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Dade Murphy

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Looking to buy my first car with a budget of R120-R130k. I've narrowed down my options to Ford Fiesta, Renault Clio and and Kia Rio. Found a 2013 1.4 Fiesta with 75,000km mileage today which I want to secure, but I've been advised that these cars give problems after 100,000km and replacement parts are expensive.

Any advice?
 
Dade Murphy said:
Looking to buy my first car with a budget of R120-R130k. I've narrowed down my options to Ford Fiesta, Renault Clio and and Kia Rio. Found a 2013 1.4 Fiesta with 75,000km mileage today which I want to secure, but I've been advised that these cars give problems after 100,000km and replacement parts are expensive.

Any advice?
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A good option is to call up the respective dealers and query what the service schedule is for the vehicles and the current estimated costs of those services. This will give a good indication of what you may need to spend on the cars going forward. Example is a timing belt replacement which can be extremely costly and occur at different mileages for each vehicle.
 
Found a 2013 1.4 Fiesta with 75,000km mileage today which I want to secure, but I've been advised that these cars give problems after 100,000km and replacement parts are expensive.
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Who gave this advice?
 
My 1.4 Fiesta has been totally fine, no issues to report other than regular maintanance. All I've had to replace on the car was the wiper blades after 80 000km. You were given some crappy advice, rather speak to the owners of these cars before deciding
 
Get as new a car as possible. Suggest a VW Up. Best small car in its segment. Outstanding fuel economy and cheap to run. Plus resale in a few years will be the best of the lot.
 
I had a 2005 Ford Fiesta which I sold in 2012 and I loved it. Maintenance was pretty cheap overall (I did have to replace the power steering rack @ a cost of R5500 - but luck of the draw I guess) and it drove great. Fuel economy was great too.

Everytime I rent a car and ford is an option I always pick Ford because I know what I am getting. Currently driving the Ford Edge Titanium while I am in Canada and it's awesome.
 
encrypted said:
I had a 2005 Ford Fiesta which I sold in 2012 and I loved it. Maintenance was pretty cheap overall (I did have to replace the power steering rack @ a cost of R5500 - but luck of the draw I guess) and it drove great. Fuel economy was great too.

Everytime I rent a car and ford is an option I always pick Ford because I know what I am getting. Currently driving the Ford Edge Titanium while I am in Canada and it's awesome.
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I agree with you my Fiesta has been extremely reliable.
 
Thanks for the responses - I was quite skeptical of the advice myself. Unfortunately someone else was given preference to secure the vehicle from yesterday, but I'm on the lookout for another Fiesta.

FiestaST said:
Agree with other 2 posters...Up! if space is not a huge issue or Kwid if lack of ABS is not a deal breaker.
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Up and Kwid are not quite what I'm looking for.
 
It's your first car, its gonna take a beating one way or the other...
Buy a Megane 2 1.6 banger for <R45k. Spend R10k on car and invest the rest.
5 star rating NCAP *(Pre-2009 ratings) and a solid engine* (once dephaser is replaced)

Lots of car for the money and still looking good for a 10+ year old car.
 
A3@MBB said:
It's your first car, its gonna take a beating one way or the other...
Buy a Megane 2 1.6 banger for <R45k. Spend R10k on car and invest the rest.
5 star rating NCAP *(Pre-2009 ratings) and a solid engine* (once dephaser is replaced)

Lots of car for the money and still looking good for a 10+ year old car.
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:confused::crylaugh: What did you smoke?
 
A3@MBB said:
It's your first car, its gonna take a beating one way or the other...
Buy a Megane 2 1.6 banger for <R45k. Spend R10k on car and invest the rest.
5 star rating NCAP *(Pre-2009 ratings) and a solid engine* (once dephaser is replaced)

Lots of car for the money and still looking good for a 10+ year old car.
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That's a good left-field approach. Will not suit all but can be very sensible; financially at least.
 
My first car was a Renault Clio, 2nd hand in warrantee.

I extended the warrantee and bought a service plan.

While those were active it was a great car... The moment they expired it was far too expensive to service/repair.

Watch out for the prices of imported spares - it is a very big factor that many people overlook when buying a car.
 
Cars cost money after 100000km.

This is pretty much applicable to all of them and I wouldn't really put one car above any other.

But then the less money you paid for the a car with some mileage far outweighs the cost of a newer one.

Also at that mileage there is no need to use the dealerships and get ripped off.
 
scudsucker said:
While those were active it was a great car... The moment they expired it was far too expensive to service/repair.
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Let me guess, you kept going to the same manufacturer dealership after the warranty expired?
 
Fro said:
:confused::crylaugh: What did you smoke?
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Different strokes for different folks I guess.

I would rather retire and live a life after 45 to 50 years old than to work until I'm 70 and only have (hopefully) a house on my name.

For me a car is a means to a end, it gets you from A to B. Yes, I like the leather seats, auto everything and comfort of my current car, but why spend R400k+ on a new model when I can get something 2nd hand that suit my needs for a quarter of the price? It may not be a car that my neighbour approves of, but who gives a ****!
 
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