Which Would Be The Best Car Value For My 12,000

[dannk]

iam looking into buying a new car therefore i got a shortlist and wanted to ask people opinions in terms of long term reliabiltyy and value for the money , all cars are auto non turbo, i just need a rough guidline as these are the cars i want but want to all the research necesary before i spent, so pliz anyone can just mention what car they would choose , no need to write stories just your practical prefarence would be apreciated. thanks guys, all cars aree around 12,000 which is around my limit

[adamskill]

without a doubt the liberty. its a no-brainer.

[xALmoN]

Beemers have AWESOME fuel economy.

[10 4]

+1 to bmw.

[BeastVS]

Reliability and easy to find parts for I would go camry, but looks wise I would go liberty.

[GTR-N1]

Beemers have AWESOME fuel economy.

Yes with a couple of conditions...

* all sevices are done

* nothing bad comes up on fault codes

Yes, they have great fuel economy.

If you have a choice of the E46 320 over 318, the 320 has noticeably more poke

BMW servicing is done cheaper through places like BMV Eng at Taren Pt (with Massimo) or BMWise at Artarmon (with George)

If you're going Japanese, I've had both Subaru & Honda; and I've found the build quality on the Honda as being better than Subies.

Honda servicing is done cheaper through a place like Hannys Performance at Smithfield (with Robbie or Peter)

[Silvia GTR]

Only get a euro if you are 'comfortable' paying for euro services and parts.

[Jonno34]

reliability + value for money id probably go the camry or the honda

Didnt know you could get the new camrys for 12k though? wow

[Grimi]

+1 BMW Good fuel economy & if down the track you choose to they are pretty simple to play with

[Grimi]

+ 1 BMW Good fuel economy and if down the track you choose to they are pretty simple to play with

[Johnny]

-BMW's of that range/era:

their automatic gearboxes were built cheap by gm so they let-go quite often, their coilpacks need to be changed often too. My 04 e46 325i blew its gearbox at 40,000kms shortly after i sold it; thats driving smooth with no harsh conditions.

go manual and should be fine

if you can sacrifice space, buy a hyundai getz; second hand from a dealer u can get a top of the range 5-door with maybe a 4 year warranty left

best on fuel and easy to drive/park

jsut my opinion but go japanese or korean as they are proven reliable and back their cars with loooong warranties

[dannk]

thank you for input guys really apreciate , keep the ideas rollong, yeah my heart lies on the bmw but have heard lot of mixed reactions that starting to put me off but it has the best looks and style , hurts , just got too many things most likely to go wrong. .....any one whose owned or drove the honda euro before whats your thots?

[r32-25t]

I use to know a few BMW technicians and even they say to keep away from them

The Subaru or camary for a reliable and cheap car to run

Edited June 10, 2011 by r32-25t

[Jonno34]

btw .. what about falcodores?

id imagine 12k would pick you up a decent one ..

Cheap to service etc

just fuel i think is a bit higher

[10 4]

I use to know a few BMW technicians and even they say to keep away from them

The Subaru or camary for a reliable and cheap car to run

lol.

[dannk]

iam anti ford/holden too common , uses too much fuel and hate gas cars. so i dont even look at those

[Jonno34]

Common for a daily/reliable car is usually a good thing imo

Too much fuel - Agree but you do get some pretty good performance out of them

Gas Cars - I can't say actually, curious to try one someday though

Were you specifically looking at larger cars?

[iplen]

Personally I would go the Urabus, Honda, Camry. How about Mazda 6? For me it would come in ahead of the Camry. Had a very old liberty, rallied an RS impreza, and spent a lot of time driving a Forester. Subarus drive really well, and interior in the model pictured is brilliant. They will probably be abit heavier on fuel than the rest though. I would stay at least the width of Germany away from BMs (personal opinion) but that is based on all the horror stories

[dannk]

Common for a daily/reliable car is usually a good thing imo

Too much fuel - Agree but you do get some pretty good performance out of them

Gas Cars - I can't say actually, curious to try one someday though

Were you specifically looking at larger cars?

[dannk]

Yeah planing on having a baby soon so looking into something bit more practical but still look good and thats reliable. Practical worry free motoring I Guess.