Info On Which Car To Buy, Please.

Sorry! Forgot, it wasn't the Muppets but was the Not The Nine O'clock News sketch with their Swedish chemist sketch

 

I've just had a look at the Toyota Auris. Looks good.

Any comments?

 

A colleague bought a new Auris 3 years ago, I've been in it a couple of times. It seems very good quality and the reliability has been spot on. His can run for the first couple of miles on battery power, so it improves mpg. Don't know if they are all Hybrid but it seems a cool feature to me.

 

Thanks John

 

Definitely not having diesel. Will look at Honda Civic.

 

Toyota are generally bullet-proof and have a great reputation for reliability. Honda Civic is another worthy contender - and of course, both are built in the UK

Also consider - Nissan Pulsar (I have a colleague who has one, and its a really nice motor), the Hyundai i30 (5 year Warranty, and pretty decent dealers), and the Kia Cee'd (7 year warranty!!)

 

There isn't a Honda dealer anywhere near us - just in case something needs doing under warranty.

I'll probably be looking at Hyundai, Kia and Skoda tomorrow - if I have time.

I was chatting to Toyota about discounts. They said they don't give any discount for cash but will give £1,500 off if I take 0% finance!!! Well, that's the first step in the negotiations if we decide on their car.

 

It might help to get some quotes online, I just clicked on orangewheels.com and they show a £3,502 discount. If you look at the last line "Our Discount Price includes the £1,500 Finance Deposit Contribution from TOYOTA UK when taking TOYOTA finance.
If buying cash please add £1,500 back onto the Discount Price above."



In the past I've taken along print-outs of online car deals and plonked them on the salesman's desk as the starting point for price negotiations

 

Thanks @JWK

 

The Quickclear windscreen used to be just on Fords and is a great feature and one of the reasons why we stuck with Fords in the past. The patent has now run out and some other manufacturers now offer it. I bought it as an £95 extra on my Mini. I consider it an essential option same as when central locking first came out.