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Again thanks for the responses. The current plan is to look at buying a petrol version - I'd like to think that we'd not be using it for commuting to work often - so the initial cost of the diesel version would take a long time to be paid back. The current plan is to keep on saving and see what offers appear in the New Year and what's going to happen when the new version is released.

Thanks - that confirms what someone else posted earlier. First time I'm thinking about buying a car and I'd like to have thought that dealers would know what there selling. Time to be even more careful I guess when looking at cars.

Thanks for the replies. There all useful. It did occur to me that the best way to check if the car has dpf us to ask a dealership to check there records. Simple when you think of it!

I do like the look 1.2 TSI offer but I don't have the money just yet. Sigh. Its getting there slowly but not before Christmas. I'm hoping that Skoda will produce an equivalent post Christmas offer (it ends on the 31/12/14) on something for me to have a look at. Plus it give me more opportunity to keep on second hand prices in Autotrader! More time for research has never hurt anyone.

Hi, Thanks for all the information. Thank you for all been patience too! So far in my life cars have been something other people have had and I've borrowed or been driven around in! I've done some reading on DPF and now know something about them - just need to make the cleaning system gets a chance to do its stuff. Next question - how would I tell if a 1.9 DP has a DPF or not? Also is it better to look for a bigger engine size or a smaller engine with a higher BHP? I presume remapping is altering the engine ECU - does anyone have a link that explains what the advantages and disadvantages are? I also presume that it invalidates any warranty? (Just in case I decide to get one with a warranty still on it). Cheers Michael

Thanks for the information about the DPF - I didn't know that there was a problem with it. I'll have a look at the petrol versions. Definitely mean to have a test drive - just know that if I do I'll want to buy a car straight away! Unfortunately the sensible thing is to save bit more.

Thanks for the responses. Looks like I'll be doing some more research on the Scout.

Hi, After many years of not having a car my girlfriend and I are finally thinking of buying one. We've pretty much decided that a Roomster suits our needs and budget. The next question is what kind of Roomster to look at buying! I do need to disclose that we haven't actually got round to test driving anything yet - the budget is in the process of becoming a reality over the next few months so we're mainly doing an extreme form of window shopping! Of course a test drive will probably make things a lot clear but its probably going to have to wait until after Christmas for various reasons - mainly as we're both a bit busy and a car is a "would like to have" rather than a "must have" at the moment. The plan is to get a car that will last (hopefully) for 10 years or so and then we will reassess what our needs are. There's a chance we might be looking at moving overseas at that point. Once we get a car the usage will probably be some local trips around town, although we plan to do as much as possible by bike, and longer trip for holidays like camping. If things work out we'll be living in York so medium distance trip to North Wales, Northumberland and anywhere else that takes our fancy will occur. Probably longer distance trips to Edinburgh and Cornwall occasionally too. We've both got bikes so they'd probably want to come with us. Over time sprogs will probably occur so having enough space/luggage capacity to carry all there stuff is important. Also several house moves are likely to happen in the next couple of years - the joys of moving city and rented accommodation been the cause - so been able to carry household stuff is a must. The budget is £10K - although less would be nice as it offsets the cost of insurance. Insurance itself is going to be expensive as a first time driver but I don't think the insurance class matters overly much. We're looking at buying second hand rather than new. So having given you guys an idea of what we want and can spend be onto the questions! 1) Is a Roomster a good choice for what we want to do with it? I think we've done fairly through research but its always nice to ask people who own them. 2) What version of the Roomster would you recommend getting? We're looking at Diesels, mainly for the fuel economy. The main three we like are listed below:- a) Greenline 1.2 - Pros Fuel economy, high basic specification. Cons - only 75 bhp, might struggle on motorways when loaded. b ) SE 1.6 - 105 bhp version. Pros - Lots of power for lugging stuff around. Cons - not as efficient as the Greenline. c) SE Plus 1.6 (105 version) Pros - as above. Cons - more costly to buy, not as efficient as the Greenline. Any thoughts/comments welcomed! Feel free to suggest other versions as well, we've got plenty of time to think about things. 3) Is there a list where I can compare safety features (ABS, ESP etc) side by side on different version types/ages? Thanks in advance. Michael

Hi, I'm Michael - I live in Manchester and I'm thinking of buying a Roomster on the basis of value for money! Plus even though I just have a girlfriend right now its also future proofed for the next 10 years or so if we have sprogs or a dog! Opinions differ a bit on which we should have! I've come to the forum for advice on car buying and which kind of Roomster to look at buying. Michael