85 replies to this topic

[DaveVader]

I want this Merc
190E, insurance for me would only be £1373 for a 1.8l auto.

[spacekadett]

If it's only a winter car, does it matter what it is? You must have a rough idea what type of car you want / need so just find the best condition motor in budget. As a rough rule tho cheap German motors will feel better put together than even expensive French ones

Personally I drive this;



Which contrary to it's basic looks is 2.5 Si which makes it great fun for toying with boy racers who assume it's a 1.6 Verona! And as it has a towbar it's very handy for hitching up the trailer and dragging the Mini to trackdays

Edited by spacekadett, 10 September 2010 - 10:05 PM.

[minidriverfiona]

I want this Merc
190E, insurance for me would only be £1373 for a 1.8l auto.

Blimey that is a little different from what I'm after!!! Nice though.

[minidriverfiona]

http://glasgow.gumtr...0/65528160.html

Looking at this. I only drive 4 days a week and not far..... 25 miles max (that's there and back!) so I'm thinking this might be ok until I find that dream Fantasia green Lupo Diesel 1.7!!!!

[M44K TS]

£990 for a Fiat Seicento? You must be mad, there's better cars for the money. I know it's just for a run about, but what about a 1.25 Zetec Fiesta? 1.0l Micra etc?

[Nick Warwick]

i got a Honda civic 1998 1.4, got it off my mate for £800 such a good car pretty quick too

[minidriverfiona]

£990 for a Fiat Seicento? You must be mad, there's better cars for the money. I know it's just for a run about, but what about a 1.25 Zetec Fiesta? 1.0l Micra etc?

Got it for 945. It's very low mileage and lovely condition and it is in a convenient place to be put up to me on the ferry! Can always re -sell if I don't get on with it! I had a cheap micra.... it rusted, and caused me a lot of problems. This has been used so little it has never had the tyres changed yet! And I've still got Tiny for looking cool!

[joe90gt]

does it have to be small? - i've got a 98 primera SRI which is fast, economical, brilliant handling, reliable and bloody cheap, you could even get a good GT for that sort of money - 150bhp from a car that looks like a taxi, no kudos but endless fun blowing all those stupid corsa's with big exhausts away, mind you anything could blow them away , even my wifes micra .......

[panelbeaterpeter]

The Fiat is a good little car, very low mileage, very clean, no rust, good spec. It's also great fun to drive, I took it for a test drive last night very mini like! List price is £1200 for that model, got it for £945, so even if she doesn't like it, she can make at least £200 straight away. She doesn't need a fast car, she needs something economical, cheap to tax, insure and maintain, a reliable A to B car.

[Carlos W]

The Fiat is a good little car, very low mileage, very clean, no rust, good spec. It's also great fun to drive, I took it for a test drive last night very mini like! List price is £1200 for that model, got it for £945, so even if she doesn't like it, she can make at least £200 straight away. She doesn't need a fast car, she needs something economical, cheap to tax, insure and maintain, a reliable A to B car.

It hasn't got that stupiud clutchless manual gear box has it???

My daily drive is a 52 plate Mondeo 2litre TDCI Ghia X auto!

However, I live in Kent and all my family live up North, and it's such a good motorway cruiser, and at 50mpg it's good on fuel too.

I also own a Yamaha RD125LC

[o..]

Series 1 106 Rallye would be a scream IMO.

Golf Mk2 GTi's are sound, easy to fix, great to drive and tough

205 XS is brilliant too and you can get a gudden for half your budget..

[panelbeaterpeter]

The Fiat is a good little car, very low mileage, very clean, no rust, good spec. It's also great fun to drive, I took it for a test drive last night very mini like! List price is £1200 for that model, got it for £945, so even if she doesn't like it, she can make at least £200 straight away. She doesn't need a fast car, she needs something economical, cheap to tax, insure and maintain, a reliable A to B car.

It hasn't got that stupiud clutchless manual gear box has it???

My daily drive is a 52 plate Mondeo 2litre TDCI Ghia X auto!

However, I live in Kent and all my family live up North, and it's such a good motorway cruiser, and at 50mpg it's good on fuel too.

I also own a Yamaha RD125LC

Hell no! just the normal manual box.

[M44K TS]

Didn't realise it would book so high at £1200, £945 seems like a bargain then.

[minidriverfiona]

The Fiat is a good little car, very low mileage, very clean, no rust, good spec. It's also great fun to drive, I took it for a test drive last night very mini like! List price is £1200 for that model, got it for £945, so even if she doesn't like it, she can make at least £200 straight away. She doesn't need a fast car, she needs something economical, cheap to tax, insure and maintain, a reliable A to B car.

Indeed, it looks like a lovely wee car, but I am not finding it cheap to insure!! Adrian Flux quoted me £640!!!!!!!!!!! They said it was "not exactly sought after" so they were finding it hard to get people to insure it. Kwik fit are cheapest at £274 comp. I looked around and I reckon for the condition it's in that is a fair price. That diesel Lupo is my dream car though, I saw a lupo today and I started squealing in the street. Cute and solid, £30 tax, 65mpg...... keep yer eyed peeled! Fiat will be lovely 'til my lupo dream comes true! (p.s not really calling it Bluebell, I was joking)

[Artstu]

Get a K11 Micra, the replacement for the Mini even down to the 998 and 1275 engines, good fun with some lower and stiffer springs and some decent rubber, and very reliable.