A detailed breakdown of the costs for the new Grant and a 7-year-old Skoda Rapid with a fair mileage of 33 thousand km can be found here.
Volkswagen Polo
The restyled 2017-2018 Volkswagen Polo sedan with a mileage of 80-90 thousand km costs like a new Grant.
Engines and gearboxes are similar to those of Skoda. Most cars on the market are 1.6. When purchasing, it is better to proactively replace the timing belt. The main thing is not to run into a former “taxi driver”. Great attention should be paid to the condition of the controls, seats (mainly the driver’s and right-hand rear), as well as the headlights. These are good indicators of the actual mileage.
Volkswagen Polo
Kia Rio and Hyundai Solaris
Rio (like its colleague Hyundai Solaris) for a million will also be 2017-2018.
The lion’s share of cars – with a 1.6 engine and automatic transmission. You should try to get a car with an automatic transmission, which is more reliable than a manual one. There are not only sedans, but also Rio X-Line cross hatchbacks. This is also a good option because you are less likely to encounter a taxi than with a sedan.
Lada Vesta
For the price of a new Grant, you can find a one-two-year-old sedan.
SW station wagon is more expensive and will be produced in 2018-2019.
It is best to look for Vesta with an engine 21129 (1.6, 106 hp) with a manual gearbox. The engine is reliable, there is sufficient pulling power, it is economical. The older 1.8 engine from those years probably suffers from oil consumption. And cars with a variator and an “alliance” 1.6 engine are more expensive.
- In this publication, used cars – undamaged and no more than 1,000,000 rubles – are extensively discussed.
- “Behind the wheel” can also be read in Yandex.Zen.
All these fairly affordable cars, with many advantages, have a significant drawback – they are preferred by taxi drivers.
