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Topref - 23 Nov 2005 10:19 GMT

I've got around £10K to spend on a used car.

I do around 20K miles per year and prefer a largish car. I'm opting for a diesel at around the 2 litre power region. It would be very handy if it had cruise control and I'm not against automatics.

I'm looking at a Renault Laguna 1.9 Expression at the moment but havn't finally made my mind up. I'm wide open for suggestions so what's your opinion please?

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Ian Riches - 23 Nov 2005 10:38 GMT

> I've got around £10K to spend on a used car.
>
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> havn't finally made my mind up. I'm wide open for suggestions so
> what's your opinion please?

If you want big, comfy and cheap-ish to run - and are not a badge snob -
then a Skoda Superb will be hard to beat. Auto and cruise are available
for the diesel engines - although most of the 1.9 TDIs will be manual.

If you want something a bit "sharper" to drive, then look at a Mondeo.

The Renault does not have the best reputation for reliability...

Ian

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Topref - 25 Nov 2005 16:53 GMT

Thanks for your help Ian.

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sleeper - 26 Nov 2005 12:33 GMT

The octavia TDI is good too, basically an early A4 platform.
£10k should see youin a nice nearly new 130BHP item, and you can get a
plug in unit for much more power than that!
Top buy!

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Tim S Kemp - 26 Nov 2005 16:29 GMT

> The octavia TDI is good too, basically an early A4 platform.

Bzzzt WRONG.

Golf platform. A4 has longitudonal engine.

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Doki - 27 Nov 2005 10:09 GMT

> I'm looking at a Renault Laguna 1.9 Expression at the moment but havn't
> finally made my mind up. I'm wide open for suggestions so what's your
> opinion please?

Go to google groups and look for "Renault Automatic". I think that'll be
enough to put you off.

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