Was offered a HONDA ACCORD 05 plate with 85K miles with part history for 3.5K.. i am still thinking..!! Accord on chains so..!! Lets see where i get to hunting..!!
Again, a Honda Accord for 3.5k should have full history. Don't put up with anything less, or you could be paying for the previous owners neglect later on.
Of course there is the possibility that some dealers will claim a car has full history when it hasn't, but a good check and test drive should sort this out.
A car that has been looked after just feels right. Nice and tight on the road, no funny noises e.t.c.
A good check that has been mentioned on here before is tyre make and condition. If the tyres are a reputable make and are the same on all four corners, the chances are the owner cares about their jalopy. Or if the car has a different make on each axle set, but they are in good condition, that would still be OK.
When I bought my current car, the brake discs were terribly corroded and had to be replaced with the pads, but it had virtually new Vredestein tyres on all four corners, it had full history with all receipts, it was clean throughout and drove very nicely (after the discs were replaced).
I have since discovered that the very open wheel design of my Forester means that the discs are very quick to succumb to surface rust. I think that the car had been sitting for a while, or there were longish gaps between use, and the brake pads could not cope with the subsequent corrosion build up.
As I said, you should not have to put up with second best on your budget, somewhere out there will be an ideal car, you just have to be patient :)
EDIT - I would agree with others here though and say that a petrol at this mileage would be a safer bet, unless you are offered a car by someone who you know personally and know the cars history.
Edited by corax on 24/07/2014 at 13:22
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