Reliable shed required

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So the free golf tdi looks to have died a death tonight after 8 months almost free motoring. Looking for a reliable shed for wifey to use 2 days a week ferrying her mum around town. 50miles a week tops so mpg /petrol not an issue really . Auto is fine as are battle scars.
Main requirement - cheap to maintain, not something with engine timing belt issues or head gaskets woes !
Budget is £1k max.
Point us at something you've seen, or something you are selling by all means! :-)

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Some great ideas and finds already ta. The focus with low miles looks interesting especially with all the stamped history.

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stevemcs said:

I've got one has my tip car, its comfy and has a massive boot being an estate, i only chose it because i couldn't find a tidy avensis or accord estate for £700

Dmf issues with Mondeo tho?

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I've been running two sheds for a few yrs, fully with the programme, I love it :-)
The golf was free, it's lasted 8 months but is goosed and not worth repair cost hence looking for a new "reliable " shed, but purely in terms of a cheap fixer upper I can work on myself generally. I won't tackle clutches or dmf issues on my drive tho, but happy tinkering with most other stuff.

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My issue is my other shed corrolla for 400 quid has done 3yrs and 45k miles with zero issues and no clutch or dmf worry that's all. Brake discs and pads plus servicing all on my drive proper shed motoring :-)
I've seen another corrolla in worse condition than mine for 900 quid so I probably got a bargain back then :-)
There are some very decent cars around these days when you look with a 1k budget to be fair

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Fingers crossed search over.
2002 corrolla vvti 67k miles £650. Very tidy and no rust, needs headlights polishing and that's it!
Thanks all!

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gman88667733 said:

Sounds like a good find! I can never seem to find low mileage, low price Japanese cars near me!

Auto trader search with notifications, £1k limit, 70k mile max, 20m radius, cash ready and straight onto view anything that comes up is my motto lol

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Got to love shedding :-)
Just sold the golf for 150 quid scrap value to get rid of it. Had approx 6-8months motoring for 200 quid in total spent keeping it moving.

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sambucket said:

Be careful and do the sums. Purchase price is only part of the cost of ownership. You might find buying a newer car is cheaper overall.

It's going to need discs and pads soon. 50 odd quid at ECP. I'll stick a service on it myself.
If it runs for 3yrs like the other shed it works out very cheap motoring tbh. If it breaks big time, I scrap it for 100 quid back and I'm 500 quid down that's all.