What is the best option for a daily driver under 100km per day
cheapest to buy cheapest to own cheapest to run
this article is over 2 years old but does it still hold up?
https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-advice/australias-cheapest-…
what are the best cheapest cars to own and run nowadays?
taking used and new suggestions
update: newer article
https://www.shopforcars.com.au/news/cheapest-cars-to-run-and…
Aqua is not on the SEVS register, doubt there are gray import ones except welcab. But I do see heaps of imports vitz (yaris) hyrbid on fb marketplace recently.
Nahhh
Any car with 4 wheels and a good service record.
Preferably a 4-cylinder Japanese vehicle.
Alternatively for occasional drives - any share car
Budget to buy and budget to MAINTAIN?
Fuel is cheap compared to (non) reliability issues
just looking for the cheapest option lets say give it a 5 year lifespan
can be used or new
just if you were to add up all costs over 5 years with lets say 60-100km daily usage which car would come out the lowest in cost over 5 years thats all basic question
Just find a car that has less than 120,000km on it and is less than 10 years old with a tiny engine off carsales. Get one with a service record and have a mechanic check it out. Should last 5 years, minimal loss of resale value, tiny engines are usually simple and cheap to run. Low value means insurance will be low to begin with.
Do you have a driver's licence?
lol
So this is just clickbait or trolling eh?
See ya
@Protractor: no it is a genuine question.. this guy just hates me for some reason has never given me some room to breathe always shoots first
im good thanks how are you how you been
TIL about the hide function thanks guys
It would be faster to just approve the hinged discussions on OZB rather than lock the unhinged ones.
Im impressed your not permanently blacklisted from OzB for your last post about this 🤷🏽♂️
Yet another asking for opinions and never buying anything from op.
A 2020 Suzuki Swift. I think this is the right balance between price, odometer km's fuel efficiency and running costs.
Yep, cheap swift is what I have as a second car. Pick them up at auction easily enough
CVT transmission? no thanks.
Can’t go past 1990 Toyota tarago
Unless you are sprinting
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An old bomb for about $2k. As long as it's been well maintained.
i have heard toyota corollas mentioned a lot in this category and MG3's would you agree
I would say most makes are fine, but as long as the individual vehicle has been cared for and services up to date. You can't get an old bomb MG3, only more recent ones.
1990s Corolla.
100km a day is a lot of driving. Get something nice, don't worry about the expense.
what would you recommend if it was say only 60km of driving per day
Camry Hybrid.
Goggomobil
How do you spell that?
Is it the Dart?
no one knows your passion like shannons
Originally Yellow Pages I think.
@ESEMCE: the goggomobil yellow pages guy also did some other ads, one was the shannons one where he talks about the features of the Dart, then cuts to the shannons guy saing 'no one knows your passion like shannons'
The article the OP cites relates to NEW cars. So of course counting depreciation on a new car the cost of owning it is high, but lowest for the cheapest cars.
The OP's question does not specify it has to be a new car.
If it doesn't have to be a new car, then the cheapest car is going to be an older user car that has depreciated as much as its going to, but is still reliable.
Sorry for not specifying clearly but it can be any used new or other I am just looking for options for the lowest car cost say for a 5 year period.. so the car can be new or used just whatever will be the cheapest to run own etc for 5 years
what are your recommendations
So…. What's your budget?
what car would you recommend to an ozb trying to stretch the pennies as thin as an ozb can be
You must have a certain $$ limit that your bank account will allow
This is one of those rare times when tree fiddy is likely the actual answer.
I wouldn't want to recommend a car that would be over the buyers budget and get them into financial strife, that would be irresponsible right?
$6k
100km a Day Daily Driving
Highway speeds or stop start city traffic?
Highway get a $20k baleno basic.
Stop start. Try to get a hybrid
more stop start city traffic
honestly it would be mixed maybe half of both
but which one would have the easiest maintenance and reliability
Maintenance and reliability would be the same. Lots of Suzuki tech is shared with/from Toyota.
The cost of a Yaris hybrid might not be worth the extra $6k or something like that.
