For my aunt (77) and uncle (84).
They have a 2003 Civic 1.6 auto, owned from new.
They want a car with higher seats and have looked at the Roomster, which they like. The current auto option is a 1.2TSI DSG, and they have been offered one at list with £600px for the Civic.
For starters, DTD quote £1500 discount off the £15.5k list, so that's progress. However.
After a bit of discussion, they think it would be better to find a decent used one - no need to spend £14k when a <10,000m 2013 can be had for c £11k (there aren't many about, but found that on AT). Going slightly older, I'm going to look at a 2009 1.6 'tiptronic' at £6k, under 20,000 miles, Skoda approved, which I think might be better. The main reason they were thinking 'new' is that the autos are hard to find used, and even rarer in Dumfries and Galloway where they live - but there are quite a few within range of where I live and I don't mind finding one for them and sorting it all out.
Prior to the 1.2TSI 105ps DSG, the auto was a 1.6 105ps tiptronic (VW speak I think for a proper auto). The mpg quoted is quite a bit lower, but the difference in outlay will offset that, and I think their mileage will drop a lot from the 14,000 of the last 12 months anyway.
My instinct is that the tip will be better for them than the DSG - it should have a familiar feel, and if buying used I think I'd rather have the tip.
So - am I right to favour the tip?
- any caveats to consider with the Roomster?
- what other cars might suit, if any? Not many slushboxes around now. Jazz is possibly OK but relatively more expensive it seems for the CVT.
Insights welcome (but probably not the Honda Insight).
Last edited by: Manatee on Sun 1 Jun 14 at 09:13
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