Getting a new car - advice needed

[Durham Toffee]

Need a solid, well-built family car with plenty of space that will last around 3 - 4 years.

I've narrowed it down to:

Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 1.6 VTR+ HDi
Skoda Octavia 1.4 TSI+
Vauxhall Insignia 1.8 VVT SRi
VW Passat 2.0 TDi Sport
VW Passat 1.9 TDi Estate
VW Touran 1.6 FSI

Any comments?

 

[DualityNSNO]

Need a solid, well-built family car with plenty of space that will last around 3 - 4 years.

I've narrowed it down to:

Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 1.6 VTR+ HDi
Skoda Octavia 1.4 TSI+
Vauxhall Insignia 1.8 VVT SRi
VW Passat 2.0 TDi Sport
VW Passat 1.9 TDi Estate
VW Touran 1.6 FSI

Any comments?

All of them are good except the Citroen.

Depends however - buying new or getting second hand? If new - doesn't really matter which one, I'd go for the Vauxhall or Passat, just as they're slightly better overall.

Citroen's are, for the most part, a wild card - I know personally several people with random piston failures/engine breakdowns that cost a lot to fix.

Can't really go wrong with German.*


*I say, having an American car.

 

[Durham Toffee]

Will be used...

Looking for something around 60,000 - 80,000 miles

 

[sageyefc]

Ferrari

 

[Kiwi]

Toyota. Every time.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Toyota. Every time.

Also a good shout. Avensis and Auris are amazingly durable.

 

[Kiwi]

Also a good shout. Avensis and Auris are amazingly durable.

Incredibly durable, seem to run forever, relatively low upkeep and easy to get parts for.
And just good cars in general.

 

[chrismpw]

Series 2 land rover.

You'll never regret that.

Unless you find yourself in a hurry.

 

[BlueLlama]

Swerve the Citroen, the Touran is a beast of a car

 

[Durham Toffee]

Incredibly durable, seem to run forever, relatively low upkeep and easy to get parts for.
And just good cars in general.

There’s a RAV4 2.0 GX that’s in good nick!

£280 tax like..:

 

[Moomin]

@Bungle is selling his van.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Series 2 land rover.

You'll never regret that.

Unless you find yourself in a hurry.

Then again you can go wherever you want.

 

[The binman chronicles]

First rule when buying a car is never buy a French one, unless you are a sucker for punishment.

 

[DualityNSNO]

First rule when buying a car is never buy a French one, unless you are a sucker for punishment.

Or it's a Nissan.

 

[Boss_Blue]

Sawdust.