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Vote: most and least reliable makes of cars in Britain.
« on: December 02, 2017, 11:25:16 PM »
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Re: Vote: most and least reliable makes of cars in Britain.
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2017, 10:22:18 AM »
Cars don't hold value here like they do in the US, so I'd highly advise buying second hand.  I've been able to afford some very fun cars here that I would have never been able to afford in the US.   :D


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Re: Vote: most and least reliable makes of cars in Britain.
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2017, 01:14:53 PM »
I spent ages looking for a used automatics and only ended up finding two - a Citroen and a Peugeot (can't remember exact models, but they were both 2005-2007). I absolutely hated the way they felt when I test drove them. They seemed to labour so much between gears and I honestly felt unsafe. I was really struggling to find used automatics, so I bit the bullet and decided to buy a brand new car. I had come over with a little savings nest-egg -- and, while I didn't necessarily want to drop quite that much money in one go, I just thought it'd be the best thing for me in the long-run.

I bought a 2017 Hyundai i20 and I love it so much. My workplace is 20 miles away from where I live and I have to spend a fair amount of time driving everyday. It's an awesome, robust little car and reasonably priced. It's true that it's only 3 months old, but it brings me back to my old reliable Sonata which I had for 10 years in the US (and only lost it because of a major flood during Hurricane Sandy).
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Re: Vote: most and least reliable makes of cars in Britain.
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2017, 04:10:44 AM »

I bought a 2017 Hyundai i20 and I love it so much.

Can I be incredibly rude and ask how much that set you back?  I don't drive a manual so I appreciate hearing about your experience at looking to buy a second-hand automatic.  The issue from what I can see (from afar) is that the choice in second hand autos is really limited so there's less to wade through until you find a gem.


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