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Cheap, reliable 5 door - any suggestions?


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My friend’s asked me to help him find a new car with some suggestions as I’m “into my cars†apparently.

 

However his requirements for a motor (cheap 5 door) aren’t really my specialty! :lol: Now, if he wanted a V6 sports coupe, obviously I’d tell him to get an Audi TT. :stir::p

 

So, here’s his checklist.

 

Not French

5 doors

Reliable

Cheap to run

Economical (ish).

He’s had a Golf before and liked it, but anything from VAG would be suitable.

 

Budget £3-£4k

 

Any suggestions?

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We had a C4 as a company car and it seemed OK. Was certainly economical. You'd probably get more for your 3-4k too as they aren't as popular as VW / Honda / Mazda / Ford...

 

Although, I'd go with a Focus... we replaced the C4 with one and it was pretty much faultless for the 2 years we owned it.

 

Edit: God I hate IE!!!!!!

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BMW are not reliable lol Dunno bout the newer ones but even round about 2007 odds the electrical bugs 'can be' horrendous. My mates 318d M had doors locking shut, systems, esp failures and all sort of lights going off. Ridiculous lol. Mercs I'm not sure, I've not heard termendously good things about them lol

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Id be looking at something like a 5 door TDI Golf if he wants VAG. Ive had 2 mk5`s and a mk4. I did 110,000 miles in my mk4, selling it when it finally reached 192k on the clock and it still ran like new. I used to get 65mpg out of it on a daily basis.

 

However, im not sure why he is dismissing French cars. After I sold my Golf, my wife ran a Peugeot 307HDI and over the 18 months we had it, it was by far easily the cheapest car we have ever owned for running costs. I was getting 57mpg out of it on my daily commute, the boot was miles bigger than the golf and the only things I had to do on it was new brake pads (£25 in total for complete front & back sets!), new top mounts (£20) and one suspension spring which broke (£25). The only thing I didnt like with the 307 was the interior did feel a bit more plasticy than the Golf but it was massive inside, like a tardis so ideal for familys.

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