I nead a cheap (sub £1000), reliable car this week
Discussion
Sheeda Pistol said:
Primera GT
+1 for this.I bought one recently as a cheap run about and I was amazed how good it was to drive, lovely engine, crisp handling, the steering in particular makes it a fun car to drive, plus it seems to do mid 30's mpg even driven has hard as conditions allow. Should do about 40 mpg driven gently - not bad for a 2.0 with 150 bhp.
edited to say this one looks in good shape and is cheap
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2408574.htm
You'd need to drive one to appreciate how well they drive - you'd never beleive it!
Edited by rallycross on Wednesday 19th January 16:02
Podie said:
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mmm... red interior would look good in mine
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I was thinking about that, actually - asking Esure how much they want for the car. The seats alone have to be worth £500. Engine, touchscreen head unit, etc... it all adds up.mmm... red interior would look good in mine
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Edited by Witchfinder on Wednesday 19th January 17:05
Witchfinder said:
Podie][vulture mode said:
mmm... red interior would look good in mine
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I was thinking about that, actually - asking Esure how much they want for the car. The seats alone have to be worth £500. Engine, touchscreen head unit, etc... it all adds up.[/vulture mode]
Nav units etc seem to go for £1k, Recarros about £500, engines get reasonable money (see another thread I've posted on where someone didn't put any oil in theirs!), wheels would go (again, I'd be interested), so you could probably make it back - if you have the space.
Saab 900/9000 or 9-3 you will even manage a 9-5 for £1k but it might be a bit ropey.
Personally I'd go for the 9000, a lot of car for £1k and you should get a decent one for that.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2354255.htm
looks like a 2.3 LPT so 170 bhp
Personally I'd go for the 9000, a lot of car for £1k and you should get a decent one for that.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2354255.htm
looks like a 2.3 LPT so 170 bhp
Edited by Garett on Wednesday 19th January 16:30
Witchfinder said:
Thinking about this, if it's a temporary car, am I better off spending the absolute minimum on it? (ie: under £500) Or am I better off getting something halfway decent, say up to £1500 even?
Depends how temporary you need, unless the car is a mint one and has a small engine it will be a sod to shift easily when you want rid. So if you mean a month or two then £5-700 should get you by. If you could be in it for 6 months or more then perhaps spending a little more would work.
Podie said:
Nav units etc seem to go for £1k, Recarros about £500, engines get reasonable money (see another thread I've posted on where someone didn't put any oil in theirs!), wheels would go (again, I'd be interested), so you could probably make it back - if you have the space.
I do have the space, although I'm not sure how the neighbours would react to a half-stripped Mondeo on the drive 
The impact itself left the car with a crumpled bonned, smashed bumper, and both front wings were out of shape from the crumpling. I assume the rad has gone, and one of the Xenon clusters is missing - I never did see where it went to. A lot of crumple damage, yet it was a very low speed impact - no airbags or anything - so I don't really understand it. The doors look great (no rust either). The whole car was in cracking shape.
Witchfinder said:
Podie said:
Nav units etc seem to go for £1k, Recarros about £500, engines get reasonable money (see another thread I've posted on where someone didn't put any oil in theirs!), wheels would go (again, I'd be interested), so you could probably make it back - if you have the space.
I do have the space, although I'm not sure how the neighbours would react to a half-stripped Mondeo on the drive The impact itself left the car with a crumpled bonned, smashed bumper, and both front wings were out of shape from the crumpling. I assume the rad has gone, and one of the Xenon clusters is missing - I never did see where it went to. A lot of crumple damage, yet it was a very low speed impact - no airbags or anything - so I don't really understand it. The doors look great (no rust either). The whole car was in cracking shape.
Podie said:
Xenons go for about £150 a side... bumpers a similar amount (I guess the rear is OK?)...
Bit of a scrape at the bottom of the rear bumper from where I shifted it out of the way of traffic, but otherwise all intact. This is looking more and more viable. I'll see what the insurance co haev to say about it this evening.
Honda Accord (6th generation)
This sort of thing: http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2340799.htm
Under £1000 - TICK
Needs to be able to carry me and my kids - TICK
Something I'll be able to sell/trade in reasonably easily in a few months - TICK
Something that's not going to let me down, or leave me stranded 100 miles from home - TICK
Something that achieves at least 30mpg on the motorway, and won't cost a bomb to insure - TICK
If it's fun or interesting, so much the better - TICK - Depends on what you call fun/interesting, they handle pretty well and rev the VTEC for a bit of go.
This sort of thing: http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2340799.htm
Under £1000 - TICK
Needs to be able to carry me and my kids - TICK
Something I'll be able to sell/trade in reasonably easily in a few months - TICK
Something that's not going to let me down, or leave me stranded 100 miles from home - TICK
Something that achieves at least 30mpg on the motorway, and won't cost a bomb to insure - TICK
If it's fun or interesting, so much the better - TICK - Depends on what you call fun/interesting, they handle pretty well and rev the VTEC for a bit of go.
Just to back up the suggestion of an Accord. I got mine for a bit over five hundred quid with decent amount of tax and test. 2000 2litre VTEC, with comfy seats, a multiple CD doohickey, room for the missus and daughter, and a not unpleasant noise or amount of go when above 4500revs. Put 1000 miles on it since, with no problems yet.
Just had the shock of my life when I came to get insurance quotes. Despite the 8 years protected NCB, it's going to cost me more to insure a group-9 Primera than it would previously have cost me to insure the ST220. This doesn't bode well for my future of interesting car ownership. All thanks to some spilled diesel on the road.
£900 insurance on a £900 car! How do people manage to insure cars? I'm looking at whatever I get being slightly more long-term now. Not a happy camper!
£900 insurance on a £900 car! How do people manage to insure cars? I'm looking at whatever I get being slightly more long-term now. Not a happy camper!
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