Which of these two peugeots to buy?

4k for a 7 year old Peugeot is bonkers.

Thanks for replies.



Why bonkers? These cars have only done up to 40,000 miles.

Also, with the list mentioned above, these cars seem to be selling for more than £4000, unless they have done 90000+ miles.

Don't worry about mileage. For the same reason you wouldn't buy a 7 year old car, necessarily, with 90,000, buying one with far less than average isn't ideal either. It suggests that they have only ever been used either irregularly, or merely to pop down to the shops a few miles away, neither of which optimises a petrol engine due to lots of stop start and high revving. On the same note, buying a fairly new car with higher than average mileage may have a 'healthier' engine as it will have been driven optimally on the motorway for the majority of its life - and the clutch will probably be in better condition too. The only thing to be wary of in this case is whether the timing belt (if applicable) has been changed fairly recently.

In terms of good cars under £4k, Camoxide has given you a good list. Average mileage for petrol engines is around 10k/year, and diesel engines is around 15k/year so as long as they aren't way above, or under, this mark you should be okay in terms of mileage.

There are quite a few 2006-2008 Volkswagen Polo's on Autotrader right now in good condition for between £2000-£3000.

I'd be wary of getting a Mazda over 7 years old, however, as they have rotary engines which wear quite badly early on, and can cause some big costs later on. They also burn a fair bit of oil as they age too.

As long as you check the service history for what work they've had done - you can't really go far wrong.

Only the RX8 has a Rotary engine. Most other Mazdas that age are just Fords with a different skin.

Why bonkers? These cars have only done up to 40,000 miles.

Also, with the list mentioned above, these cars seem to be selling for more than £4000, unless they have done 90000+ miles.

Don't worry about mileage. For the same reason you wouldn't buy a 7 year old car, necessarily, with 90,000, buying one with far less than average isn't ideal either. It suggests that they have only ever been used either irregularly, or merely to pop down to the shops a few miles away, neither of which optimises a petrol engine due to lots of stop start and high revving. On the same note, buying a fairly new car with higher than average mileage may have a 'healthier' engine as it will have been driven optimally on the motorway for the majority of its life - and the clutch will probably be in better condition too. The only thing to be wary of in this case is whether the timing belt (if applicable) has been changed fairly recently.

In terms of good cars under £4k, Camoxide has given you a good list. Average mileage for petrol engines is around 10k/year, and diesel engines is around 15k/year so as long as they aren't way above, or under, this mark you should be okay in terms of mileage.

There are quite a few 2006-2008 Volkswagen Polo's on Autotrader right now in good condition for between £2000-£3000.

I'd be wary of getting a Mazda over 7 years old, however, as they have rotary engines which wear quite badly early on, and can cause some big costs later on. They also burn a fair bit of oil as they age too.

As long as you check the service history for what work they've had done - you can't really go far wrong.

Only the Mazda RX7 and RX8 have rotary engines and they are good for around 40k miles of problem free motoring. They don't generally cost a lot to rebuild these days.

They burn oil from new

Other Mazdas of that era were essential Ford rebadge or reskins.

Haha Camoxide just pointed that out - terrible mistake in getting rid of them, only appeal of a Mazda IMO.

Haha Camoxide just pointed that out - terrible mistake in getting rid of them, only appeal of a Mazda IMO.

that Peugeot 207 sport looks mint. How old are you and what's your insurance quote for that car out of interest? Also, if you don't mind saying how many years of no claims do you have?

It looks better, but it's actually slower - and thus less sporty - than the other Peugeot he mentions..

Mazda don't even sell a car with a rotary engine at the moment. They had to stop selling the RX8 because it couldn't meet emissions and the fuel economy was extremely poor.

However the RX9 is rumored to be coming out with a new rotary engine in 2017.

you mean slower in terms of acceleration not top speed?

that Peugeot 207 sport looks mint. How old are you and what's your insurance quote for that car out of interest? Also, if you don't mind saying how many years of no claims do you have?