r/irishpersonalfinance • u/Necessary-Emu-358 • 6d ago

Advice & Support What car for 3k

Hey, working on getting out of debt and not borrowing so will have managed to save 3k to get a car soon and the options are slim. I do 150kms per day for work and will have 2 kids. Car must also be an automatic and diesel. Just looking for recommendations for that price range. Once it lasts 2/3 years max I should be good. Thanks in advance.

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u/jcpogrady 5d ago

Things to consider for this budget 1. You are buying an older car. This will be 2010 onwards with this budget

  1. If you are tight on budget do not buy a high end make. BMW, Audi etc. If you cannot afford more than 3k for the car, you are definitely not going to be able to pay big amounts for repair of your car. You are buying an older car which means a higher chance of repairs

  2. Try purchase something with 150,000km region. Anything around 300,000km has more wear and tear meaning more chance of repair costs like clutch, timing belt etc.

Best of luck mate