A wide open question here as I said I would buys dads spotless 2010 1.2 HTP Elegance at 38k miles from him for £4,000, and I will keep my word as long as he does not damage it between now and the 17th June. However, if I changed my mind what would you guys recommend I looked at for the money. I have been tempted by a Suzuki Swift and by a Kia Rio (which should still be covered by Kia's excellent 7 year warranty) as I already own one and am muchly impressed. Any thoughts or recommendations??

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I would say your dad is mean and should give you the fabia for nothing! That's what dads are for!

Jut buy the Skoda, you've gone through the hassle of signing up to the best Skoda forum.

Fabia 1.2 HTP is a great car.

My son's has 105k on the clock. Still sweet as a nut!

thing is, your fathers car you know the history, running costs etc

 

if you buy any other 2nd hand car for £4k do you know what you are getting? someone elses trouble? (look at what skoda appear to have done with some of the rejected cars being sold again without the history being disclosed?)

 

the older rio's look a bit dated now, as to the 7 year warranty look carefully at the small print as the things covered may decrease as time goes on and more things get classified as "consumeables / wear and tear"

That's rather steep for a six year old Fabia!

have a look on autotrader , I did and there are quite a number in the £4k - £4.5, so as it is a know quantity, low mileage and in excellent condition £4k is not to bad

I'd always go for a car I know the history of, if he had a Swift I'd be telling you to go for that. Provided you know it's been well looked after it's your safest bet.

Given the mileage and known history it sounds a good buy for the top specification so long as 70bhp under the bonnet suits you and your usage. You could easily pay far more for a car needing significant expenditure or with problems.

Edited 10 June, 201610 yr by delta925

Given the mileage and known history it sounds a good buy for the top specification so long as 70bhp under the bonnet suits you and your usage. You could easily pay far more for a car needing significant expenditure or with problems.

 

He's had it from new and Hortons (Lincoln Skoda) have done all the servicing apart from the the most recent service (to Skoda specs) and mot which was done a couple of days ago by the Kia main dealer (Draytons) who are just up the road to my parents. As he is giving up driving (90 yrs old and about time tbh) I want to give him an honest price. I was going to run my 05' Rio into the ground until I retire in 2 1/2 yrs but I think it will want money spending to get it through the MOT in September. So I want a car to use for work (about 300 miles per month local runs) and a couple of Northumberland holidays per year. When I retire I get my lump sum and that is when I buy the Aston Martin! I think his Fabia will do me until then.