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BradleyKZN

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Hmmmm, considering getting a renault clio, megane or logan, second hand with +/- 150000kms on the clock. What you guys think?
 
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BradleyKZN said:
Hmmmm, considering getting a renault clio, megane or logan, second hand with +/- 150000kms on the clock. What you guys think?
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Not so much the logan... Clio and Megane are good cars but the logan is a bit tin canny...
 
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Paul_S said:
Hehe ... he's probably referring to Mk1 GTI's and BMW 318's.

Opel Cosmo 1.6T
Kerb mass: 1470 kg (very heavy)
Power to mass ratio: 90kW/ton
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I also couldn't believe it but yes Golf 6 Gti, Golf 7 Gti, BMW 320i, Audi A5 2.0T, Polo Gti all chowed by the Opel Astra Gti believe it or not.
 
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My dad has had a couple of Renaults. They are not bad cars, soft and comfortable.
The biggest issue with them was that even a small problem would take months to be fixed by Renault.
 
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BradleyKZN said:
lol, currently im paying R500 a week for petrol and R100 for oil
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So about R2400 per month for fuel/oil. How many KMs is that?

Any idea of a budget?

There is a Ford Fiesta TDCI Trend on Auto trader with 42000km, for R174k. I would go for something like that.

Being a diesel, it will be very frugal, and 42000km is not all that much.
 
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Ancalagon said:
So about R2400 per month for fuel/oil. How many KMs is that?

Any idea of a budget?

There is a Ford Fiesta TDCI Trend on Auto trader with 42000km, for R174k. I would go for something like that.

Being a diesel, it will be very frugal, and 42000km is not all that much.
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65kms a day to work and back, 5 days a week

And thats way over my budget, I literally can only buy a car with what I sell my existing one for. Probably should have mentioned that sooner.
 
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Then don't sell. Stay with what you know rather than take on unnecessary risk.

Seriously, the saving in fuel might be R500 a month if you are lucky. But you might buy somebody else's rust bucket that needs a new engine in 6 months.

You have had this car for years and I take it that it generally has no problems. Unless you can afford to buy a car for R100k plus, I would not trade it.
 
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Ancalagon said:
Then don't sell. Stay with what you know rather than take on unnecessary risk.

Seriously, the saving in fuel might be R500 a month if you are lucky. But you might buy somebody else's rust bucket that needs a new engine in 6 months.

You have had this car for years and I take it that it generally has no problems. Unless you can afford to buy a car for R100k plus, I would not trade it.
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Yeah, i've known the car since it was new, and it hasnt broken down once. My problem is that R500 is 10% of my salary, hence the creation of this thread
 
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BradleyKZN said:
Yeah, i've known the car since it was new, and it hasnt broken down once. My problem is that R500 is 10% of my salary, hence the creation of this thread
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I still wouldn't risk it. Why are you driving so far for work and getting paid so little?

You might end up saving R500 per month for a few months, then 6 months later you need to fork out R15k or you can't go to work.

The only way I would do it is if you knew a family member that was selling their car cheaply.
 
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Yeah, i decided it would just be easier moving closer to work, need to move anyway
 
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