I'd go the Suzuki if you take a test drive and happy with it. Also give the Piccanto a test drive (as suggested below)
right now the biggest motivation is money so im trying to just navigate this purchase with whatever comes out the best aka cheapest at the end of 5 years
but yeah i can see how it can be easy to be swayed to other cars with nicer features or handling drive etc
Kia Picanto S 1.2 4spd Auto Hatch
Total running costs (p/week): $162.71
cheapest new car to run
plus its got a 7 yr warranty
would probably want to blow my brains out daily driving it 100km a day tho
would probably want to blow my brains out daily driving it 100km a day tho
why is that
hmm those numbers seem pretty good.. honestly it is about how much i would spend if i added public transport plus taxi costs in a week actually taxi costs daily would be slightly more but then again i dont have to deal with a rust bucket
its fine - https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-reviews/2021-kia-picanto-s-…
but if you're doing 100km/day (5x a week & 50 weeks/year = 25,000km, which is 67% more than the australian annual avg per yr) for your own sake it would be worth getting something a touch nicer
No centre arm rest, tiny engine makes overtaking slow, cheap interior plastics, flat/unsculpted seats. better off in a toyota corolla/kia cerato/hyundai i30/mazda 3/honda civic
Plus, most of those will have a better resale with 125k kms after 5 years than a picanto
How many grains of sand on a beach
73527485736363 get a Toyota
73527485736364 get an amg merc
start counting
Close,but no cigar.
Carsales
Filter your local-ish area
Filter to Mazda, Suzuki, Toyota, Kia, Hyundai (if you're struggling, add in Mitsubishi, Honda and Subaru)
Filter to <120,000 Km
Sort Price Lowest to Highest
Price filter to cut out at your maximum budget
Adjust Years filter until you have no more than 50 choices.
Choose a few models, go have a look to see what suits you, then target that one vehicle type for the best price features you can afford/are willing to pay for.
Things I've learned over the years.
It's worth paying a little extra for a nice sound system - assuming you like listening to stuff while driving
Ideally don't buy older than 10 years, 1 year Younger > 10,0000 fewer Km (Rubber parts in particular just age with time even if they've been sitting doing nothing)
Don't sweat over fuel economy
Avoid Dual Clutch transmissions and be wary of CVT
Avoid anything fitted with a towbar unless you require it.
Check Service history and previous/original owner (will tell you a bit about how it was driven and potentially cared for previously)
Check the tyre brand - dealers often put on cheap-ass Chinese tyres.
Sound advice, would listen to Einstein.
I’d add quality service availability. If it’s a recommended local mechanic what do they think is reliable and doesn’t need much work.
There is no single best option. 100km per day is a lot. I’d try to find a low-ish km corolla sized car for as much as my ego can be below $10k.
Depends what you want the car for, how much you have to keep up with the Jones’s, wether you want minimum fuel cost or maximum driving joy.
Figure out some of the things you want /need and come back with a list of no more than 4 cars you like for accurate pros and cons.
Manual Yaris or Swift.
Can be older, cheap to fix, good on fuel.
E bike
if buy new, go with Mitsubishi, 10 year warranty
If buy second-hand and don't think of resale, go with Korean, Ford or cheap Japanese like Suzuki because much cheaper but still reliable
If resale is an important factor, go with Toyota, Honda,or Mazda.
Just don't buy it for the warranty. Small print will negate a full 10 yrs. You may as well buy second hand ,low kms, one owner,service history Toyota, given the losses over 5 years on any new ride.And older cars have simpler tech, which = less dramas/cost.
Nissan leaf
Can't go past a small Hyundai for cheap running and just an ever reliable car.
Nissan Pulsar. 1.8L. Cheap and does the job.
Why would you be doing 100km daily to get to the shops and back unless you live in Arnhem Land?
ok I lied but realistically it is 30km per day but if my shifts for whatever reason change it could hypothetically go up to 100km especially if my boss learns i have a car
also if i want to go the nearest kfc/mcdonalds/hungryjacks/plaza/etc it will definitely reach 100km and who knows with a new car all those options just suddenly become available and reachable :)
so who knows but yeah 100km is a good number to work around for overcompensation purposes
100km a day is a lot of driving. Well above the average. Get a hyundai i20, i30 swift, etc. Loads around 10-12k with km Near 100k km. Also plenty at 250-300km so shows that they go the distance
The best cheapest car to own that is modern enough is a Toyota Prius C or imported Toyota Aqua.