Best sub-£1000 car seen for sale this year!

Best sub-£1000 car seen for sale this year!

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CorvetteConvert

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Saturday 10th October 2015
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2002 Honda HRV. One of the SUV pioneers which appeared in 1999 as a 3 door. 12 months mot and 4 new tyres with 92,000 miles. £995.
Not the first car many PHers will dream about i know but those cars really are great all-rounders and i never thought they would ever go below a grand in decent nick.
122 bhp of revvy (7,100rpm) Vtec engine and 2wd/4wd not too bad across the grass and mud either.
Anyone looking for a cheap winter hack could do a lot worse than find one of these.
Just saying!

CorvetteConvert

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I have had 2 of them and they are actually very good at nearly everything. The one above (now sold) was the price of a new set of tyres for my 'vette, so price has to be considered.
Find me a better all round winter/summer car with a year's ticket and in good nick for under a grand.

CorvetteConvert

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V8RX7 said:
Really ?

I think of them as being useless at everything.

If you want 4WD there are loads of better cars.

If you want a revvy engine why wouldn't you have it in a sportier car ?
LOADS of better 4wd cars for £995 in good condition with lots of storage space and 12 months' mot??? No way Jose!
The sporty engine simply makes it even better value, along with Honda quality and reliability. My wife's old HRV has 173,000 miles covered, a 1999 2 door.
Great cars, i guarantee that. The guy who bought it still loves it and they are also quirky looking in an age of mundane SUVs and hatches that all look the same.


Edited by CorvetteConvert on Saturday 10th October 12:29