
Hi there,
I'm looking to find a option under 10k€ as a main car for me and family (for now just me and wife). My goals/requirements are:
- Second hand (I highly doubt I can get a new on at this price)
- 5 seats
- Easily maintainable (I car that the basic maintenance, like oil and battery change does not require full disassembly of the from end)
- Considerably long (Something like a Ford Focus or a Fiat Tipo) – Why? The car is a tool for me, it is for taking me from A to B. I do not plan to use as a work car, I'm thinking more about functionality, to be able to carry more stuff in one go, for example, if I buy something off IKEA, I would like to be able to carry that home. A Dacia Sandero Stepway, size-wise, seem to be a OK size. Going smaller than this would be difficult, but manageable
- I do not need a sports car nor do I wish to push the limits of it, if it reaches 120kmph for the highway is good for me.
- I would prefer not to, but if the engine is weak, I don't mind having to wait for trucks or take a bit longer to overtake one.
- I have a preference for Honda/Toyota and I'm against Citroen/Renault because of what I have read online, but I'm open to hear anything, i know now a days there are groups and some brands share motors and technologies
- I plan to keep it for as long as I can maintain, for a minimum of 5 years, leaning more towards 10
- Today I ride a motorcycle and I barely completed 5k kms a year, I doubt I'd be going over 15k kms a year
- I'd prefer that the car was under 50k kms , but for now this is just a "gut feeling", if there an argument that points that a car with100k kms would still be a good car and that it would last, I'd be open to that
- It can be a dumb car (no parking camera, heated seats or other fancy extras), but if it has Radio/USB, electric windows and ABS it would be pretty fine for me, with cruise control would be perfect
Some of the options that I found online are:
My main usage would be to commute (about 60km daily) and groceries, take kids to school, etc. I'd star traveling with a car now, but I'd limit myself to max of 300km from where I live. On Spring/Summer, I'd ride the motorcycle to work, would use the car mostly for fall/winter period and longer trips.
A bit of back ground, I only fully owned a car for about 1 year back in my home country, after my fathers death, when I was 18-19. He was a mechanic but I didn't have the chance to learn a lot and even what I learned I don't believe it is usable nowadays. The car we had was a VW Pointer, with zero bells or whistles. So I haven't owned a car for 15 year. I also don't trust garages that much (I'm from Brazil we always had one trustworthy mechanic), hence my request to had something I could maintain myself.
If more details are required, let me know.
Thanks a lot in advance!
by player_vsa
3 comments
Buy a secondhand Dacia sandero and you will still have 4000 left. Believe it or not, Dacia are good cars, they dont break down easy and are easy to have fixed at a not official dealer. That will save you money. Downside, they are basic, and the sandero has a two star score regarding safety. (Also Renault)
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Skoda Octavia or maybe even Superb TDI. Those cars just keep going and are very spacious.