Last Summer a lady shunted the back of my 52 reg micra, and whilst the bumper was sorted out I got a 58 reg Mazda 3 TS2 through the insurance for 2 weeks. I pretty much fell in love with it. I dont know how much of this is due to the fact Ive only really ever driven my Micra for the last 7 years, so have nothing to compare to, but I loved actually having a boot which isnt bordering on the microscopic, and climate control/air con that does more than just drain power from the engine. Little things like that.
Im now starting to ponder saving up and trading in my micra and seeing about getting a slightly newer Mazda 3. Maybe 04-05 reg.
Im just curious what peoples opinions are on such cars, and trading up in such a way. Ive not really given much thought to it whatsoever, and as Im still on my first car, lack the knowledge / experience in part-ex and buying used cars etc. I will also need to save a few k to be able to do this, as parkers reckon £1.5-2k for my 1.4L micra and £3-6k for a 1.6L 3 TS2.
7 years!! iv been struggling to stick with the same car for 7 months lol
Hehe.
Ive been partly of the mind to just get my moneys worth out of the micra and run it till it dies. One thought was to stick with it for a few more years in the hopes an alternate fuel goes mainstream etc. But after my last service/mot when I needed a wheel cylinder replacing, I figure its at the age when things start to break, so I can either keep fixing it as things go, or fix things as they go in a car which isnt quite such a squeeze. Itd also help lots for things like travelling and work when I have a load of field equipment to transport.
if id been stuck with a micra for that long i think id be after something with turbos and powaaaa not to mention a bit of road presence
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1992-MITSUBISHI-DELICA-L300-Super-Exceed_W0QQitemZ170327778351QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item170327778351&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A7|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50
Massive load space, infinitely reliable, and will go most places.
Can kip in the back too.
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Massive load space, infinitely reliable, and will go most places.
Can kip in the back too.
I would love one of those for camping!
If you want something a bit different then why not get yourself a 1.6 Asta Dual Fuel? LPG is available at a lot of stations. Costs quite a lot less than petrol.
I wouldnt call an Astra "different" tbh
Jaimz :rock:
If you must have a Mazda 3 get an MPS. Theyre good enough fun.
Failing that, Id get an Ibiza Cupra FR diesel - much better
Wouldnt those be a little over budget?
Im not too fussed about getting a really nice and relatively new car, more just swapping up, with a little bit of expenditure, so I get features that I dont have in my micra. having a slightly bigger engine, and more space, as well as climate control would make trips to and from places like the lake district much more pleasant :D
never even looked at the budget!
step 1 - forget parkers. Parkers is full of crap. The prices in there are at best unrealistic and at worst a total joke. Look at what others are selling for at the same age and condition. There are too many people who think their car is worth 3k because they read so in Parkers when in actual fact its a £900 job.
step 2- lowball offers - when it comes to buying - offer absurd prices. I do it and dont care what the seller thinks - but I normally go after the ones that I know are desperate to sell.
Quote from: Markstep 1 - forget parkers. Parkers is full of crap. The prices in there are at best unrealistic and at worst a total joke. Look at what others are selling for at the same age and condition. There are too many people who think their car is worth 3k because they read so in Parkers when in actual fact its a £900 job.
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As Ive said in the past I know NOTHING about cars but even Ive noticed this is true. As advised I always have a look on AT and ebay motors and see what the going rate is. Aim above that then if they knock you down you should get a fair price.
Good and fair point, will do. Kinda busy now to actually start car hunting, plus need to actually have some cash to hand before I can really even justify thinking about it more :D
Quote from: zpyderGood and fair point, will do. Kinda busy now to actually start car hunting, plus need to actually have some cash to hand before I can really even justify thinking about it more :D
heheh you should ALWAYS be looking for your next car! Ive only had my Punto a year (paying for it over 4!) but doesnt stop me eyeing up the MR2s!!
Quote from: RivkidQuote from: zpyderGood and fair point, will do. Kinda busy now to actually start car hunting, plus need to actually have some cash to hand before I can really even justify thinking about it more :D
heheh you should ALWAYS be looking for your next car! Ive only had my Punto a year (paying for it over 4!) but doesnt stop me eyeing up the MR2s!!
God Im so glad Im not in any finance agreement. They were so attractive when I was younger. I was going to buy a Fiat Stilo 1.4 when I had just passed, but Id be forking out hundreds of pounds for 4 years or something.
I do like the Stilo though, looks a good shape I think.