What car should I buy? | Volvo News & FAQs

Hi

I'm an Australian living in London and I want to spend 700 quid on a car that will allow 3 adults and our luggage to go on several road trips of up to a month at a time.

So therefore long M.O.T. and tax is preferrable as I'm not familiar with the UK process of registering a car.

Something reliable is desired. If it is worthless when Mot and tax expire that is OK.

I was thinking of a Volvo estate - but what do you recommend?

Kind Regards

Peter

Hi Peter

Do bear in mind that you will have to register the car to a UK address and you must ensure that you can get insurance too, so maybe a friend can help. But a UK driving licence would be a huge help for insurance.

You should look for a car that is sold locally rather than charging around the country for a £700 buy. Check on the internet and local ads. You can still get quite a lot of car for that.

If you want space then an old shape VW Passat is very good, something of a problem with Volvo estates is that they may have led very hard lives.

So a late '90s Toyota Corolla estate or Mazda 626 estate would be reliable and if privately owned have a lower mileage and easily within your budget.

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