Comments on: Car Problems http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/11/car-problems/ Personal Blog Tue, 22 May 2012 08:39:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Phill http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/11/car-problems/#comment-470 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:02:48 +0000 http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/11/car-problems/#comment-470 Don’t worry about sounding like a car salesman, Matthew! I think because Ford is so ubiquitous, the cars are easy to get parts for and fairly cheap to service. That is a big plus.

I guess in the end they probably even out to around the same, although perhaps Ford cars would be slightly better as they got older due to cheap parts.

Hmmm, tough choices…

]]> By: Matthew http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/11/car-problems/#comment-469 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:39:38 +0000 http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/11/car-problems/#comment-469 It really does depend on the age of the car you buy. VW Golfs are ok, in that they’re pretty sturdy and dependable, but they’re only really fun if you get one of the new ones – the previous couple of models were rather heavy and lacklustre. The Ford Focus is a superb car, both the new one and the older one. And the Honda Civic is also a good car, at least until it goes wrong, and then it gets very expensive.

If you’re after affordable, you basically have two approaches – spend a fair amount on a car that’s going to last and last, but be prepared to pay lots when things go wrong, or spend very little and put up with having to spend not very much on a more regular basis to keep it running. Honda falls into the first category, as do a lot of the Jap cars. Ford tends to fall into the latter. I had a Ford Fiesta a few years back, which only cost me £800 but was a fantastic run-around – not exactly sporty, but handled motorway travel fine and was relatively economic.

Hope that’s helped. If you want more help choosing I’d be happy to pop round and take you through the options… :)

Oh dear, I’m sounding like a car salesman now…

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