Hey y’all,
Came back with a little more information and context if you saw my previous post regarding the Jazz.
I’m looking for some advice on what car I should buy next. My budget is around $8,000 AUD.
Currently, I own a 2011 Mazda CX-7 (non-turbo) with about 205,000 km on it. It’s been consistently serviced every 10,000 km and generally looked after well, but I’m planning on selling it and downsizing to something cheaper to run and more reliable long-term since ideally I’ll probably be moving states or out of the country in the next 2-3 years to follow my ambitions.
I’m mainly after something reliable and inexpensive to maintain, an auto, reasonably fuel-efficient and ideally under 150,000 km (but flexible if it’s a solid car with history)
I had my car serviced today and here were the jobs they made a point about; “The most significant costs are for repairing the leaking rocker cover gasket and replacing the spark plugs, totalling $619.25, along with two new front tyres at $231.00 each, while additional issues include cleaned air filter, cracking in the front right outer tie rod bushes, front sway bar link bushes, and front ball joint bushes, as well as split rear sway bar link bushes.”
I’m really open to suggestions—especially anything that’s good value in the Australian market right now.
Would love to hear what you’d recommend in this price range, and if there’s anything I should avoid.
Thank you!!