Which diesel saloon to go for with €3,000?

Hi lads.. I'm looking for safety, diesel, reliability and spaciousness in a saloon car. Max to spend is €3,000. What do you recommend?

Thanks

Justin Patrick McElwee (Sligo)

Mar 2014 Filed under: choosing used car

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Expert answer

Hi Justin,

Two best choices here would be a Mazda6 2.0 TD from around 2003 or a Ford Mondeo Zetec diesel of similar vintage. As long as they're in decent nick, reliability shouldn't be a problem (the Mazda will do better than the Ford but not perhaps by the margin you might be expecting) and both are safe and spacious.

What do you think?

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Adviser
@neilmbriscoe