a what car / what have you got thread
a what car / what have you got thread
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Original Poster:

25,458 posts

231 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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simple requirements:

under £2k (preferredly under £1500).
reliable (500 miles per week)
reasonable insurance (29yo, 3yrs ncb, no accidents, 3pts in oct. 06)
has to be kept on the street.

mpg not a huge issue as I'll be claiming 40p/mile. anything interesting/absurd considered so long as big bills don't occur. depreciation at this price point is not a concern.

please shy away from left field choices. I need to exercise self control and get something sensible, else I'd end up with the hillman imp or triumph 2000 I've been looking at.

current leader is a 306 hdi d turbo. seen an 80k 3dr with fsh for £1400. I did toy with the idea of an mx5 but i'd need a hardtop and the insurance was ridiculous.



ps - the 'what have you got' means that if you're selling something that may fit the bill and aren't a million miles away then feel free to pm. I need something within the next 7 days ideally.

S3_Graham

12,835 posts

229 months

Thursday 24th June 2010
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bmw 3 series? E36? could probably get almost any engine option for that.