Could this be the best car for £200?
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Toaster Pilot said:
Oh I meant to ask - did it come with a handbook ?
If so, any chance you could scan it? English ones seem to be hard to come by and quite a few people would appreciate access to a copy.
Yes it did. If you need any pages let me know. If so, any chance you could scan it? English ones seem to be hard to come by and quite a few people would appreciate access to a copy.
I noticed something very cool about the car earlier. The rear washer stops working if the bottle is less than a third full (to prioritise the front screen).
Just brilliant.
Bought a 1998 ford fiesta in a horrible blue ish purple colour last month to mince about in whilst my search for a decent car prevails.
1.25 auto lx
58,000 miles on the clock
M.O.T may
Tax december
Ugly, few dents n scrapes, no left wing mirror glass and the right one is cracked, slow but drives mint
Only prob was there was no log book with the car so had to apply for one
£250 all in
1.25 auto lx
58,000 miles on the clock
M.O.T may
Tax december
Ugly, few dents n scrapes, no left wing mirror glass and the right one is cracked, slow but drives mint
Only prob was there was no log book with the car so had to apply for one
£250 all in
Tiger or lion said:
Kicked in door, smashed windscreen? All you need is the smell of old Kebab and you'll have a decent Minicab by Peterborough standards. 
Liquid Knight said:
eybic said:
I'll add my new (to me) shed to this and will add pics once I've picked it up but I've got an R 'reg Puma with 10 months MOT and no tax for £200. I haven't even seen it but apparently its a good car.
I have an St170 engine to drop in there if the Yamaha bits are tired. Usual Ford rust spots (sections) and Fiesta suspension on a heavier car that gets chucked around more so suspension bushes, arms and linkages go pretty quickly.Apart from that they are great little cars (unless it's the 1.4 Mazda/Zetec engine version, they're slow, use as much fuel as the 1.7 and secondary parts fail much quicker for some reason).
For £200 it looks very nice indeed. What a beast. 
My dad bought a very similar car of the same year for £4K recently. Seeing that makes me think that maybe I shouldn't avoid high mileage cars like the plague but I'm not sure I'd ever buy a car without full service history and MOT.
My dad bought a very similar car of the same year for £4K recently. Seeing that makes me think that maybe I shouldn't avoid high mileage cars like the plague but I'm not sure I'd ever buy a car without full service history and MOT.Edited by iloveboost on Monday 9th December 23:43
iloveboost said:
For £200 it looks very nice indeed. What a beast. My dad bought a very similar car of the same year for £4K recently. Seeing that makes me think that maybe I shouldn't avoid high mileage cars like the plague but I'm not sure I'd ever buy a car without full service history and MOT.
It needs some work for an MOT- suspension strut and front brakes/tyres x2 My dad bought a very similar car of the same year for £4K recently. Seeing that makes me think that maybe I shouldn't avoid high mileage cars like the plague but I'm not sure I'd ever buy a car without full service history and MOT.Edited by iloveboost on Monday 9th December 23:43
will see how it gets on when I get a poke about it at the weekend
320touring said:
Stenjay said:
Why would someone sell that for £200? The leather must be worth more than that, and the wheels..
I was offered it for that (mate's brother) as WBAC was offering that for it due to it needing work for an MOTI've known the car a while, so I chewed that particular hand off
I now have three Skodas on my watch list. Buy one, cut the springs in half, rough up the paint and cover a dent with stickers. Advertise it with the word "Dub Scene" in the heading and sell it for six times what it's worth.
Dad won't let me do it to his.
Liquid Knight said:
Excellent. Given my recent adventures with Bavarian Motors I avoid any post-96 BMW as it's all plug in and play instead of mechanics but for £200 you can't go wrong. If the warning lights don't come off fit a JCB turbo, weld the diff' and sell it to a "like drifta innit bruv; br-br-br-brap! Brap!" for thousands.
I now have three Skodas on my watch list. Buy one, cut the springs in half, rough up the paint and cover a dent with stickers. Advertise it with the word "Dub Scene" in the heading and sell it for six times what it's worth.
Dad won't let me do it to his.
I now have three Skodas on my watch list. Buy one, cut the springs in half, rough up the paint and cover a dent with stickers. Advertise it with the word "Dub Scene" in the heading and sell it for six times what it's worth.
Dad won't let me do it to his.
you know my sales pitch! I generally avoid anything that has an E number higher than 34, but as you say, far too cheap to ignore.Re the Skudders, I'd advise a wander over to briskoda, as there's a fairly good Felicia section there
Liquid Knight said:
I now have three Skodas on my watch list. Buy one, cut the springs in half, rough up the paint and cover a dent with stickers. Advertise it with the word "Dub Scene" in the heading and sell it for six times what it's worth.
I have a pre-dented/roughed up/knackered suspension one, can I sell it for thousands?
Toaster Pilot said:
Liquid Knight said:
I now have three Skodas on my watch list. Buy one, cut the springs in half, rough up the paint and cover a dent with stickers. Advertise it with the word "Dub Scene" in the heading and sell it for six times what it's worth.
I have a pre-dented/roughed up/knackered suspension one, can I sell it for thousands?
Liquid Knight said:
Toaster Pilot said:
Liquid Knight said:
I now have three Skodas on my watch list. Buy one, cut the springs in half, rough up the paint and cover a dent with stickers. Advertise it with the word "Dub Scene" in the heading and sell it for six times what it's worth.
I have a pre-dented/roughed up/knackered suspension one, can I sell it for thousands?
Toaster Pilot said:
Liquid Knight said:
Toaster Pilot said:
Liquid Knight said:
I now have three Skodas on my watch list. Buy one, cut the springs in half, rough up the paint and cover a dent with stickers. Advertise it with the word "Dub Scene" in the heading and sell it for six times what it's worth.
I have a pre-dented/roughed up/knackered suspension one, can I sell it for thousands?
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