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[minispecial]

I had a polo 1.4 cl last which was a good,reliable, economical car just slightly boring!
i also had a mk2 Golf 1.6 which i absolutely loved! good comfortable car with all the PAS, central locking etc and still had plenty of character

[mpihornet]

my daily runabout IS my 66 hornet mpi. but if i were to get another tootling car, id go for another legacy.... cheaper than an impreza, more room, and better ride. expensive ins. though. but i ahve to admit, i love subes, the way they are engineered and the ease to work on.... classy stuff, even farmers can fix them (oooarrrghhh!)

[Beddo88]

I'd have to say a mk2 golf, if you can stretch to a gti they're pretty good fun, new wheels and lower it and you've got a lovely looking motor Sayign that.. i went and bought a scirocco and absolutely love it!! Slightly bigger than a 'small car' mind.

Lupo's look wicked lowered... get yourself on google and have a look, theres some awesome examples around! Or if you can, try and get yourself to a vw watercooled show, bound to be some on display/sale.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

You play fiddle? Me too.

Lupo.

[Bungle]

renault clio 1.5 DCI

very nippy and a tank of fuel last for ever

[mk1coopers]

306 Dturbos S 3 doors are great, big enough to get loads of stuff in, A/C, half leather, ABS, airbags 50mpg+, stick on a set of 17 or 18's and the phase 2's look good too

[psmini]

I've got a 2008 Golf GT TDI (company car) but I've had this week off work so it hasn't turned a wheel, used the Paul Smith everyday and loved it!!

[Jacko-lah]

Since I last owned a mini in 1992, (I'm viewed 3 in the next week), mine and my good lady wife's daily drivers have included:
Fiat 126
Fiesta mk2 car derived van with rear side windows,
metro turbo
mk2 cavalier 1.6 GL
Xr3i
AX1.4D
Polo 1.0 B reg I think
metro 1275 sport
mk3 astra 1.4 saloon, and hatch, and 1.6 Hatch (all written off by me)
mk2 cavalier CDi auto
mk2 cavalier Sri
Mk2 cavalier Calibre (Note the E)
MK3 cavalier 1.8 (still got after 10 years and about to be my daily driver)
mx5 (wife's funabout)
volvo S40 (51 reg VVT 122 bhp beast - which I will sell when we get another mini)

In bold are the cars I have enjoyed owning.

Personally I'd go for a 1.8 8v cavalier and join the club http://www.cavmk3oc....forum/index.php

[minidriverfiona]

I hate to be the boring one here BUT....

...when I had the Mini off the road for a few years for work and I bought a sucession of cheap cars, always less than £300, never more than 10 miles from me, always at least 10 months of MOT. In two years I never lost less than a couple of hundred quid total, did no work to them, bargain basement motoring and more money to spend on my Mini! Had a couple of Rovers, Mondeo, ZX Turbo Diesel (my favourite and the quickest!)

It is worth it sometimes and there's loads out there.

yes, I've done that... had a micra, an ancient peugeot and my mum's old renault 19, all free, and they were loads of trouble and all died on me in really awkward places! (middle of roadworks, on the way to a lawyer's meeting; miles from nowhere, full of beach stones....)
Going for something reliable this time

[Stevee]

renault 5 Turbo! what a car that was

Mark 1 clio Williams With turbo convertion!

Rover 100

my 3 cars id have expect from a mini

[mab01uk]

I'm actually getting a wooden garage made for Tiny, so I can keep her dry and happy! What a relief that will be.
Winter is approaching, and I need a modern, reliable small car that isn't boring for every day! I've been looking at Kas, Lupos, Corsas, but wonder what you guys have, if anything? I have £1000 to spend!

I have a new MINI as my daily driver..........but if on only a £1000 budget then the original Ford KA is cheap, reasonably reliable and almost as much fun to drive as a classic Mini, it also has an old but basic/simple/cheap to maintain cast iron 1300cc push rod engine, (dates back to the Anglia) is quite basic and unrefined, has some rust problems, but you can also get power steering and air con. 'Teapot' shape and image is a problem for some male owners though............

[minidriverfiona]

Got my eye on a nice red Lupo, 1.7 S sdi, really cheap to tax and does 65mpg!!!!!!!!!!
Wish it was fantasia green but hey, can't have everything!

[DaveVader]

This thread is relevant to my interests.
Once my project mini is done it will be a 2 seater; I will do away with my current mini as I only really need one running one to be fair but the catch is, I lift share at work. People getting in and out of the back of my mini is not fun and neither is the lack of power when they're in... haha and with a 2 seater mini... well, you get the picture.

So far, I'm thinking of a Mk4 golf, Mk6 Fiesta, Mk 5 Civic, Mk4 Astra...
I'm 19 (will be 20 when the project is done) so need to think of insurance.
Love the look of Lupos and quite like the odd Polo. Also don't want anything too old.

Sorry to threadjack a little, not my intention at all.
I'll be keeping my eye on the thread though!

[Jacko-lah]

Buy my volvo

[Burnard]

pics and price?