Best of the Bargain Basement (Vol.3)

[Jimmy Recard]

Thesprucegoose said:

yeh i thought the 2.0 had one. in all my used cars a dmf has never failed.

I've never had a DMF fail either, but it is one thing that could easily write off a car of thread value so it's worth knowing about

[anonymous-user]

Jimmy Recard said:

I've never had a DMF fail either, but it is one thing that could easily write off a car of thread value so it's worth knowing about

there are smf conversations and to right the car off sounds stupid, BB is a gamble and can cost money.

[Jimmy Recard]

Thesprucegoose said:

there are smf conversations and to right the car off sounds stupid, BB is a gamble and can cost money.

Agreed. But if one car has a solid flywheel and another has a dual mass, I can see why you'd go for the former over the latter when you're buying at this level

[Salmonofdoubt]

Jimmy Recard said:

I read up on this a while ago when I was last looking for a shed, and it seems the 1.6 diesel didn't have a DMF but the 2.0 diesel did have a DMF

The 2.0 is very different to the 1.6. It also has a cambelt where the 1.6 is chain driven.

It seems to be that the weak parts of the Ceed are the suspension/subframe and door tops mechanically they're pretty good as BB motors.

[phil_cardiff]

Apologies, I forgot about the 2.0 Kia diesel. My 1.6 has been perfectly adequate transport and drives reasonably well. They're good BB choices imo

[anonymous-user]

something different, vx tigra 11 months ticket

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-tigra-1-8-conv...

550 bit of bargain, buy sell in summer

[Jimmy Recard]

Thesprucegoose said:

something different, vx tigra 11 months ticket

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-tigra-1-8-conv...

550 bit of bargain, buy sell in summer

I didn't realise these were that cheap. I know the dashboard is all Corsa C and that was disappearing by 2006, but it seems a decent car for the money.

I don't want it, but since my Astra is being pensioned off, a 2.0 turbo conversion in one of these would be fun. It's well-documented for the Corsa C, so I assume it's similar for these Tigra Bs

[anonymous-user]

if i was closer i would have bought it, yes you will look a bit hairdresser but still looks modern.

[JaredVannett]

A barge-limo for a tight budget?

Rover 800


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[SimonTheSailor]

Needs a tyre, rusty wheel arch, open to offers, has 7 months ticket still, leather needs a scrub but will looks presentable when cleaned up ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-clk-240-2-6-V6...

[gooner47]

Will be jumping on the bangernomics bandwagon at some point this year...

Am I thinking along the right lines with the following? Tried to look for ones with good history/low miles.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[wjwren]

My dad had one of those, they are good cars. Only thing to watch out for, which may not apply to the age, fuel, you are looking at, is the DMF/clutch goes on the diesels and can be pretty pricey. I had a Lexus, same issue and was circa £1400 to fix.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

The first car you linked, the Toyota Avensis at a grand, is where my money would go.

[gooner47]

Thanks, any particular reason you’d choose that over the others? Or is it just personal preference?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

gooner47 said:

Thanks, any particular reason you’d choose that over the others? Or is it just personal preference?

Toyota in general is known as a reliable manufacturer, it's a larger car and a class above the others (think Mondeo rather than Focus) and it has decent toys. I suppose these things invariably come down to preference though, and as a driver of an old Lexus I'm probably biased.

[carinaman]

gooner47 said:

Thanks, any particular reason you’d choose that over the others? Or is it just personal preference?

Readers' Cars thread there:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[phil_cardiff]

Did I read something about excessive oil consumption on 00s Toyota petrols?

[forsure]

gooner47 said:

Will be jumping on the bangernomics bandwagon at some point this year...

Am I thinking along the right lines with the following? Tried to look for ones with good history/low miles.

Yes, the Toyota looks best vfm for comfort, refinement and reliability.

But if your looking for a fun drive on a budget I'd recommend the Mk1 Focus. They're getting on a bit now, and they do rust, but that one looks very tidy. The 1.6 will keep you busy with the gear-lever to get the best out of it, but it's a sweet revving unit and the gear-change is good.
Cheap to run, too - should easily do mid 30s mpg.

[Spoon Burner]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

The first car you linked, the Toyota Avensis at a grand, is where my money would go.

None of my money would ever go near a car for sale in Bradford.

[Bennyjames28]

gooner47 said:

Thanks, any particular reason you’d choose that over the others? Or is it just personal preference?

I've been shedding an avensis for past year. There's a thread on my experiences. Had my ups and downs with it but compared to what I was driving before... I am way better off financially.

Only bad thing is that I have a very intermittent issue with clutch, no idea what it is but I don't fancy buying a new clutch until I need one.