'Funky' Small Car ?

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My wife currently drives a Fiat Seicento which is okay but a little slow and not quite 'funky' enough !! She is a PH and wants something to replace it that's a bit different but still reliable and useful.

So far we have looked at bright yellow Micra's and thought about older Pink Toyota Starlets but not found one to look at yet.

Looking at a budget of £1,000 so we are talking cars about 10 years old.

Any suggestions??

[iwantagta]

May not be exactly what was in mind but as a PH:
Fiat Coupe (one below is sold but others about - this one was £1k though and looked V good)

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4107012.htm

[Dave Hedgehog]

we had a Toyota starlet SR, bloody brilliant thing to drive, felt like a go cart

just out of your price range i think

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

[nadger]

Again out of budget, but I had a smart roadster, and they are fabulous little cars! My brother has just picked one up, and you can get a decent one for about 3k. They've got a 700cc turbo charged engine and although not the fastest, tey're cheap to insure and low road tax, so plenty of bang for your buck!

[MarkRSi]

Dave Hedgehog said:

we had a Toyota starlet SR, bloody brilliant thing to drive, felt like a go cart

just out of your price range i think

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

£1600?! In 2005 when I bought my Clio RSi there was a red '97 Starlet SR sitting next to it for just under 2k. On reflection after my Clio bit the dust I wished I bought that instead...


Cheers,

MarkSR



ETA

MX-5?

Or how about this pink car?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Clio-1-2-PINK-mo...

Edited by MarkRSi on Saturday 11th August 09:22

[Papa Hotel]

MarkRSi said:

£1600?! In 2005 when I bought my Clio RSi there was a red '97 Starlet SR sitting next to it for just under 2k. On reflection after my Clio bit the dust I wished I bought that instead...


Cheers,

MarkSR

The SR only came in white or black. I suppose it could've been painted.

Anyway, I loved my little Starlet. I suppose things have moved on a bit since 1998 but the engine was willing considering its mighty 74 horses but it was small, light and drove well enough. Although a Solida, I had the SR suspension and wheels on it, Eagle F1 rubber, it stuck like glue to the road.

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MarkRSi said:

£1600?! In 2005 when I bought my Clio RSi there was a red '97 Starlet SR sitting next to it for just under 2k. On reflection after my Clio bit the dust I wished I bought that instead...


Cheers,

MarkSR



ETA

MX-5?

Or how about this pink car?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Clio-1-2-PINK-mo...

Edited by MarkRSi on Saturday 11th August 09:22

One word . Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!

[XVar]

MarkRSi said:

Or how about this pink car?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Clio-1-2-PINK-mo...

My favourite part is the "custom boot build", otherwise known as nail a load of stty 6x9s to a board, throw some mismatched subs in and hope for the best. Bet it sounds fantastic though...

[davepoth]

Don't discount the Ford Ka. Rust issues aside they are good little cars.

MX-5?

[ajprice]

Ka or Lupo.

[MarkRSi]

Papa Hotel said:

The SR only came in white or black. I suppose it could've been painted.

Anyway, I loved my little Starlet. I suppose things have moved on a bit since 1998 but the engine was willing considering its mighty 74 horses but it was small, light and drove well enough. Although a Solida, I had the SR suspension and wheels on it, Eagle F1 rubber, it stuck like glue to the road.

It could have been, was definitely a 1.3 though. Unfortunately I was too attracted to the mighty 110bhp 1.8 8v engine stuffed under the Clios bonnet

ETA couple of SRs on fleabay within budget http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Cars-/9801/i.html?_nkw=T...

Edited by MarkRSi on Saturday 11th August 12:41

[BarbaricAvatar]

There are a few Ka's in the PH classified's in budget.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3996740.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4047534.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4074092.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4125945.htm

I also thought of a Toyota Yaris, but the sub-£1k ones on PH have all been sold.

Is this Suzuki Ignis 'funky'?
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4122825.htm

Your best bet's a Ka, it tickies all the boxies.

[Odie]

Lupo/Arosa

MX5