What? Could you rephrase that? I don't like Alfa cars. There is a saying: When you buy an Alfa you are happy two times- when you buy it and when you sell it. Proven several times with a few friends. The petrol versions are twin spark so they are twice the headache when you have to change the sparks. :D

Also: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.carthrottle.com/workspace/uploads/comments/friday-fives-flying-car-2--54d13891025ef.jpg

Alfa is now out of the picture. Thanks :D

Look up and talk to other people. Some are very happy and some are VERY disappointed. The diesel JTD engines are good, but they are a bit expensive on the regular services. Also, Alfa is kind of a douchebag car! :D

Well, i don't know a lot of people that are that much into cars. One guy on one hand did say a lot of good stuff about them (his was 2.0, and that's diesel if i'm not mistaken), while my cousin said that they're not worth it because they tend to break down easily...

Honestly it's all Fiat inside. The interior looks cheap and plastic, the JTD engines are good but they do break down a lot and you won't find a JTD engine without 400k on it. They usually just reset the odometer back to 200k... Go to polovniautomobili and select your search criteria in the advanced search menu and price range and see what you can find. :)

That's where i'm looking ^_^

The problem is that my father wants something else (He really likes Lada Niva... Or any kind of SUV at that...), and i do not want it...

SUVs are overrated. They aren't that comfortable, they are bulky (hard to park), slow, heavy (hard to stop), huge fuel consumption too. Honestly, buying an SUV is only justified if your job or other circumstances require you to do so, otherwise it's a waste of money. :D Show him an Audi Allroad if it's not out of your budget. It has air suspension, can be on a race hight or SUV hight! We owned one and we recently bought another one, such an awesome car! :D

He wants an SUV since we plan to move to Avala, and roads there are pretty bad (even for Serbia)...

A6 Allroad is just right out of the budget... Also, 60k for registration... That's a lot...

I was looking at Hyundai i10, or even better, a Peugeot 207! I like cars like that :D

Peugeot HDI engines are a nightmare, the only ones that aren't are 1.4 (had this in my Ford Fiesta) and 1.6 (friend has it in hes Focus). Not sure about Hyundai though. The smaller petrol ones take 15s to reach 100km/h. If anyone wanted that acceleration they would buy a Yugo! :D

Well we had an Allroad with 1.9L 170HP diesel custom put in it. And the other one we have right now is a 2.7L Bi-Turbo petrol. 90k for registration, but it's a work car so it pays itself off.

Ha...

Well, the one that i was looking at is 1.4 :D And i don't really need a lot of acceleration, like i said, i'm not really, at least yet, knowing myself i will get into them eventually, into them yet...

Well, if it's for work, then it's all good :D But 60k+ only to use it as a transportation car is too much for a normal household...

What about Chevrolet Spark? Or maybe Dacia Sandero?

Don't know about Chevrolet. Dacia Sandero 1.5DCI is OK, nothing special, the petrol engines are easy to maintain but they will never consume less than 7L of petrol, which is waaaay too much for that kind of car. Overall all Dacia cars are mostly uncomfortable, lousy interior with cheap looking switches and buttons, many small but irritating issues and the ones that have a servo wheel it feels barely any better than a Lada, overall their servos are BAD. But then again, if you are looking f...

If you are looking for a car that is cheap and easy to maintain, go for it. But be warned- the petrol engine is cheap to maintain, but high fuel consumption. The diesel (1.5L DCI) engine is a bit more expensive but drives better, however, the clutch on them feels like you're driving a tractor and not a car. But for that price tag...

Hmmm, then what would you recommend?

I like the 1.4L HDI(TDCi) engine, it's cheap, reliable, the Peugeot and Ford Fiesta both have very nice extra equipment, like a servo, electric windows, Multifunction wheel, air conditioning and the key part being that they don't have Dual-mass (Plivajuci zamajac), that is a part that all diesel cars have and dies at a certain mileage. It is expensive as hell, on normal cars 250-350e, on my Golf 4 TDI 150HP 4x4 it cost 600e! The 1.4L uses a classic one which is really cheap. :)

Overall, I've owned my Ford Fiesta for a year and a half in which I've driven it several times to Belgrade, Montenegro and Bosnia, getting 40k kilometers in that one year. Never ANY major problems or let downs. I've sold it only because I saved up money for a newer car and I was thinking of getting the exact same Ford Fiesta with the same 1.4L engine just 2010, mine was 2004. But instead I got a Skoda Fabia 1.6L TDI 2011, which I got a nice deal on. Otherwise I would have bought i...

Otherwise I would have bought it again. :D

So i guess i'll now start asking my father, continuously, for 207 :D If i get into the budget, i'll go and start drivers ed. around August-September, and if i don't get in, i'll have to postpone in by 2-3 months... Either way, we'll get a car soon enough :D I'll need something to drive :D

Well, you can go 207 or Ford Fiesta, it's the same engine and same platform developed by Peugeot. Just look for whatever fits your budget and whichever car looks nicer to you. :D If I can help out in any way contact me here or via Facebook. :D

Now looking at some Ford Fiesta's on polovniautomobili and it looks like a nice car :D

Oh yeah, do you know anything about buying foreign cars (strance)? How risky would that be?

Buy them ONLY if you import them. Import cars are usually bought for cheap and have a high mileage, as you already know, most foreigners work in different cities, live outside cities etc. and cars end up having a high mileage, therefor our "importers" feel free to reverse the mileage to something more appealing and you end up buying a heap of junk. So unless you import it yourself, don't do it, you will get screwed.

On that note check out mobile de (google it). It has a ton of cars for sale, great pricing, you can buy them and go pick them up and import yourself. There are extra costs, but it's highly illegal to reverse the mileage in Germany and other places so people don't do it. At least you will know what you are buying. :D

My dad and brother went to Belgium with a friend to pick up a 2014 Mercedes from a lot, it was very simple, they went, saw what they liked at the Mercedes lot, paid for it (had to wait 24h for clearance), got the papers, picked the car up and came back here. Gotta love the EU for their simple and efficient procedures! :)

Hmm, like i said, we're planning on moving (and buying a house), so extra expense for that isn't really good... And houses in Belgrade are anything but cheap... Any money that can be saved is going to that fund...

Oh, and on that note of mileage. My dad knows a guy in this part of the country that has a "car dealership", they bought a 2012 Skoda Superb from a German company that had 700k on it, they reversed it to 140k and sold it... Just goes to show that they are EPIC scumbags. Also, if buying import, ask for warranty, they usually sign a 6 month or 10k km warranty for parts but they NEVER warranty that it's the correct mileage, read the contracts fine print! :D

I'm currently looking at Ford Fiesta 1.4 2008. It looks nice, and it says it's bought here (domestically) :) Now i'll just have to pitch it to my father :D Maybe because of the current financial crisis, people will start selling a lot more cars (and houses) :) While it's bad for them, in the end, it's good for us :)