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GENERAL STUFF => i30 NEWS & OFFICIAL REVIEWS => Topic started by: AlanHo on April 02, 2012, 23:25:32

Title: Australia's Best Used Small Family Cars
Post by: AlanHo on April 02, 2012, 23:25:32

Oh dear - you guys don't like European cars - do you.......

But you have good taste with the i30.

http://www.news.com.au/money/money-matters/best-15k-budget-family-cars/story-e6frfmd9-1226316809479 (http://www.news.com.au/money/money-matters/best-15k-budget-family-cars/story-e6frfmd9-1226316809479)

Title: Re: Australia's Best Used Small Family Cars
Post by: Asterix on April 02, 2012, 23:42:43

Nice words for the i30   :goodjob2:

( How can he say the Skoda Roomster is irresistable..it's so fuc..ing ugly.. :question: )

Title: Re: Australia's Best Used Small Family Cars
Post by: rustynutz on April 03, 2012, 02:33:02

Quote from: AlanHo on April 02, 2012, 23:25:32

Oh dear - you guys don't like European cars - do you.......

And with good reason......They might be great when they are new but the shine soon wears off when you have to maintain them.

As for the Skoda?
I suspect the author just threw that one in for a laugh..... :winker:

Title: Re: Australia's Best Used Small Family Cars
Post by: beerman on April 03, 2012, 07:10:08

The key to an excellent used car is what its going to cost you when it stuffs up. European cars are usually high tech, no one likes working on them so its going to cost a bomb, there is a reason why you don't see too many really old euros, and that is that they have an engine or tranny go and its so expensive to fix, and donor cars so difficult to find, that they end up not getting fixed.

Title: Re: Australia's Best Used Small Family Cars
Post by: Dazzler on April 03, 2012, 22:04:16

Nice find Alan (thanks)  :goodjob:

Title: Re: Australia's Best Used Small Family Cars
Post by: Doggie 1 on April 04, 2012, 07:08:11

 :whsaid:

Title: Re: Australia's Best Used Small Family Cars
Post by: Keith on April 04, 2012, 10:08:58

I get this! Spent Saturday looking at cheap cars for my daughters boyfriend, he passed his drivers test on Wednesday last week. So we trawled the Car Sales sites & came up with 6 Puegeot 206's (he & my brixen like them) Plus 2 Mitsubishi Colts circa 2001.

All the Peugeots were sheds... honestly... rubbish...

Colt 1 was a 1.3. red but "not as advertiised" in terms of documentation...

Colt 2 was a 1.6, 1 owner (a lady) warranted 64k miles, full stamped S/H in excellent condition, obviously looked after & cared for, with a 12 month warranty.

Snapped it up, drives like new, £1,100.

Title: Re: Australia's Best Used Small Family Cars
Post by: Doggie 1 on April 04, 2012, 10:14:51

Well done. You have to be quick.  :goodjob2: