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General => General discussion => Topic started by: bobbarley on 25 February 2012, 12:22

Title: What would you pick?
Post by: bobbarley on 25 February 2012, 12:22: Imagine you had up to £333 to buy a car with. What would you get? :smiley:
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: VW BUSH on 25 February 2012, 12:24: Two mk3's
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: leigh_harty on 25 February 2012, 12:29: Quote from: VW BUSH on 25 February 2012, 12:24
Two mk3's

With enough change to brim both tanks
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: VW BUSH on 25 February 2012, 12:34: Quote from: leigh_harty on 25 February 2012, 12:29
Quote from: VW BUSH on 25 February 2012, 12:24
Two mk3's

With enough change to brim both tanks

You could float one behind on a rope as a spares barge
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: Dolly on 25 February 2012, 15:31: i bought a 1.3 93 ibiza for 220 T&T. :grin:

but id look seriously at auction mondeos around 10 years old.
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: dazzawest1987 on 25 February 2012, 15:36: Would maybe look at vauxhall Astras and vectra, ford escorts and mondys, there's a seat ibiza on eBay with a years mot on it for £380, I'm sure with a bit of haggling and explain your reasons you'd get it for 333.
Would probaly look at your common cars as part etc are cheaper and easy to come by. Maybe worth looking at jap cars for reliability reasons as your planing on doing the rally in it
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: RandomJord on 25 February 2012, 15:39: a MK6 for a month
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Post by: Seanl on 25 February 2012, 15:46: Did you see the link in your wanted post? Aldi A3 with headgasket issue, MOT til sept though and only £380. I'm sure they'll drop. :smiley:
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: Dolly on 25 February 2012, 15:54: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1994-FORD-GRANADA-LXI-AUTO-WHITE-/290675155915?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item43ad96e3cb#ht_500wt_1282

:cool:
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: Dolly on 25 February 2012, 16:05: Mondeo
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-FORD-MONDEO-LX-BLACK-/290675128726?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item43ad967996#ht_500wt_1282

Polo
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MK-3-2-POLO-FOX-1-0L-BLUE-LONG-TAX-AND-MOT-1994-EURO-RAT-LOOK-PROJECT-VOLKSWAGEN-/230751752024?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35b9e04f58#ht_7
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: bobbarley on 25 February 2012, 17:18: We're ruling out automatics as on the mountain roads they'd be awful. Something pretty big as well. There are a few Volvo's knocking about, and definitely tonnes of mk3's.
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Post by: clipperjay on 25 February 2012, 17:34: Been here bob for the ramshackle Rally!
what we found was Volvo's perform well esp the 440 turbos and you might find a 740 or 760 for silly money!
By the end if the trip we ditched the cars at breakers and took a flight home :tongue:
Have a look in here mate :laugh:
It might give you an idea of the sh!tters they run but reliable sh!tters!
http://www.ramshacklerally.com/ (http://www.ramshacklerally.com/)
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: Dolly on 25 February 2012, 18:33: looking all the big volvo's seem to be automatic

this mondeo estate might do but it will probably go for more than 333. ive seen a metro as well... :lipsrsealed:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-FORD-MONDEO-ESTATE-DIESEL-LX-BLUE-/280832600753?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4162ed6ab1#ht_531wt_1265
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: Dolly on 25 February 2012, 18:35: this could be a contender?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A4-1-9TDI-SE-ESTATE-ACCIDENT-DAMAGE-/200719312070?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2ebbcda4c6#ht_858wt_1265
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: Dolly on 25 February 2012, 18:43: Can it be a van?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-transit-swb-2-5d-/251004839579?pt=UK_Commercial_Trucks&hash=item3a710de69b#ht_500wt_1282

can you tell im bored tonight :rolleyes:
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: clipperjay on 25 February 2012, 18:46: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mint-Condition-Silver-Volvo-960-/320853257842?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4ab4582e72 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mint-Condition-Silver-Volvo-960-/320853257842?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4ab4582e72)

£450 its a 960 :shocked:

Me too mate! :grin:
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: Dolly on 25 February 2012, 18:50: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Montego-Diesel-estate-/130651474591?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1e6b6f4a9f#ht_942wt_1265

got no MOT but its summat different
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: Seanl on 25 February 2012, 18:56: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Saab-9-5-Estate-Automatic-auto-95-1999-2-3-Turbo-SE-/200716534117?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2ebba34165

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/red-volkswagon-golf-gti-1995-/260961259696?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3cc280d0b0

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-VAUXHALL-VECTRA-CDX-BLUE-/330692909159?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4cfed55867

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CItroen-ZX-Turbo-Diesel-sx-Tdi-only-48-000-miles-/120866560065?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c24355841
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: clipperjay on 25 February 2012, 18:58: I raise you a V40 Volvo £450 only needs one spring replacing and MOT!
http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/105057345/volvo-v40-20-v40-t4-petrol-rare-for-sale.html (http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/105057345/volvo-v40-20-v40-t4-petrol-rare-for-sale.html)
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: Dolly on 25 February 2012, 18:59: Quote from: clipperjay on 25 February 2012, 18:58
I raise you a V40 Volvo £450 only needs one spring replacing and MOT!
http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/105057345/volvo-v40-20-v40-t4-petrol-rare-for-sale.html (http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/105057345/volvo-v40-20-v40-t4-petrol-rare-for-sale.html)

budget is £333?
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: clipperjay on 25 February 2012, 18:59: Quote from: Dolly on 25 February 2012, 18:59
Quote from: clipperjay on 25 February 2012, 18:58
I raise you a V40 Volvo £450 only needs one spring replacing and MOT!
http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/105057345/volvo-v40-20-v40-t4-petrol-rare-for-sale.html (http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/105057345/volvo-v40-20-v40-t4-petrol-rare-for-sale.html)

budget is £333?

Haggle! :lipsrsealed:

All he needs is a reciept for £333 two sigs done! The guy selling isnt bothered he is getting more! :wink:
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: Seanl on 25 February 2012, 19:04: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLKSWAGEN-PASSAT-SE-T-20V-1998-1781cc-Four-door-/170786617394?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item27c3acf832

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-SAAB-9-5-SE-SILVER-/230749289264?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35b9babb30

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/volvo-740-saloon-/170789421465?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item27c3d7c199

I could go on for ages, seem to be loads down this neck of the woods! :cool:
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: chrisr103 on 25 February 2012, 21:50: Still got this sat at the dealers

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c339/chris246/85a6241a.jpg)
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: bobbarley on 25 February 2012, 22:37: Quote from: clipperjay on 25 February 2012, 18:59
All he needs is a reciept for £333 two sigs done! The guy selling isnt bothered he is getting more! :wink:

Actually money is pretty tight, we want something under £333 really. Can't afford to buy something more expensive.
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: mk3.owner on 26 February 2012, 13:38: Staying VW... And still have change for Petrol and a McDonald's :wink:

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/1998-volkswagen-golf-cl-16-petrol-manual-105000-miles-12-months-mot/97222376
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: chrisr103 on 29 February 2012, 18:22: W reg Toyota Avensis tax & mot, Full history £325 :wink:
Title: Re: What would you pick?
Post by: clipperjay on 29 February 2012, 18:28: Quote from: bobbarley on 25 February 2012, 22:37
Quote from: clipperjay on 25 February 2012, 18:59
All he needs is a reciept for £333 two sigs done! The guy selling isnt bothered he is getting more! :wink:

Actually money is pretty tight, we want something under £333 really. Can't afford to buy something more expensive.

Alright!
Well you might be able to find a Nissan bluebird diesel for that kinda of money and they are solid I believe?