I nead a cheap (sub £1000), reliable car this week
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Due to reasons I will go into at some future point, it looks like my beloved ST220 is a total loss. Whilst I wait for the insurance to pay up, I want a car I can buy this week. This is most likely a temporary purchase, just to get me mobile again until I can get a proper car.
- Under £1000
- Needs to be able to carry me and my kids
- Something I'll be able to sell/trade in reasonably easily in a few months
- Something that's not going to let me down, or leave me stranded 100 miles from home
- Something that achieves at least 30mpg on the motorway, and won't cost a bomb to insure
- If it's fun or interesting, so much the better
Just get a well used Audi or Merc....
Edited by Sam43Harris on Wednesday 19th January 13:55
Has a slightly faulty starter motor but he says he will fix it for the asking price.
http://pistonheads.com/sales/2378005.htm
Selection passats here too, from 1.8 20v's and some turbos too
http://pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?s=435&di...
Podie said:
Nooo...!
My exact reaction too! The airbag didn't even deploy, but it's a £4200 repair job. Outrageous really. Esure have offered me £5300, minus my excess. I told them it'll cost £6000 to replace, citing various examples on Autotrader, so now I have to enter a dispute with them. Nightmare.Mondeo.
Cheap, relaible, loads to choose from.
Although in that situation I'd enter my requirements into autotrader or pistonheads, within 30 miles of my home, but without make or model selected and taking a punt on whatever took my fancy or was most interesting. If it's ste, pass it on, if it's fun or prooves a laugh, keep it for a bit.
Cheap, relaible, loads to choose from.
Although in that situation I'd enter my requirements into autotrader or pistonheads, within 30 miles of my home, but without make or model selected and taking a punt on whatever took my fancy or was most interesting. If it's ste, pass it on, if it's fun or prooves a laugh, keep it for a bit.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Check out Deluded's Primera - seems like an absolute steal for the money, and I would imagine will be nothing if not reliable. If I didn't have a freshly-sorted car, then it'd be on my drive...
Check out Deluded's Primera - seems like an absolute steal for the money, and I would imagine will be nothing if not reliable. If I didn't have a freshly-sorted car, then it'd be on my drive...
Opulent said:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Check out Deluded's Primera - seems like an absolute steal for the money, and I would imagine will be nothing if not reliable. If I didn't have a freshly-sorted car, then it'd be on my drive...
I believe its gone. However he might now have a Volvo available instead.Check out Deluded's Primera - seems like an absolute steal for the money, and I would imagine will be nothing if not reliable. If I didn't have a freshly-sorted car, then it'd be on my drive...
Witchfinder said:
Podie said:
Nooo...!
My exact reaction too! The airbag didn't even deploy, but it's a £4200 repair job. Outrageous really. Esure have offered me £5300, minus my excess. I told them it'll cost £6000 to replace, citing various examples on Autotrader, so now I have to enter a dispute with them. Nightmare.Nightmare with the insurance. Seems like quite a job to cost that much!
Hope you get it sorted soon chap.
Podie said:
Jeez, hope everyone is OK.
I'm fine - completely unhurt (apart from my pride), and nobody else was involved. I'll probably post more details on the Ford forum in a few days when it's settled. Suffice to say, I didn't expect the back end to step out on me, and the police officer's exact words were "...you've done nothing wrong, you've probably just hit a patch of diesel"Gutted. Remember, I'd just had the wheels refurbished a few months ago, spent £700 on the gearbox, and another £240 on tyres...
Edited by Witchfinder on Wednesday 19th January 15:28
Witchfinder said:
Podie said:
Jeez, hope everyone is OK.
I'm fine - completely unhurt (apart from my pride), and nobody else was involved. I'll probably post more details on the Ford forum in a few days when it's settled. Suffice to say, I didn't expect the back end to step out on me, and the police officer's exact words were "...you've done nothing wrong, you've probably just hit a patch of diesel"Gutted. Remember, I'd just had the wheels refurbished a few months ago, spent £700 on the gearbox, and another £240 on tyres...
Edited by Witchfinder on Wednesday 19th January 15:28
Still, at least you're in one piece.
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mmm... red interior would look good in mine
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This well sell well in certain parts of Manchester in the future
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2304113.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2304113.htm
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