I nead a cheap (sub £1000), reliable car this week

[Witchfinder]

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

Struggling here. Any thoughts?

[Podie]

Nooo...!

[FamilyDub]

This week only?

Heck i'll lend you my car for one week @ £1,000

[anonymous-user]

Just get a well used Audi or Merc....

• http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2373191.htm

Edited by Sam43Harris on Wednesday 19th January 13:55

[OMNIO]

A non st220 mondeo.......

[Tyre Smoke]

Ahem, I have a 89k Peugeot 306 Cabriolet for sale. 98 on a 'S'

Taxed until the end of the month, MOT until next week (but will put a new one on). Everything works, I have driven it many miles and have full confidence in it.

Yours for a bucket of sand.

PM

[DannyVTS]

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...

[W00DY]

http://pistonheads.com/sales/2409680.htm

http://pistonheads.com/sales/2388209.htm

[Witchfinder]

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.

[WeirdNeville]

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.

[anonymous-user]

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...

[farrendahl]

If it weren't for the fact that the handbrake hasn't been sorted on it yet you could of had my Saab for £800 with 4 months tax and test on it (You would have been doing me a favour too as that would mean I HAVE to replace it lol)

[Eviltad]

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.

[Podie]

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.

Jeez, hope everyone is OK.

Nightmare with the insurance. Seems like quite a job to cost that much!

Hope you get it sorted soon chap.

[anonymous-user]

Primera GT

[Witchfinder]

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

[Podie]

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

Arse.

Still, at least you're in one piece.

[vulture mode]
mmm... red interior would look good in mine
[/vulture mode]

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Civic looks good, what about a stty old volvo?

Autotrader Search

[Jimmyarm]

I'd go for the 75, but that one is mine anyway. I need it gone asap as I'm running out of room so am open to negotiation

Great cars which seem to be quite under the radar compared to the mundano's/A4's etc.

[bmwdrivernigel]

This well sell well in certain parts of Manchester in the future

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2304113.htm