Buying a small daily car - a Micra?
Am looking to spend around £4k for a small, reliable, economic car (with low insurance) which will have to carry out a 50 mile a day round trip commute on dual carriageway & country roads.
Was looking for something low mileage so that at my mileage it will still last me a few years. A lot of 05-07 Nissan Micras were coming up in that price range; would you recommend and if not is there something else you would suggest instead?
Common alternatives showing up would be Fiat Puntos, Renault Clios, Vauxhall Corsas etc
Also in general, am I better going for an 07 reg with say 40,000 miles or an 05 reg with 20,000? What is more likely to play a more important role in determining the life and condition of the car - the age or the mileage?
If I go for a K12 micra, what common problems do I need to be aware of when viewing cars?
Was looking for something low mileage so that at my mileage it will still last me a few years. A lot of 05-07 Nissan Micras were coming up in that price range; would you recommend and if not is there something else you would suggest instead?
Common alternatives showing up would be Fiat Puntos, Renault Clios, Vauxhall Corsas etc
Also in general, am I better going for an 07 reg with say 40,000 miles or an 05 reg with 20,000? What is more likely to play a more important role in determining the life and condition of the car - the age or the mileage?
If I go for a K12 micra, what common problems do I need to be aware of when viewing cars?
Asked on 6 January 2012 by Milltowngirl
Answered by
Honest John
These K12 Micras seem to be suffering from an expensive ABS fault. Better an old shape Fiesta 1.25.
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