but if you want reliability and decent after-sales look at Jap cars:

Toyota's and Honda's will never go wrong, Mazda's are good too (it's just that some people have a problem with the old people image, but that's a load of bollocks imho).

Posted By: HairyBobbingManAss on August 30th 2007 at 10:38:38

Message Thread

what you think? New vauxall corsa or peugoet 207? (NCFC) - ingi, Aug 30, 09:45:14
- Jewking Ityu ? If you want a midget car, a Polo, A3 or even a Ford Ka beat those two (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 30, 10:55:13
  - Since when is an A3 a midget car? (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 30, 11:04:07
    - Once inside, A3s are pretty small ! He could always got for an S3 though (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 30, 11:05:14
      - Not so. An A3 is (literally) just a Golf with an Audi badge on it. (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 30, 11:07:04
        
        Not the ones I've driven (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 30, 12:00:09
- or get yourself down to Carra Rud and get yourself a Proton... (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Aug 30, 10:41:01
- go for a Civic instead (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Aug 30, 10:36:21
- Given the choice then definitely the Focus (n/m) (NCFC) - HairyBobbingManAss, Aug 30, 10:31:06
  - Yes but the Focus is not the same class. He's more in the Ka class which (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 30, 10:58:22
  - but if you want reliability and decent after-sales look at Jap cars: (NCFC) - HairyBobbingManAss, Aug 30, 10:38:38
    - Actually Daewoo give a 10 year warranty, but I disagree on (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 30, 11:00:36
- get a lada (n/m) (NCFC) - Fuel_rox, Aug 30, 10:30:45
  - on loan (n/m) (NCFC) - Fuel_rox, Aug 30, 10:31:40
- Of those three - the Focus, but something like a Polo will retain its value better! (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 10:20:23
  - or a Golf - similar size to Focus; much better car IMO! (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 10:22:12
    - Or get the equivalent Seat, same car just cheaper. (n/m) (NCFC) - HairyBobbingManAss, Aug 30, 10:25:18
      - Yes but will lose value unlike the Golf (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 30, 11:01:08
        
        Good point, but if he was that bothered about depreciation (NCFC) - HairyBobbingManAss, Aug 30, 11:05:08
      - Correct (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 30, 10:28:42
        
        I know (n/m) (NCFC) - HairyBobbingManAss, Aug 30, 10:36:01
  - But cost more to start with (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 30, 10:22:00
    - Sure but safer and more reliable as well! (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 10:22:49
- not the Pug (NCFC) - blindasabat, Aug 30, 10:16:34
  - I like my Astra. Prefer Focus though, but the diesel edition of the Astra is better (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 30, 11:01:43
- I can't focus on your quandry either. Sorry. (n/m) (NCFC) - Dog, Aug 30, 10:11:04
  - Or spell quandary. (n/m) (NCFC) - Dog, Aug 30, 10:11:49
    - If you're gonna be dog at least be a good dog (NCFC) - pants, Aug 30, 10:21:24
      - Why pants? (NCFC) - Dog, Aug 30, 10:28:27
        
        haha, lyrics to a dandy warhols song, a bloody good song at that (NCFC) - pants, Aug 30, 11:03:23
        
        Dandy Warhols are shit. (n/m) (NCFC) - Dog, Aug 30, 12:27:02
- guess this is a cultural / generational thing, but... (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 30, 10:04:51
  - If no one did.... (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Aug 30, 10:07:51
    - indeed, but I'm not sure that's why they do it. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 30, 10:09:04
      - It's because...... (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Aug 30, 10:12:44
        
        interesting. Ingi (and other new car buyers) - which of (a) - (e) apply to you? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 30, 10:14:39
        
        a, b and c (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 30, 10:21:44
        
        so you're a Phil collins-loving, fish-hating, Bud-drinking, new car-buying man. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 30, 10:47:23
        
        In a word (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Aug 30, 10:50:09
        
        Yes (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 30, 10:49:29
- Get a bike, Earth raper. (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 30, 10:01:14
  - haha (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Aug 30, 10:04:32
- Think focuses are better but I'm no expert (NCFC) - scruffy, Aug 30, 09:51:20
  - Focus is a bigger car... (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 30, 09:57:41
    - Meant more from a reliability point of view etc (n/m) (NCFC) - scruffy, Aug 30, 10:01:39
      - Never had any issues with our Focus... (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 30, 10:04:05

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