Which car should I buy?

[Bertiepottiegiet]

I've been driving a 2017 Chevy Spark for the last couple of years but I recently changed jobs and my commute now involves quite a bit of highway driving. The Spark is a great city runaround, but it blows for driving on the highway. It feels very unstable at anything above 90km/h and my commute is becoming less and less tolerable. My commute is 140km round trip with low to mild traffic, because I drive in the opposite direction of the usual Pretoria -> Joburg commute.

I'm thinking of trading the Spark in for a different car, but I'm not sure what I should be looking at. We want to move to Europe end of next year, so whatever I get wil probably have to be sold again in about 2 years, so resale value is a factor here. Budget is around R150 000 - R180 000. Can put down a deposit of about R50 000, the rest will be financed.

Is it generally a bad idea to buy something like a 2014 Volvo V40 with about 100 00km on the clock? Which cars would you be looking at if you were in my situation?

 

[stiller26]

Keep your money and the car, and maybe put bigger wheels.

 

[pinball wizard]

and maybe put bigger wheels.

Why?

To ruin the ride, compromise the handling and ruin the fuel efficiency?

 

[RedViking]

Why?

To ruin the ride, compromise the handling and ruin the fuel efficiency?

It is woke....

 

[PsYTraNc3]

Keep your money and the car, and maybe put bigger wheels.

Bigger wheels won't fix the suspension, ride height and engine which also adds to an unpleasant highway driving experience.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Yeah think you can do well with a Polo, there is the whole hijack thing but yeah.

 

[pinball wizard]

It is woke....

Like: " I woke up and realised I'd ruined my car"?

 

[satanboy]

Mini

 

[The_Traveller]

Resale value and then you mention Volvo ? That’s the joke of the century ...

 

[pinball wizard]

Resale value and then you mention Volvo ? That’s the joke of the century ...

Ya, but he is looking at the pre-speed limited version...

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Like: " I woke up and realised I'd ruined my car"?

This could work

 

[WaxLyrical]

Toyota

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

what about a older tazz?

 

[ReeceDBN031]

look at a Suzuki swift. I think they 1.2l so fuel efficient but better on highways that the spark.

 

[Bertiepottiegiet]

Ya, but he is looking at the pre-speed limited version...

I take it Volvo's are crap?

 

[pinball wizard]

I take it Volvo's are crap?

Lovely car. But no resale value. You mention that as a factor, so you need to look at VW or Toyota.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

I take it Volvo's are crap?

Nope, they are excellent, some of the best, especially in terms of safety, they just don't hold their value as they are expensive as children to maintain.

 

[Hemi300c]

look at a Suzuki swift. I think they 1.2l so fuel efficient but better on highways that the spark.

Very very happy with my Suzi Swift fuel saver.
I travel +-120km per day mornings 5am I sit at 140kmph on the clock and pm heavy traffic.

17.5km/l

Had 2 scary situations and it holds the road and stops perfectly.

Edit km/l corrected

 

[Sumen]

I take it Volvo's are crap?

Nope.

Will you be financing the car for exactly 2 years ?

 

[PsYTraNc3]

Very very happy with my Suzi Swift fuel saver.
I travel +-120km per day mornings 5am I sit at 140kmph on the clock and pm heavy traffic.

17.5l/km

Had 2 scary situations and it holds the road and stops perfectly.

I hope you mean 17.5km/l