what drugs is this dealer on?
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i'm looking for a very cheap run around for a few months use, and today i went to look at a peugeot 205, that was up for sale with 8 months M.O.T., the dealer said it had a bit of rust, but with the price bracket i'm looking at, i expect rust
what i don't expect is this, i don't even know if he can legaly sell it like that, i think if the police saw you driving it, they would impound it
what i don't expect is this, i don't even know if he can legaly sell it like that, i think if the police saw you driving it, they would impound it
Edited by big bloke on Wednesday 20th July 14:17
Benbay001 said:
There are 5 car brands I have promised I will never buy.
Pugs, Citroens, Land Rovers.
Especially so with an older car. Reliability, innit?
I have come across numerous high milage Pugs and Citroens (Dad's ZX had 200,000+ miles on the clock when he got rid) and Landrovers?? There are many of them 30+years old still in daily use and reliable.Pugs, Citroens, Land Rovers.
Especially so with an older car. Reliability, innit?
As someone said, 205s were galvanised and they don't do that UNLESS they've been abused/damaged/worse.
My 405 is only 2 years younger than that 205 and it has a bit of spotty rust (mostly door edges, around the bumpers and around some damage on one rear door) but nothing remotely - not even in the same stratosphere - as that mess.
It's not true to says there's loads of cars that cheap tho - when 12 months Tax is over £200, an MOT is worth a couple of hundred, the car is £150+ on the scrap scales and the petrol in the tank may be worth £50, it's hard to find 'cheap' cars anymore...
£700 is really the starting point for an honest, no-major-faults, 4 good tyres and an exhaust which isn't a sieve, 12 months T&T car these days - anything cheaper will have 'issues' (as will some cars which cost more, of course!!)
My 405 is only 2 years younger than that 205 and it has a bit of spotty rust (mostly door edges, around the bumpers and around some damage on one rear door) but nothing remotely - not even in the same stratosphere - as that mess.
It's not true to says there's loads of cars that cheap tho - when 12 months Tax is over £200, an MOT is worth a couple of hundred, the car is £150+ on the scrap scales and the petrol in the tank may be worth £50, it's hard to find 'cheap' cars anymore...
£700 is really the starting point for an honest, no-major-faults, 4 good tyres and an exhaust which isn't a sieve, 12 months T&T car these days - anything cheaper will have 'issues' (as will some cars which cost more, of course!!)
big bloke said:
the dealer said it had a bit of rust
To be fair, if the sort of dealer that sells that caliber of vehicle told me a car had 'a bit of rust', I'd expect to turn up and find something that looked like a salvaged section of the Titanic. A dangerous MOT failure would be a pleasant surprise.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff