Show us your plastic Eurobox!
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Since some of us need to have a normal run of the mill car for every day use. This is THE chance to showcase your everyday Bakelite steed.
I'll start with my Eurobox - Seat Ibiza 1.4. Not totally dull to drive but quite sensible running costs. Cheap to buy and many cheap materials (roof lining isn't great for starters).
I'll start with my Eurobox - Seat Ibiza 1.4. Not totally dull to drive but quite sensible running costs. Cheap to buy and many cheap materials (roof lining isn't great for starters).
Our latest addition to the fleet is this :
Having decided that all forms of bangernomics ends in a car that is expensive to tax, insure, fuel and keep on the road and reliable, we bought this beast. Its a Skoda Citygo 999cc of weirdly funky fun. It is the Monte Carlo version with everything in it for not a lot of money. Cost us £7k for a 1 yr old 5k mile car.
Tax is cheap, insurance is cheap, fuel is double what we had before and 2 years manufacturers warranty means its cheap to maintain. The other reason for it is two fold. One I can give it to my son in 3 yrs time as his car and two, I could build this and get it on the road this year without fixing sheds
Having decided that all forms of bangernomics ends in a car that is expensive to tax, insure, fuel and keep on the road and reliable, we bought this beast. Its a Skoda Citygo 999cc of weirdly funky fun. It is the Monte Carlo version with everything in it for not a lot of money. Cost us £7k for a 1 yr old 5k mile car.
Tax is cheap, insurance is cheap, fuel is double what we had before and 2 years manufacturers warranty means its cheap to maintain. The other reason for it is two fold. One I can give it to my son in 3 yrs time as his car and two, I could build this and get it on the road this year without fixing sheds
[quote=ChrisR99]Love the Cactus. 
Here's mine, a 2014 1.0 Ecoboost Focus, not bad for a first car I don't think.
. I have one of these but like a fool I specced it in 1.6 non ecoboost petrol with the power shift slushbox.its also my first car. Next one is probably going 240ps Mondeo although gf wants "us" to get a 320i.
Here's mine, a 2014 1.0 Ecoboost Focus, not bad for a first car I don't think.
. I have one of these but like a fool I specced it in 1.6 non ecoboost petrol with the power shift slushbox.its also my first car. Next one is probably going 240ps Mondeo although gf wants "us" to get a 320i.
GT TDi 130. I've owned it since 2013 at 38k and its now on 86k.
Its not reliable like a Japanese car but its a lot nicer car than the equivalent, and given its basically an old car the stuff I've had to replace - PAS pump, alternator, battery, front exhaust, central locking motor - is arguably commensurate with its age. The Recaro’s are the comfiest regular use 'sports' seats I've ever sat in, the seat heating the most powerful, and the uprated sound system is still pleasing. The stiffness of the shell is good, the load space is huge, and the quality of the suspension action (it's running Audi TT stuff with 16" wheels) is nicer than modern VW/Audis which feel a bit wooden. The engine has a very sweet character unlike modern diesels which have a sharp edge to their combustion, and it makes loads of torque. What I like most is the blend between NVH and 'character': its noisy enough to let you know there's something mechanical under the bonnet - which is important to me as I like listening to engines - without really pushing on, but it's quiet enough to cover long distances in comfort. Really its a very easy car to like.
The downsides are road noise from the rear which is quite high if pushing on, and the trim rattles, lots of bloody trim rattles!
Obviously I am quite taken with it. I've been thinking about a new daily driver but not sure I could let this go!
Its not reliable like a Japanese car but its a lot nicer car than the equivalent, and given its basically an old car the stuff I've had to replace - PAS pump, alternator, battery, front exhaust, central locking motor - is arguably commensurate with its age. The Recaro’s are the comfiest regular use 'sports' seats I've ever sat in, the seat heating the most powerful, and the uprated sound system is still pleasing. The stiffness of the shell is good, the load space is huge, and the quality of the suspension action (it's running Audi TT stuff with 16" wheels) is nicer than modern VW/Audis which feel a bit wooden. The engine has a very sweet character unlike modern diesels which have a sharp edge to their combustion, and it makes loads of torque. What I like most is the blend between NVH and 'character': its noisy enough to let you know there's something mechanical under the bonnet - which is important to me as I like listening to engines - without really pushing on, but it's quiet enough to cover long distances in comfort. Really its a very easy car to like.
The downsides are road noise from the rear which is quite high if pushing on, and the trim rattles, lots of bloody trim rattles!
Obviously I am quite taken with it. I've been thinking about a new daily driver but not sure I could let this go!
This is what I chose to purchase that fits within my car allowance scheme rules.
Skoda Superb, 2 litre diesel 170bhp version with nearly all the options from the factory, in metallic brown.
Here it is on the day I collected it just over 2 years ago, have done nearly 30k miles in it since then.
Skoda Superb, 2 litre diesel 170bhp version with nearly all the options from the factory, in metallic brown.
Here it is on the day I collected it just over 2 years ago, have done nearly 30k miles in it since then.
This is the only time I've wanted to show people a picture of the Berlingo!
Here is next to the garage queen 645.
It's a 2 litre HDI, slow, rattly and quite bouncy. Every panel is marked in some way and someone has bashed the back bumper.
It's also by far the most practical car I've ever owned, it's huge inside and small on the outside with loads of cubbyholes and storage.
I run it with winter tyres on all year round so it's capable in the snow and it sips fuel (comparatively anyway). As it's the multispace model it has extra storage and small windows in the roof, these defrost and drip on you at this time of year!
Bought initially because it was cheaper than a towbar for an X6...
Here is next to the garage queen 645.
It's a 2 litre HDI, slow, rattly and quite bouncy. Every panel is marked in some way and someone has bashed the back bumper.
It's also by far the most practical car I've ever owned, it's huge inside and small on the outside with loads of cubbyholes and storage.
I run it with winter tyres on all year round so it's capable in the snow and it sips fuel (comparatively anyway). As it's the multispace model it has extra storage and small windows in the roof, these defrost and drip on you at this time of year!
Bought initially because it was cheaper than a towbar for an X6...
Edited by Speed addicted on Wednesday 7th December 13:16
BeirutTaxi said:
Since some of us need to have a normal run of the mill car for every day use. This is THE chance to showcase your everyday Bakelite steed.
I'll start with my Eurobox - Seat Ibiza 1.4. Not totally dull to drive but quite sensible running costs. Cheap to buy and many cheap materials (roof lining isn't great for starters).
I'll start with my Eurobox - Seat Ibiza 1.4. Not totally dull to drive but quite sensible running costs. Cheap to buy and many cheap materials (roof lining isn't great for starters).
What's plastic or bakelite about it, apart from the bumpers? Or are you meaning something else?
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