First Car Advice (2 Choices)

Hey guys

I"m getting my first car in oz soon. Living in melbourne, hands down to 2 choices.

  1. Accord 2008, 4cyl, 187000 km for 7grand
  2. Accord 2008, v6, 174000km for 8400 grand (negotiable)

Which one do you think I should get?

I was looking at civic the other day but I like accord more..

My budget is around 8-9 grand

Does the accord v6 has more problems compared to the other one? I'm concerned about changing the timing belt etc

Please give me advice..

Thanks!

Edit:

Also i'm always asking for service history and rwc. Some doesn't have service history, should I be that strict or just chill about the history? Some of my mates told me they don't really care about the service history etc

Comments

  • +6

    Which one do you think I should get?

    Neither, they both seem way over priced…

    • +1

      You sure? I checked plenty of times for Accord 2008 and most of them are around 8-10k at pretty much the same mileage

      • +5

        Covid tax on used cars at the moment. If you can hang on a few months I predict the prices of second hand cars will return to normal.

        • +1

          Sorry what is covid tax?

          • +5

            @robertwt7: Not an actual tax but just a buzz word to justify silly inflated used car prices during the pandemic.

            Does it need to be a Honda?

            • @MS Paint: Doesn’t have to be honda.. just comparing it to toyota i prefer honda’s interior but I’m open to everything else really. (Japanese car for maintainabulity reason)

          • +1

            @robertwt7: Since people don't want to use public transport the cost of cars has gone up with demand

            • @Caped Baldy: Ah i see… thanks for the info

            • @Caped Baldy: Also everyone now has the time to shop around for a car. The same seller can canvas a lot more interest during covid.

              • @AustriaBargain: Not really. Supply is still the same but more buyers.

                I've noticed the same thing with property.

        • Covid tax on used cars at the moment.

          I would think the dealers would want to try to get rid of the cars since no one is buying ….not jack price up…..do they wanna fold?

          • +1

            @Zachary: That's the problem. Plenty of people are buying. It's a sellers market at the moment. No one wants to use public transport and they couldn't car pool (VIC)

            • @MS Paint: HUh…yes, never thought of the other side….maybe public transportation costs will go back down to incenticise people into using them?

      • +4

        12yo car with close to 200,000km on it. Redbook suggests about $4500 to $6100 for the 4cyl and $5800 to $7600 for the V6.

        Either of these vehicle would have to have an exemplary service record and be in near showroom condition to be asking those prices. At that age and those km, I doubt they have either.

        A realistic value for private sale cars is somewhere between the upper end of what Redbook says is trade in value ($4k and $5.4k respectively) and the lower to mid private sale (mentioned above).

        There are plenty of cars in the $8~9k bracket that are newer and with about half the km these two have on them.

        • Can you suggest what kind of other cars I should look at? I've been stalking carsales for pretty much a month actually

          Searched honda, toyota and mazda

          • +2

            @robertwt7: Auto/manual? Sedan/Hatch? Size? Small (Yaris sized), Medium (Corolla sized) or Large (Camry size)? Any other features are a "must have" or some that you would like but are not deal breakers? Need a bit more info

            The Honda Accord is an OK vehicle, my parents had the V6 one (bought new from this same time period) and it was terrible. Very expensive to service and to get parts for. The ride was crap and the seats were leather covered cement blocks. There was about 40,000 buttons inside the vehicle and laid out in what seemed like no particular order, but it was a Honda, and it was reasonably reliable.

            I would also add to your list Mitsubishi and maybe Nissan. The Mitsu will be bland as bat shit, but reliable. The Nissan will be blander still, but the Pulsar was available around then and that was a pretty solid blandmobile. The Tiida though… vomit inducing looks…

            Also, dont discount Hyundai or Kia from that list. They made some pretty decent vehicle back around that era and you might be able to pick up a newer, pretty good example with much lower km for around the $8~$9k mark

        • +1

          Redbook suggests about $4500 to $6100 for the 4cyl and $5800 to $7600 for the V6.

          Well…there is difference between recommended/suggested price, market price and agreed prices….

  • Looked at accord euro?

    • I did but at the current price range there's not much choice…

      • Really? I would have thought you'd get a 2010 accord euro for $8k ish.

      • Where are you looking? I've seen plenty of accord euros at that price point. Having owned both (fat accord, and accord euro), the euro is a far better car

        • Looking at carsales, fb and gumtree.. Can't seem to find any 2010 euro for 8k ish

  • +1

    2008 Honda Accord V6 Auto

    Still looking for the 4cyl one.

    Edit: found it

    Honda accord 2008 auto 187,XXX kms

    • Yeah I’ve been talking with him for a while to have a look etc etc

  • +1

    The V6 will generally be more reliable and last longer than the 4 cylinder. It has a better interior too. If you can get it around the same price I would go for that.

    • +1

      I'm thinking about this.. but then i heard v6 eats up a lot of fuel as well. Otherwise I would just go for the v6

  • If you have a little time to wait before buying and want to go for something a little more value, take a look at Pickles auctions. They do ex government fleet vehicles, 60kish kms on them, full maintenance history and very cheap by comparison. Worth taking a look even if you don't buy from there

  • Way over priced. Get a smaller petrol or a diesel for city driving

    • +1

      Not diesel for city.

      • why not? Diesels are apparently more efficient…

        • +2

          If they have a dpf it will soon get clogged and cause you grief. Diesels need a regular run at highway speeds to burn the sh!t away.

          • -1

            @MS Paint: And non DPF diesels are more polluting. European countries are moving toward banning diesel vehicles in cities, especially passenger vehicles.

          • @MS Paint: oh yeah I suppose…

    • are you sure its over priced? I literally checked every accord in carsales, fb and gumtree for the whole month so I know the average price…

      • +1

        Those are asking prices. Of course everyone will ask higher than it is actually worth.

        • Yeah most of them are 9 grand, thus I asked for 8 grand ish and ofc I got rejected… not really sure where else to check the market price actually

  • -2

    I don't know how much these Vehicles are, but I would stick to the 4 cylinder and look for a less km version.

    You are going to hit gutters, hit MacDonald Drive Through yellow post, and you may even run into someone else.

    You are going to neglect the engine, and other maintenance. 2008ish are falling apart anyway so don't bother spending money on any cosmetics.

    Treat the first car as a training wheels.

    • +4

      Says first car in oz, not first car.

  • -3

    I'd say double your budget and get a brand new car on sale which long term will be much more economical than a 12 yr old car . The covid increase on them really doesn't make used cards attractive .

    • +1

      Yeah just buy a brand new accord for 20k. Oh wait, they're not 20k new.

  • +1

    Get the more expensive one, with less kms and a more powerful engine…

    The motor has done less work, and the work that it has done, has been easier (because more powerful engine pushing same car).

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