Old and fully loaded or new and basic?

[sambo]

Just wondering which you would choose and why. SSeem's for my budget I can get a fully loaded 54/05 with roughly 50k or a basic (ie no armrest, heated seats, MFSW etc) 06/56 with 20k ?

Just interested in others opinions!

Sam

[the dude]

I would go for the older one, as long as it has documentation to the 50 000 miles, and looks well looked after.

[TagnuT]

If you don't do too many miles. You could bring the mileage down 

Personally, I would keep looking for a low mileage car. But, it all depends on how they have been looked after and how they were driven.

[celica]

bit more specfic on the two cars

what's your budget?

[Steve_PD]

Old and fully loaded  you dont do any miles any way

[Rhyso]

Old and fully loaded  you dont do any miles any way

+1

[No Golf Clubs at all]

older and loaded. The 06 will be 4 years soon and still be poverty spec.

[smartypants]

+2

I bought mine on a 55 plate with 55k miles fully loaded (minus 18"). I test drove one at a VW garage on an 06 with 20k miles for a lot more money, less kit and to be honest it was knackered in comparison. Interior was shoddy, the wheels were wrecked and the syncro had gone in 5th gear.

I would not be at all worried about any kind of mileage as long as its well serviced and well looked after - you could bag yourself a bargain!

[ub7rm]

Old and fully loaded  you dont do any miles any way

+1

+3

The 05 and earlier one were better anyway.  Blue tinted glass, no visible radio aerial, silver ashtray cover, 10 speakers as standard, 3 reading lights in the front to name but a few.  All these things were dropped from about the 55 plate onwards as a cost cutting excercise  

[smartypants]

I have some of those bits (reading lights, speakers, non-aerial, tinted glass) - were they still options on 55+ plate cars?