Budget Spacious Powerful Car Needed
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Hi all,
My 1st post. Hope you can help.
I loved my 2.0i Ghia Mondeo 1998 Mondeo hatchback (Scrapped in 2013 due to Rust)
I now have a 1.8 Focus 2004 hatchback which has done about 20,000 miles which I will have to scrap in a couple of weeks due to rust and it needs new brakes and tyres........
-I'm in my 40's with 17 years no claims so insurance is not an issue.
-I do about 1,000 miles per year so fuel is not an issue.
-I'm not bothered about colour etc.
-I want to spend up to £2000 to £2500 max on a car that will last 1 year per £500 I spend; so I'd like to get 5 years from a car at the top end of my budget.
-Ideally I'd like a hatchback about the size of my old Mondeo with at least or ideally a fair bit more power.
-When I drive, I often drive up Garrowby Hill (a 20% gradient) with luggage and I and I also need power for overtaking on the long single lane route.
-I'll never wear a car out due to mileage but I really need something that is low maintainance and doesn't rust
Am I asking the impossible? Any Ideas?
My 1st post. Hope you can help.
I loved my 2.0i Ghia Mondeo 1998 Mondeo hatchback (Scrapped in 2013 due to Rust)
I now have a 1.8 Focus 2004 hatchback which has done about 20,000 miles which I will have to scrap in a couple of weeks due to rust and it needs new brakes and tyres........
-I'm in my 40's with 17 years no claims so insurance is not an issue.
-I do about 1,000 miles per year so fuel is not an issue.
-I'm not bothered about colour etc.
-I want to spend up to £2000 to £2500 max on a car that will last 1 year per £500 I spend; so I'd like to get 5 years from a car at the top end of my budget.
-Ideally I'd like a hatchback about the size of my old Mondeo with at least or ideally a fair bit more power.
-When I drive, I often drive up Garrowby Hill (a 20% gradient) with luggage and I and I also need power for overtaking on the long single lane route.
-I'll never wear a car out due to mileage but I really need something that is low maintainance and doesn't rust
Am I asking the impossible? Any Ideas?
Many of these cars are around (or a bit over) my £2,500 which equates to a 5+ year lifetime.
I've got a 2004 Ford Focus rusting away on my drive which will fail its MOT in a couple of weeks. My Ford Mondeo died of rust after 15 years too.
Will a 2005 Mondeo really last another 5 years?
The more advice I get the better. I just cant afford to spend 5 years savings on a car that will last one year or that means I'll be walking for four years!
I've got a 2004 Ford Focus rusting away on my drive which will fail its MOT in a couple of weeks. My Ford Mondeo died of rust after 15 years too.
Will a 2005 Mondeo really last another 5 years?
The more advice I get the better. I just cant afford to spend 5 years savings on a car that will last one year or that means I'll be walking for four years!
TY 
I notice that all (but one) the cars for sale have their number plates masked out.
When I put the reg of my last 2 cars online it tells me exactly why they failed MOT and all kinds of useful info.
I've never bought a car (other than from family or friends before) so I'm a total noob.
Do they have something to hide?
I notice that all (but one) the cars for sale have their number plates masked out.
When I put the reg of my last 2 cars online it tells me exactly why they failed MOT and all kinds of useful info.
I've never bought a car (other than from family or friends before) so I'm a total noob.
Do they have something to hide?
OldGermanHeaps said:
Mk3 mondeo is fully galvanised so should last longer than the previous models. I'd go for a vrs though if there is a decent one available in budget.
Also who is telling you these cars need to be scrapped? Are you getting a quote from the right places for welding? Evena fred flintstone mazda campervan i had where the floor was hanging off it and the sills were swiss cheese £250 saw it welded up to the point where it's still mot'd and taxed 7 years down the line.
To make a £2500 car last 5 years you will need to budget a few quid for repairs, if you can't make some changes elsewhere in your life to up your income a bit it might be an idea to get a £1000 basic model toyota or honda and save £1500 for 5 years of proper maintenance and give up on performance, beggars can't be choosers.
Very fair and candid reply. TY. Also who is telling you these cars need to be scrapped? Are you getting a quote from the right places for welding? Evena fred flintstone mazda campervan i had where the floor was hanging off it and the sills were swiss cheese £250 saw it welded up to the point where it's still mot'd and taxed 7 years down the line.
To make a £2500 car last 5 years you will need to budget a few quid for repairs, if you can't make some changes elsewhere in your life to up your income a bit it might be an idea to get a £1000 basic model toyota or honda and save £1500 for 5 years of proper maintenance and give up on performance, beggars can't be choosers.
Edited by OldGermanHeaps on Friday 31st March 00:10
My reasoning regarding performance vs cost is that I assumed that with the current massive costs of fuel and insurance that I could get a fairly powerful, high insurance group car relatively inexpensively. Fuel and insurance are not an issue for me.
Perhaps I might need to adjust my expectations or find a bit more in my budget.
Edited by ShadowLeeds on Friday 31st March 01:04
Monkeylegend said:
Has the Focus only done 20k miles or was that a typo?
13,373 on the clock but it had to have a dashboard replacement (known fault) after about 10,000 miles so its done about 23-24,000 miles.Trouble is that it needs:-
4 new tyres (due to cracking), new brakes all round, drivers side window not working, air con is poor, drivers-side windscreen demisting doesn't work, generally poor condition and it had to have welding last MOT.
I just don't know if it's worth spending the money on it if it's corroding and needs all that work.
Trouble is that the only "safe" option I have (from the garage owner that I know) is to buy a 1.4 2007 Vectra estate for £2000 and although its in great condition and a good buy it's not really my ideal car. I just don't know what to do.
jas xjr said:
this was £800 with 11 months mot. really clean inside and out. good cheap cars are out there. i only wish i had your budget when i was looking
. That was my thought initially.Is there a TeamSpeak channel where people chat about such things?
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