Discussion
Firstly, I owe an apology to those of you that responded in my thread from many weeks ago now, where I was after your suggestions for something more fun to drive at the weekends, owing to a train commute to work during the week.
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
After much pondering, smashing of piggy banks and dubious manmaths I decided I could stretch to a high mileage C63 AMG. It's brilliant, thanks for asking.
A potential change of circumstances means that I could end up moving house and having to drive to a train station. Not sure how happy I'd be leaving it there, or how happy it would be doing a 4mile journey twice a day, let alone stomaching the 10mpg +/- I could expect on a short, cold-start, urban run.
So I've started looking at potentials for a second car to carry out the commute duty. Small, less than £5k, cheap to run, cheap to tax (free works too). Anything with a bit of spunk to it is welcome but certainly not necessary. Mod-cons preferred (air con, folding mirrors, even parking sensors might be useful although small car so shouldn't really need them!). Four seats preferable, will probably do some light taxi duty at some stage. It will have to perform come rain or shine, though winter types should sort that out on anything RWD.
I've also written off modern diesels. I assume the age old problem of DPFs mixed with my laughably short journey won't mix very well. Petrol seems more practicle in these circumstances.
Please feel free to suggest anything from Shed territory up to modern day Korean stuff that you feel may fit the bill. I've got a budget of £5k in mind.
Current contenders include:
Toyota IQ
Aygo / C1 / 107
Smart Roadster (two seats, I know...) / Forfour (ze goggles, zey do nothing!). Could say I own an AMG and a Brabus that way
Fiat 500 TwinAir 0.9 (bit expensive still) / 1.2
Many thanks
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
After much pondering, smashing of piggy banks and dubious manmaths I decided I could stretch to a high mileage C63 AMG. It's brilliant, thanks for asking.
A potential change of circumstances means that I could end up moving house and having to drive to a train station. Not sure how happy I'd be leaving it there, or how happy it would be doing a 4mile journey twice a day, let alone stomaching the 10mpg +/- I could expect on a short, cold-start, urban run.
So I've started looking at potentials for a second car to carry out the commute duty. Small, less than £5k, cheap to run, cheap to tax (free works too). Anything with a bit of spunk to it is welcome but certainly not necessary. Mod-cons preferred (air con, folding mirrors, even parking sensors might be useful although small car so shouldn't really need them!). Four seats preferable, will probably do some light taxi duty at some stage. It will have to perform come rain or shine, though winter types should sort that out on anything RWD.
I've also written off modern diesels. I assume the age old problem of DPFs mixed with my laughably short journey won't mix very well. Petrol seems more practicle in these circumstances.
Please feel free to suggest anything from Shed territory up to modern day Korean stuff that you feel may fit the bill. I've got a budget of £5k in mind.
Current contenders include:
Toyota IQ
Aygo / C1 / 107
Smart Roadster (two seats, I know...) / Forfour (ze goggles, zey do nothing!). Could say I own an AMG and a Brabus that way
Fiat 500 TwinAir 0.9 (bit expensive still) / 1.2
Many thanks
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
£1,600 2003 Citroen C2 1.6i 16V VTR 3dr SensoDrive Hatchback
43,000 miles.
Take a holiday too.
Saw one the other day and thought, what a cool little car.
£1,600 2003 Citroen C2 1.6i 16V VTR 3dr SensoDrive Hatchback
43,000 miles.
Take a holiday too.
Saw one the other day and thought, what a cool little car.
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