Reliable shed required
Discussion
I've been running two sheds for a few yrs, fully with the programme, I love it :-)
The golf was free, it's lasted 8 months but is goosed and not worth repair cost hence looking for a new "reliable " shed, but purely in terms of a cheap fixer upper I can work on myself generally. I won't tackle clutches or dmf issues on my drive tho, but happy tinkering with most other stuff.
The golf was free, it's lasted 8 months but is goosed and not worth repair cost hence looking for a new "reliable " shed, but purely in terms of a cheap fixer upper I can work on myself generally. I won't tackle clutches or dmf issues on my drive tho, but happy tinkering with most other stuff.
My issue is my other shed corrolla for 400 quid has done 3yrs and 45k miles with zero issues and no clutch or dmf worry that's all. Brake discs and pads plus servicing all on my drive proper shed motoring :-)
I've seen another corrolla in worse condition than mine for 900 quid so I probably got a bargain back then :-)
There are some very decent cars around these days when you look with a 1k budget to be fair
I've seen another corrolla in worse condition than mine for 900 quid so I probably got a bargain back then :-)
There are some very decent cars around these days when you look with a 1k budget to be fair
stevemcs said:
RazerSauber said:
No mention of a Mk3 Mondeo yet? They're always bullet proof. Even mine that looks like the previous owner took it through an active war zone is puttering along without issue doing 35+ to the gallon. The 1.8 Petrol is "enough" to get around and has a colossal boot space. AC and cruise as standard too, which is nice.
Prices range from 0.125 sheds up.
I've got one has my tip car, its comfy and has a massive boot being an estate, i only chose it because i couldn't find a tidy avensis or accord estate for £700Prices range from 0.125 sheds up.
My £650 MK3 Mondeo is still going fine, despite me fitting the wrong thermostat last week.... (Don't ask...)
Petrol 1.8, 112000 (ish) miles, 12K of those done by me in the last 18 months
Essential repairs:
Replaced EGR valve - £29 quid of ebay (new!)
Thermostat - £15 off eBay (although I need to re-do this as I bought and fitted the wrong one...)
Wheel bearing - £30
All done DIY by myself
Does 35mpg on short trips and 40+ on motorway
Passed its last MOT no probs... Its comfy, easy to drive, gets treated like a cheap wh*re and seems to relish it!
200Plus Club said:
Auto trader search with notifications, £1k limit, 70k mile max, 20m radius, cash ready and straight onto view anything that comes up is my motto lol
That's pretty much how I found a 1996 Mazda 323F 1.5 back in 2014 for £695 with less than 70K recorded miles and FSH!But after less than 6 months I was bored to tears and replaced it.
sambucket said:
Be careful and do the sums. Purchase price is only part of the cost of ownership. You might find buying a newer car is cheaper overall.
It's going to need discs and pads soon. 50 odd quid at ECP. I'll stick a service on it myself.If it runs for 3yrs like the other shed it works out very cheap motoring tbh. If it breaks big time, I scrap it for 100 quid back and I'm 500 quid down that's all.
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