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[mab01uk]

Interesting 'Bangernomics' report on AustinRover Online:
VW Golf Mk4 high mileage 2000(V) Volkswagen Golf TDI SE was £500 to buy - and aside from consumables, it's cost zero to run during the past year:
http://www.aronline....n-bangernomics/

What is Bangernomics?
Put simply, it is the science of running a car for next to nothing:
http://bangernomics....d.com/intro.htm

http://bangernomics....is-bangernomics

Anyone on TMF with similar stories or recommendations for good Bangernomic daily drivers?

Edited by mab01uk, 15 October 2011 - 10:25 PM.

[Shifty]

Rover 400 or pug 306(non hdi) would be my choice for sure.

I've had loads of them and they've all been good cars.

I tend to set a £2.5k(used to be £2k) limit for my cars, bought a mk4 52 plate golf 130bhp tdi se estate 6speed 2 years ago for £2.5k, spent nothing apart from servicing and tyres.

[MaxAndPaddy]

My dad years ago use to do this, without the term Bangernomics being known of. He always had a nice car usually a Jag and then his favourite other was a Reliant Scimiter which he'd use for a year or 2 then sell on for at least the same but usually more than he paid for it. The fibre glass shell was a big part of it, but to be fair on him (this is 30+ years ago) he knew the cars well and would wait for a new bargain one before selling the one he already had

Cheap way of running a second car and clever. Like Shifty said Golfs must be a good one today

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

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