MPV or Estate for £2000
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Davie said:
How anally retentive are you going to be with it?
If it starts, drives and stops reasonably well, doesn't smell like death, isn't being held together by the plastic trims and you can afford to buy, run and repair it then just buy the thing and run it with shed ethos in mind whilst hoping nothing too terminal crops up for the next year or so. Or you could go in being one of those weird forum guys who askes about the particulars of the first service back in 2004 and if you can have an oil sample for analysis.
If it was my money and I wanted something along those lines... I'd buy a V50 (or the Focus its based on) as they're a much newer design, a much nicer car to drive, parts are cheap and readily available (being basically, a Focus) and I'd also be looking at the 2.0D because the lesser capacity petrols are a bit wheezy to drive and thus, don't return that great MPG if you're having to push on a bit... more so when laden.
As for some of the other crap you've listed... namely that 50 shades of blue Honda thing that identifies as an SUV but isn't, that just screams run away be it the comedy rust repairs to the portacabin in a yard location.
It'll be interesting to see what you buy in the end... if that actually ever happens.
Thanks for your input.If it starts, drives and stops reasonably well, doesn't smell like death, isn't being held together by the plastic trims and you can afford to buy, run and repair it then just buy the thing and run it with shed ethos in mind whilst hoping nothing too terminal crops up for the next year or so. Or you could go in being one of those weird forum guys who askes about the particulars of the first service back in 2004 and if you can have an oil sample for analysis.
If it was my money and I wanted something along those lines... I'd buy a V50 (or the Focus its based on) as they're a much newer design, a much nicer car to drive, parts are cheap and readily available (being basically, a Focus) and I'd also be looking at the 2.0D because the lesser capacity petrols are a bit wheezy to drive and thus, don't return that great MPG if you're having to push on a bit... more so when laden.
As for some of the other crap you've listed... namely that 50 shades of blue Honda thing that identifies as an SUV but isn't, that just screams run away be it the comedy rust repairs to the portacabin in a yard location.
It'll be interesting to see what you buy in the end... if that actually ever happens.
You're welcome, though it seems futile as this has been ongoing since the start of the year and has included everything for Pheatons to diesel Belingos to 3.0 Jags to BMW estates to a Rover 75 to rotten old Hondas and pretty much everything in between...
But hey, we all need a hobby.
You can ignore my thoughts on the whole situation, but I'll voice them anyways... but it would seem you're a bit like an excited spaniel, darting about, chasing anything and everything and in some ways that's no bad thing - you have a budget and a basic list of requirements and therefore you choice of possible cars is pretty vast, thus finding something shouldn't be hard.
Or...
The spaniel with ADHD stuff is actually proving to be you're downfall and there's simply too much chasing anything and everything to actually focus on something and actually get it. So, maybe it would be better to further refine your search criteria... thus reducing the sheer variety of cars and for example, narrow it down to Astra or Focus estates, whatever fuel / spec / colour / distance you want then focus on viewing a couple of examples, buying the one you like the most.
But anyways, you've been given loads of really good advice over the past 6 months... you just need to buy something, or perhaps you don't.
But hey, we all need a hobby.
You can ignore my thoughts on the whole situation, but I'll voice them anyways... but it would seem you're a bit like an excited spaniel, darting about, chasing anything and everything and in some ways that's no bad thing - you have a budget and a basic list of requirements and therefore you choice of possible cars is pretty vast, thus finding something shouldn't be hard.
Or...
The spaniel with ADHD stuff is actually proving to be you're downfall and there's simply too much chasing anything and everything to actually focus on something and actually get it. So, maybe it would be better to further refine your search criteria... thus reducing the sheer variety of cars and for example, narrow it down to Astra or Focus estates, whatever fuel / spec / colour / distance you want then focus on viewing a couple of examples, buying the one you like the most.
But anyways, you've been given loads of really good advice over the past 6 months... you just need to buy something, or perhaps you don't.
Edited by Davie on Saturday 2nd July 20:31
Davie said:
You're welcome, though it seems futile as this has been ongoing since the start of the year and has included everything for Pheatons to diesel Belingos to 3.0 Jags to BMW estates to a Rover 75 to rotten old Hondas and pretty much everything in between...
But hey, we all need a hobby.
You can ignore my thoughts on the whole situation, but I'll voice them anyways... but it would seem you're a bit like an excited spaniel, darting about, chasing anything and everything and in some ways that's no bad thing - you have a budget and a basic list of requirements and therefore you choice of possible cars is pretty vast, thus finding something shouldn't be hard.
Or...
The spaniel with ADHD stuff is actually proving to be you're downfall and there's simply too much chasing anything and everything to actually focus on something and actually get it. So, maybe it would be better to further refine your search criteria... thus reducing the sheer variety of cars and for example, narrow it down to Astra or Focus estates, whatever fuel / spec / colour / distance you want then focus on viewing a couple of examples, buying the one you like the most.
But anyways, you've been given loads of really good advice over the past 6 months... you just need to buy something, or perhaps you don't.
As I said previously thanks for the input. I may just narrow it down purely to Estates as it would offer the best in terms of being able to transport ladders and the tools I have. But I will take your advice and narrow it down to popular brands:But hey, we all need a hobby.
You can ignore my thoughts on the whole situation, but I'll voice them anyways... but it would seem you're a bit like an excited spaniel, darting about, chasing anything and everything and in some ways that's no bad thing - you have a budget and a basic list of requirements and therefore you choice of possible cars is pretty vast, thus finding something shouldn't be hard.
Or...
The spaniel with ADHD stuff is actually proving to be you're downfall and there's simply too much chasing anything and everything to actually focus on something and actually get it. So, maybe it would be better to further refine your search criteria... thus reducing the sheer variety of cars and for example, narrow it down to Astra or Focus estates, whatever fuel / spec / colour / distance you want then focus on viewing a couple of examples, buying the one you like the most.
But anyways, you've been given loads of really good advice over the past 6 months... you just need to buy something, or perhaps you don't.
Edited by Davie on Saturday 2nd July 20:31
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I will base it then on overall condition, if it comes with 12 months MOT, great, if it’s been regularly serviced that’s also a bonus, then if it’s had any consumable items replaced then we really are on to a winner.
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