Good used car to replace a 2004 Astra G £3000 budget

[EazyDuz]

Had this car for about 5 years and could do with a change. Cam belt due in the not too distant future and the exhaust sounds like a boy racers now.
Just looking for:

5 door
A little bit quicker than the 1.4 16v I have currently
Better fuel economy (mine struggles to maintain 40)
Cheap to tax and insure

What are some good options? Been having a browse and it looks like you don't get as much for your money these days. High mileage 1.2 corsas seem to start at 3k.
Any suggestions?
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[Nb]

Spend 400 on sorting the exhaust and cambelt and keep 2.6k in the bank.

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[Tungtvann]

Saab 9-3 1.9TiD

[dydey90]

Just go on Autotrader and see what the lowest mileage diseasel you can find is? Should be able to find a decent Beemer or a vectra/mondeo if you want something newer.
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[Musketeer]

With such low budget I would rather keep it and get it fixed.

I've got 2004 Astra G 3-door too. Good cars, not a lot to go wrong with them.
I won't be selling mine until next year or year after. My budget will be about 10k though and I already know what I will be getting.

For 3k I somehow cannot imagine a much better car than the one I've already got. Don't bother unless you really cannot live with 3-door car anymore.
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[RhynoCZ]

Vectra V6.
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[Nb]

If you must change your car, avoid diesel. At 3k you will be into common rail cars that will grenade themselves at the earliest oppertunity leaving you wanting your astra.
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[Shaft]

Top spec 1.6/1.8/2.0 Astra G and a bucket load of change for petrol.
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[MattEMulsion]

If you want to swap to a different car that's entirely up to you.

What I will say though is that the cambelt on the 1.4 16v Astra MK4 is pretty easy to do so don't think that it is a big job. Also the exhaust after the cat is in three pieces as far as I can remember and all three pieces can be had off Ebay for around £100 or so. They are quite cheap cars to run and maintain.
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[Paris2]

Focus Diesel
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[EazyDuz]

Fair enough, if there's nothing better with a £3000 budget I'll keep it. It just failed MOT on the exhaust so that's being sorted now. Knew it would happen it was sounding like a chavvy 106.
I quite like the modern Mondeo, and the Vectra and newer shape Astra? Maybe get something like that next year. £205 a year on tax is a bit hefty on my car and the performance is uninspiring.
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[CHR15]

136bhp e46 320d.

pre swirl flap and pre common rail engine 45+mpg

just make sure the arches are solid and it doesn't clunk when reversing.


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[Knacker]

£500 1.0 Micra and £2500 to get another bike
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[unitynotsocri...]

If you like astras hunt down a 1.6 multi point injection model.
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