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Offline MrBounce

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£600 car. Suggestions Please!
« on: 07 April 2012, 17:02 »
Friend of mine has next to no money and her old motor (the revolting Suzuki Alto she's had) has finally rotted into oblivion and has thankfully been condemned by the garage :evil:

She doesn't have much money and doesn't know much about cars, and I have not got the time to fix things for her. She only does short-ish journeys so really only small cars will do. It just needs to be cheap to run, cheap to buy and cheap to fix if it goes wrong. Must have a long MOT & preferably some tax. Would prefer something as reliable as possible.

Whilst I realise that there aren't that many decent cars with T&T for under £600, that's all she's got to play with.

Went to look at a "tidy" Ford Ka today. Stevie Wonder had done the welding, and he hadn't noticed the shunt up the butt it had obviously suffered in the past. We left it there.

Suggestions please  :smiley:

PS No to a Mk3 GTi - they're too heavy on fuel & the mooring fees round here are astronomical - ideally needs to be 1400cc or under.
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Re: £600 car. Suggestions Please!
« Reply #1 on: 07 April 2012, 17:26 »
« Last Edit: 07 April 2012, 17:28 by Dolly »
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Offline nolandubholmes

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Re: £600 car. Suggestions Please!
« Reply #2 on: 07 April 2012, 17:28 »
1.4 mk4 golf ?? u can get them at that price or a polo good idea pug diesels as much as i hate french cars are always quite reliable
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Re: £600 car. Suggestions Please!
« Reply #3 on: 07 April 2012, 17:31 »
« Last Edit: 07 April 2012, 17:38 by bodga »
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Re: £600 car. Suggestions Please!
« Reply #4 on: 07 April 2012, 17:38 »
I'm selling a '97 corsa 1.2 ls for £450 ono. test till July. Tax till Sept and just been serviced this afternoon.

It's a horrible, horrible car. But it's cheap.
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Re: £600 car. Suggestions Please!
« Reply #5 on: 07 April 2012, 17:41 »
For that money, a Peugeot 106 Diesel ticks all boxes, cheapest to buy, run, service, mend, no rust, and plenty to choose from... but at all costs, avoid buying a KA of any year or price!

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Re: £600 car. Suggestions Please!
« Reply #6 on: 07 April 2012, 17:56 »
Quote from: nolandubholmes on 07 April 2012, 17:28
1.4 mk4 golf ?? u can get them at that price or a polo good idea pug diesels as much as i hate french cars are always quite reliable

This is one of the only Mk4s in the area available for that money. After you...  :laugh:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-Volkswagen-Golf-Rabbit-Standard-1896cc-Diesel-/330681510284?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4cfe27698c
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Re: £600 car. Suggestions Please!
« Reply #7 on: 07 April 2012, 18:02 »
skoda felicia  :wink:
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« Reply #8 on: 07 April 2012, 18:21 »
seat ibiza i got one for £220 T&T  :grin:
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Re: £600 car. Suggestions Please!
« Reply #9 on: 07 April 2012, 18:30 »
Vento tdi
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