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Buying A New Car Advice Needed
two cars same make different model
A) Honda Civic 1.4i DSI 37000miles £4500
nice tidy car excellent miles for age, but entry level car, small engine, basic model.
B) Honda civic 1.8i Vtec SE 73000miles £4000
Nicy tidy car, fairly good miles for age, bigger engine, more spec, alloys etc
Would you choose low milage over spec/enngine, bit worried that the 1.4 engine wont be big enough ( used to driving a 2.2 turbo diesel )
Thoughts greatly appreciated
A) Honda Civic 1.4i DSI 37000miles £4500
nice tidy car excellent miles for age, but entry level car, small engine, basic model.
B) Honda civic 1.8i Vtec SE 73000miles £4000
Nicy tidy car, fairly good miles for age, bigger engine, more spec, alloys etc
Would you choose low milage over spec/enngine, bit worried that the 1.4 engine wont be big enough ( used to driving a 2.2 turbo diesel )
Thoughts greatly appreciated
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The 1.4i engine generates only 82 BHP, in comparison to 138 BHP for the 1.8i engine. But you will need to consider the difference of £50 in annual road tax, plus very likely a bigger differential in insurance premium.
At 138 BHP, the Civic is likely to have a similar power to weight ratio as your 2.2 turbo diesel (unless it was a similarly sized vehicle).
So all things being equal, go for the 1.8i unless the extra £50 per year plus the insurance differential is too much to bear.
At 138 BHP, the Civic is likely to have a similar power to weight ratio as your 2.2 turbo diesel (unless it was a similarly sized vehicle).
So all things being equal, go for the 1.8i unless the extra £50 per year plus the insurance differential is too much to bear.
depends what your priorities are but b) is the better deal and the better car but if you are into economy then a) but having said that it's is £500 more anyway. Out of those I would buy b) the mileage is still pretty low and the honda vtec is a rock solid engine. Assuming it has service history etc.
Testing the 1.4 tomorrow so I will see how much ummph it has if any!
Did a price comparison on insurance (fully comp) 1.4 £180 1.8 £187 so a £7 difference a year the tax is more on the 1.8 £180 instead of £130 so the 1.8 will cost me £57 a year more! so nothing much to worry about there.
I think what i really wanted to know was forgetting price and engine size what would people choose either lower milage or higher higher spec ?
think i could cope with a smaller engine as 90% of the time i will be urban driving..
Or i could continue to cycle to and from work #thighslikechrishoy :)
Did a price comparison on insurance (fully comp) 1.4 £180 1.8 £187 so a £7 difference a year the tax is more on the 1.8 £180 instead of £130 so the 1.8 will cost me £57 a year more! so nothing much to worry about there.
I think what i really wanted to know was forgetting price and engine size what would people choose either lower milage or higher higher spec ?
think i could cope with a smaller engine as 90% of the time i will be urban driving..
Or i could continue to cycle to and from work #thighslikechrishoy :)
Just to put a slight downer on Stefos’s comment, although Honda’s do have a deserved reputation for reliability, my bosses old Civic suffered from a mystery battery discharge problem.
Every once in a while (first thing in the morning) he would find the battery completely flat. The AA man advised that this undiagnosed issue was common (although intermittent) on Civics.
Every once in a while (first thing in the morning) he would find the battery completely flat. The AA man advised that this undiagnosed issue was common (although intermittent) on Civics.
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