lot more than what they do as well.
Not true.
So you had 6 Renault's (French crap) followed by 4 decent German cars. That's hardly a fair representation of all the market has to offer.
German cars are indeed excellent, but they're not cheap, and they cost a lot to service. Japanese cars are also excellent, cheaper to buy and cheaper to run (although it does very much depend on the type of car you're after).