£2000 car for a road trip.... IDEAS
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In a couple of months I'll be spending my hard earn pennies on a car... it will be my daily driver, and it will in all likelihood be a bit of a shed. Here's my problem, a few weeks after the purchase of my 'new' car I'll be abusing it on a 4000 mile plus Roadtrip. It'll have to seat 5 of us (students, so comfort isn't an issue) and transport one of these http://dmmclimbing.com/products/highball/ and climbing gear and clothing for 5, also tents, 2 or them. It can't have an engine larger than a 1.8 petrol, or a 1.9td , and can't be larger than say, a Mondeo...
Am I screwed?
Also can't be more than 15 years old as i need breakdown cover in Europe
Am I screwed?
Also can't be more than 15 years old as i need breakdown cover in Europe
Edited by chongwong on Sunday 8th April 02:34
Edited by chongwong on Monday 9th April 18:16
As dave says
This in all it's bargetastic glory
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...
or this in slightly less bargetastic form
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
Although if you consider any estates at all you need to consider these two:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3709779.htm
and
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3731816.htm
As you are open to both petrol and diesel i assume the engine size limit would be for insurance reasons. Limiting yourself to certain engine sizes makes less sense than you would first think in cars like this. Insurance doesn't care about engine size so much as it cares about how many other people like you have stacked it in the same car, so it is always worth thinking as leftfield as possible.
Accords are also a good place to look, comfy, good to drive and many in budget now.
This in all it's bargetastic glory
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...
or this in slightly less bargetastic form
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
Although if you consider any estates at all you need to consider these two:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3709779.htm
and
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3731816.htm
As you are open to both petrol and diesel i assume the engine size limit would be for insurance reasons. Limiting yourself to certain engine sizes makes less sense than you would first think in cars like this. Insurance doesn't care about engine size so much as it cares about how many other people like you have stacked it in the same car, so it is always worth thinking as leftfield as possible.
Accords are also a good place to look, comfy, good to drive and many in budget now.
davepoth said:
Rover 75/MGZT is in the price range, and a substantially nicer place to be and drive than a Mondeo. Also quite bargey in Rover trim, which is excellent for road trips. The boot is quite big even on the saloon, but the estate would probably be better.
cheers mate, i like the rover idea a lot, i'm assuming diesels as the head gaskets on petrol models can be urr.. temperamental?chongwong said:
davepoth said:
Rover 75/MGZT is in the price range, and a substantially nicer place to be and drive than a Mondeo. Also quite bargey in Rover trim, which is excellent for road trips. The boot is quite big even on the saloon, but the estate would probably be better.
cheers mate, i like the rover idea a lot, i'm assuming diesels as the head gaskets on petrol models can be urr.. temperamental?
omgus said:
As dave says
This in all it's bargetastic glory
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...
or this in slightly less bargetastic form
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
Although if you consider any estates at all you need to consider these two:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3709779.htm
and
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3731816.htm
As you are open to both petrol and diesel i assume the engine size limit would be for insurance reasons. Limiting yourself to certain engine sizes makes less sense than you would first think in cars like this. Insurance doesn't care about engine size so much as it cares about how many other people like you have stacked it in the same car, so it is always worth thinking as leftfield as possible.
Accords are also a good place to look, comfy, good to drive and many in budget now.
Very correct on the insurance front, i turned a 1.2 corsa into a bannana with a little help from some black ice and a Passat 2 months after passing my test, 3 years on insurance still hates my guts This in all it's bargetastic glory
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...
or this in slightly less bargetastic form
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
Although if you consider any estates at all you need to consider these two:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3709779.htm
and
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3731816.htm
As you are open to both petrol and diesel i assume the engine size limit would be for insurance reasons. Limiting yourself to certain engine sizes makes less sense than you would first think in cars like this. Insurance doesn't care about engine size so much as it cares about how many other people like you have stacked it in the same car, so it is always worth thinking as leftfield as possible.
Accords are also a good place to look, comfy, good to drive and many in budget now.
In that case you need to be spending some time on confused. The best way is to just keep trying different cars until you find one that they really like you for.
It is worth saying that it's better for your car to be parked on the road each night and try to get one female over 30 with no points and no crashes to lower a normal cars premium.
It doesn't always work, my Mother saves me £80/year on the Focus but added £250 when i needed her to be covered on the Scooby.
It is worth saying that it's better for your car to be parked on the road each night and try to get one female over 30 with no points and no crashes to lower a normal cars premium.
It doesn't always work, my Mother saves me £80/year on the Focus but added £250 when i needed her to be covered on the Scooby.
omgus said:
In that case you need to be spending some time on confused. The best way is to just keep trying different cars until you find one that they really like you for.
It is worth saying that it's better for your car to be parked on the road each night and try to get one female over 30 with no points and no crashes to lower a normal cars premium.
It doesn't always work, my Mother saves me £80/year on the Focus but added £250 when i needed her to be covered on the Scooby.
cheers, shall twist the mothers arm until she agrees to try this, or fights backIt is worth saying that it's better for your car to be parked on the road each night and try to get one female over 30 with no points and no crashes to lower a normal cars premium.
It doesn't always work, my Mother saves me £80/year on the Focus but added £250 when i needed her to be covered on the Scooby.
chongwong said:
cahami said:
E30 touring or second best e36 touring bangernomics with resale value.320 maybee cheaper to insure than 316/318 poss best 323/325 downside economy
really like this idea, however, what is the repair prices and servicing likeThe boot space in the Vectras from 03 on is unbelievable, I had a saloon version when they came out and things got lost in there, never to be seen again. I couldn't get all the way to the back without climbing in. If you could find an estate then you could probably sleep in it, they're huge
Problem is, a 1.8 engine isn't great for pulling them along, but it'd work fine. I'd be more tempted with a petrol than the CDTi or DTi engine at that price point, and if you went for a 2.2 you might have a saving in purchase price to offset the rise in insurance
Problem is, a 1.8 engine isn't great for pulling them along, but it'd work fine. I'd be more tempted with a petrol than the CDTi or DTi engine at that price point, and if you went for a 2.2 you might have a saving in purchase price to offset the rise in insurance
What about a Focus? It might be a little tight on the roadtrip but you could get a little trailer or roofbox for the luggage. We had a 2002 1.6 in the family for 7 years (mine for 2) and it never missed a beat. The only thing it ever needed was an alternator belt.
Edited by TheTurbonator on Sunday 8th April 07:40
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