Help with buying a shed

[anonymous-user]

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[mbwoy84]

I know where there's a c. 280BHP Passat TFSI Estate, which has a huge boot for sale if that sounds any good? And it's somewhere I'm sure would take your Jazz in px.

[PositronicRay]

Looks too good to want to wreck as a builders wagon.

How about a tatty volvo or Ford.

[magpie215]

I can heartily recommend the mk1 or 2 Galaxy/Sharan/Alhambra.

Rear seats out=small flat floor van

[ZX10R NIN]

I'd say look for an MPV:

Mazda5

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202007060...

Grand Scenic

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202008112...

Zafira SRI Turbo

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202008112...

2.5T S Max

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202008242...

[rix]

The e91 has a tiny boot for what it is. Stock answer is a mk3 mondeo!

[Eyersey1234]

Mk2 Focus is a good estate shed as well, have had mine nearly 2 years and love it

[andburg]

just to use as a shed?

Almera Tino
£500 for an average one
£1000 buy you something almost mint

parts are cheap, its low tech and japanese

[Walter Sobchak]

anonymous said:

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Depends on how low the budget is really, Land Rovers can be hit and miss reliability wise, a Disco 200/300 TDI would be a good shout mechanically but beware the body might be quite rotten, wouldn’t bother with a cheap Disco 3 the 2.7 engine and gearbox can be very costly if it goes wrong, as well as the usual air suspension etc to look out for, if you did want a more modern one I’d probably say the Range Rover L322 TD6 would be the cheapest to buy and least likely to cost lots but it has air suspension too.
Shoguns are pretty good, again check for rust, they seem to suffer from sticky brake callipers but they’re a cheap fix, be aware that the MK3 3.2 Diesel engine can suffer from fuel pump failure which is very expensive (700/800 plus) and isn’t really cost effective to do in a shed one now.
Landcruiser, you’d be talking about the Colarado for shed money, very reliable and pretty much indestructible, again beware of rust and I’m not sure of the Colarado but I had the later 120 series which suffered with sticky callipers too (is it just a common Japanese 4x4 thing I don’t know?) not the end of the world cost wise.

Saying that I recently bought a Volvo V70 D5 as a cheap shed/commuter, it’s got over 200k on the clock, no rust, went straight through an MOT and is surprisingly economical and eats up miles on the motorway if you’re not fussed about having a 4x4 they’re a good shout.

[stevemcs]

I went with a Mk3 Mondeo 2.2 TDCi Estate,

[stevemcs]

They rust and are not cheap to run.

How about

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007-FORD-MONDEO-LX-TDC...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-Vauxhall-Vectra-1-...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/05-SUBARU-LEGACY-2-5-SE...

[Walter Sobchak]

anonymous said:

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It doesn’t look too bad, but if rust round the arches so check the fuel filler neck as they rust, that rust gets in the diesel pump and kills them, real weak point of those and an expensive fix, other thing I would say is that seems very overpriced for one with that mileage too.

[stevekoz]

If you are truly looking for a shed, that you don't care about ruining. Then i wouldn't spend anywhere near £3k on it - you'll always have a hint of worry about it.

Now, this suggestion is not a joke. By any means. I am being serious.

I would look at one of these -

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202008293...

You can take the rear seats out in less than 30 minutes as they are all individual and you are left with quite a cavernous boot space - akin to most medium sized vans. It really is huge inside and you can buy three of them for your budget! A£1k car with medium miles, good history, they'll have aircon, cruise, a few mod-cons. Are relatively comfy. You won't care about it getting the st kicked out of it around London.

It ticks a lot of your boxes. Reliability - i've had 3 over the years as people and stuff carriers. Only issue i had was a heater matrix going and dash bulbs. But actually they were quite robust engine wise. Just whack oil and filter in and you should be good to go. Parts are cheap, theres a ton on the used market and new parts are cheap enough. So easy to maintain too.

As shed's that double as vans go - this is pretty much as shed as it gets.

[philpalmer]

How about a Skoda Octavia estate.the 1.9tdi
Pre dpf. Good for 300000 miles
50+ mpg. Cheap as chips with a massive boot.