Cheapest functional car in the ads

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What's the cheapest car you can find in the ads that has an MOT and could be driven away? Ideally, it would be something that you could run for a bit without too much worry.

It has to be ready to go and not be spares or repair.

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forzaminardi said:

anothernameitist said:

http://www.tradecarscleckheaton.co.uk/used-cars

starting at less than £200 with 6 months ticket

Sh*t that's just down the road from me, I had no idea it existed. They have no less than 73 cars - 73! count 'em! - for £500 or less. My lord, it will be hard to resist taking a look one day.

Wow!

It's like a penny arcade!

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GOG440 said:

I had a look there a year or so ago.
They were almost all proper stboxes that would do well to drag themselves off the forecourt.

edited to add
Under £300 for a puma with mot has started me thinking about a very cheap track car..................

Edited by GOG440 on Thursday 2nd July 21:32

I think they are the ultimate 'don't give a st about where you leave them' machines.

I bet that if you left one in a car park, nobody else would park near it.

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talksthetorque said:

http://www.tradecarscleckheaton.co.uk/used-cars/ro...

£150
"PX considered"
Who the fk trades up to a £150 car?

Maybe you could part ex a bicycle for it?

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M1C said:

I've done just this.

The other day I bought a 2000 V Polo 1.4 L 5 door with 116k on the clock for £200.

MOT'd till Jan.

New tyres on the front.

Not the best condition but hopefully will see me alright for a while...

Excellent.

I'll need a car for a daily fifty mile round trip so not sure if something that cheap would work.

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M1C said:

Yeah, might be a bit of a risk....but getting something this cheap will always present a bit of a risk I think.

I'm pretty pleased with how the Polo drives, I have to admit.

Was it a local purchase or something like Ebay?

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45 miles away.

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MGJohn said:

Could simply be an much used pro-forma advert where just the details are changed without thoughts about how it reads or logic.

There again, numerous folks who have a sudden and big change in their financial circumstances need to trade down, not up. Roller owner on hard times needs sub £500 transport sharpish and a few thousand quid balance from trading down. Far from unknown.

Back on topic. Almost any type or make of car can be cheap and functional if you search and know where to look and what to look out for.

Just the person I need to speak to.

What are your thoughts on Rovers with the 2.0 litre Diesel engine in? I have found a few Rover 25 Streetwise vehicles with that engine in for not much money. My dad used to run a 620 and a 220 diesel and they were really reliable cars. The Streetwise looks quite different.

I'm wondering if you had any experience of these?

I know that the 75 diesel is sought after because of the BMW engine. Wasn't sure about the others though.
Thanks.