£1509 Winter Car

[cheshiredj7]

Just had the front of my Audi TTS resprayed (£900!) and I really don’t want to run my F-Type R through winter. I’m up in the Yorkshire moors so we get loads of snow, ice and gritters.

Looking for something around £1,500 max to run till spring and sell on, cheap to tax, insure and easy to move on. Missed out on a nice Mazda 2 1.3, seeing lots of Peugeots and Minis but not sure about reliability of the 1.6 petrol unit.

Thanks

[ZX10R NIN]

Vauxhall Astra:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202511047...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202501168...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202510117...

[ajprice]

ZX10R NIN said:

Vauxhall Astra:

What has cheshiredj7 ever done to you to deserve that?

[Lincsls1]

ZX10R NIN said:

Vauxhall Astra:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202511047...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202501168...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202510117...

Good choices.
My Astra J of 2.5 years now has proved to be an excellent car.

[ajprice]

cheshiredj7 said:

Looking for something around £1,500 max to run till spring and sell on, cheap to tax, insure and easy to move on. Missed out on a nice Mazda 2 1.3, seeing lots of Peugeots and Minis but not sure about reliability of the 1.6 petrol unit.

Thanks

Yaris 1.33 mk2 (up to 2011 shape). £35 tax, good MPG, similar size to the Mini, Mazda 2 and Peugeot (208?), 100bhp in the 1.3. Toyota so shouldn't be any trouble.

[cheshiredj7]

Thanks for the recommendations.

I did have a peek at the Astra hatch but was put off as most sit on 19 or 20" alloy wheels. Ran a Yaris for years alongside other cars, so leaning towards this if I can't get a deal done on the Mazda 2 locally.

Anything to watch out for with the Cooper 1.6? Chain or belts? Thanks

[georgeyboy12345]

£1509 is a very specific amount

[Gary29]

georgeyboy12345 said:

£1509 is a very specific amount

I thought so too, maybe the £9 is for a big mac meal on the way home from picking it up?

[ZX10R NIN]

cheshiredj7 said:

Thanks for the recommendations.

I did have a peek at the Astra hatch but was put off as most sit on 19 or 20" alloy wheels. Ran a Yaris for years alongside other cars, so leaning towards this if I can't get a deal done on the Mazda 2 locally.

Anything to watch out for with the Cooper 1.6? Chain or belts? Thanks

Most Astra's are 17-18 inch, all the ones I listed are as such.

[iamAlegend]

Snowy, Yorkshire moors, only one choice really.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2025102273...

[Mr Tidy]

cheshiredj7 said:

Anything to watch out for with the Cooper 1.6? Chain or belts? Thanks

It's a chain. Mrs Tidy still has the R56 Mini Cooper she bought new in December 2006, but sadly it needed a new cam-chain last year that resulted in a four figure bill. She got it done by a BMW/Mini Indy as some garages just didn't want to do it. And her car still hasn't done 80K miles!

[Lincsls1]

ZX10R NIN said:

Most Astra's are 17-18 inch, all the ones I listed are as such.

My Astra J run 16's...and is very comfortable whilst still a decent steer.

[georgeyboy12345]

iamAlegend said:

Snowy, Yorkshire moors, only one choice really.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2025102273...

I really like this suggestion

[cheshiredj7]

georgeyboy12345 said:

iamAlegend said:

Snowy, Yorkshire moors, only one choice really.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2025102273...

I really like this suggestion

These completely passed me by, really good shout..!

[cheshiredj7]

Mr Tidy said:

cheshiredj7 said:

Anything to watch out for with the Cooper 1.6? Chain or belts? Thanks

It's a chain. Mrs Tidy still has the R56 Mini Cooper she bought new in December 2006, but sadly it needed a new cam-chain last year that resulted in a four figure bill. She got it done by a BMW/Mini Indy as some garages just didn't want to do it. And her car still hasn't done 80K miles!

Thanks for the info, might be best avoided.

[Josemartinez]

I noticed you said run until spring and move on, aren't you going to have the same problem next winter?

[mikeyr]

Not with rising global temperatures

[mikeyr]

Think at that price, even with the extra £9 you'll be buying on condition as much as anything else. I had an old school Mazda 2 (the Ford Fusion boxy type) and it was very reliable. By sounds of it you'll want something with winter tyres on?

[the cueball]

C3 Picasso with all season tyres..

I think it's a great wee run about / dog mobile / dump run / winter run about..

[MightyBadger]

MK1 TT, quattro.