Family car - opinions please

[Deerfoot]

^ According to the ad it's for sale at www.zeemotorsltd.co.uk however it doesn't appear on their site. They're N London based.

Personally I wouldn't touch it. That Civic linked above looks a better bet to me...

[Shiv_P]

Current shape 1 series at this sort of budget will probably be a bit of a dog with poor spec
Focus or the options ZX listed would be better alternatives

[aaron_2000]

Zed 44 said:

Aaron, Where is the BMW? It just appears to be 191 miles from your postal code.

It's 150 miles away from me, it's in Edgware. Your budget would also stretch to a 3 Series, this one's in Bedford:

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

[Phil Dicky]

aaron_2000 said:

Zed 44 said:

Aaron, Where is the BMW? It just appears to be 191 miles from your postal code.

It's 150 miles away from me, it's in Edgware. Your budget would also stretch to a 3 Series, this one's in Bedford:

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

Gearbox fault hidden well within the advert .

[Tomo1971]

Phil Dicky said:

aaron_2000 said:

Zed 44 said:

Aaron, Where is the BMW? It just appears to be 191 miles from your postal code.

It's 150 miles away from me, it's in Edgware. Your budget would also stretch to a 3 Series, this one's in Bedford:

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

Gearbox fault hidden well within the advert .

DRIVES AND PERFORMS GREAT + GREAT FUEL ECONOMY + HPI CLEAR + STUNNING CONDITION + GEARBOX CRUNCH BETWEEN 2&3

Bit of a contradiction there, unless their opinion of driving great is having a crunch between gears!

[Fastdruid]

aaron_2000 said:

Zed 44 said:

Aaron, Where is the BMW? It just appears to be 191 miles from your postal code.

It's 150 miles away from me, it's in Edgware. Your budget would also stretch to a 3 Series, this one's in Bedford:

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

What on earth makes you think an OAP considering a Corsa would want a leggy 3-series diesel with a gearbox issue!

While the OP doesn't mention yearly mileage, without jobs most OAP's don't do lots of miles so a diesel is pointless (it'll cost more) and a BMW going to cost a lot more to run.

[Jag_NE]

for cheap, easy and low cost maintenance a corsa is cracking value for someone who just wants to get from a to b with minimal fuss. they sell shedloads for a reason. for “car people” obviously a fiesta has some better characteristics but the majority of buyers dont really value them.

[aaron_2000]

Fastdruid said:

aaron_2000 said:

Zed 44 said:

Aaron, Where is the BMW? It just appears to be 191 miles from your postal code.

It's 150 miles away from me, it's in Edgware. Your budget would also stretch to a 3 Series, this one's in Bedford:

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

What on earth makes you think an OAP considering a Corsa would want a leggy 3-series diesel with a gearbox issue!

While the OP doesn't mention yearly mileage, without jobs most OAP's don't do lots of miles so a diesel is pointless (it'll cost more) and a BMW going to cost a lot more to run.

Didn't bother reading it, the fact he's interested in the 1 Series suggest he might not give a st about mileage?