Emergency "What Car"

[arollingstone]

chaps, I need a little help.

Broke my arm quite badly two weeks ago, then had surgery to have fixing plates put in this last Wednesday.
This means I cant drive a manual car at all for the next 6 weeks at least , however the doc has said I could get away driving an auto in about 2 weeks.

So, the plan is to get a super cheap auto crapbox, and drive that till I go back to driving proper cars.
However, being the poor student type, whatever car I get needs to be cheap. Like, seriously cheap. Insurance too.

can anyone suggest a suitable vehicle? Under £600 quid would be best, so it gives me around £400 to insure?

people that come up with good suggestions can claim 10 "arollingstone" points

[Dave Hedgehog]

how many points do we need to get a go on your OH?

[arollingstone]

Dave Hedgehog said:

how many points do we need to get a go on your OH?

OH? not good with abbreviations

[Dave Hedgehog]

arollingstone said:

Dave Hedgehog said:

how many points do we need to get a go on your OH?

OH? not good with abbreviations

other half

she who must be obeyed SWMBO

etc


will need pics 1st as well

[arollingstone]

Dave Hedgehog said:

other half

she who must be obeyed SWMBO

etc


will need pics 1st as well

haha she says at least a half million

[arollingstone]

anyway, back to topic, any suggestions?

[Dave Hedgehog]

arollingstone said:

Dave Hedgehog said:

other half

she who must be obeyed SWMBO

etc


will need pics 1st as well

haha she says at least a half million

ahh so shes seen me already

[Ecurie Ecosse]

Volvo 850 T5 auto. You won't want to sell it.

This looks good with tax and test for £650. Cheap insurance too.

Edit - just saw it has been reduced to £575. Quite tempted myself!

http://volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=153589

Edited by Ecurie Ecosse on Saturday 22 September 19:47

[FloppyRaccoon]

Rover 75
Saab 9-5
Omega

I'd be looking at bigger cars like the ones above.

Do you really need a car for the time your arms broken as a student though? You may well do, just seems quite extreme.

[4key]

click here

[surveyor]

How can you lose...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

or

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

[Jw Vw]

Dave Hedgehog said:

arollingstone said:

Dave Hedgehog said:

other half

she who must be obeyed SWMBO

etc


will need pics 1st as well

haha she says at least a half million

ahh so shes seen me already

OP, how about an early nineties Civic?

[arollingstone]

thanks for the great suggestions, but you cant argue with a £200 205, t&t'd!

[eltax91]

surveyor said:

How can you lose...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

or

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Take the £200 car. It'll see you through and you'll eBay or for more. If not it'll scrap for 150

[super tech]

eltax91 said:

Take the £200 car. It'll see you through and you'll eBay or for more. If not it'll scrap for 150

so much win! id go for that, scrap round here is £130 per tonne too, wet the interior and a few bricks in the boot thats welded shut and you will be laughing.

[CraigyMc]

arollingstone said:

Dave Hedgehog said:

other half

she who must be obeyed SWMBO

etc


will need pics 1st as well

haha she says at least a half million

Be careful. There are people on PH who have that sort of dosh.

C

[tercelgold]

4key said:

click here

I did and got a
BMW 530i V8 96k full history px welcome (1994) £995
http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...
Which of course was the correct answer all along.