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Offline frog

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£500 to spend
« on: 15 July 2007, 18:08 »
Right i have sold my MK3 1.4 and now have £500 to spend on my next car.
Was thinking of a Beetle but not going to get a decent enough car for this price so now im on the lookout for something but i dont know what.
What you would get? and where would you look?
Fed up of looking on Ebay as the description is not normally for the car advertised (you read description arrange to view and the 2 dont match up)
Would £500 be enough for either a MK2 or MK3 GTi?
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Offline DubFan

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Re: £500 to spend
« Reply #1 on: 15 July 2007, 19:14 »
You could easily find a Mk2 GTi, might be a little tatty with high mileage (not something to worry too much about), but should manage to get a decent enough car with MOT. You might manage to find a Mk3 GTI for that price, but it's more likely to be in a sorry state and if all you can find is 8v Mk3's you'll probably be disappointed with the power of it. But if you want more modern looks and comfort it's the one to go for.
My money would be on a Mk2 GTI though. More fun for little cash.
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Offline frog

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Re: £500 to spend
« Reply #2 on: 15 July 2007, 19:36 »
To be honest having just got rid of a Mk3 it would have to be a good MK3 GTi to tempt me into having another 1, but you never know as i've seen MK3 gtis for the same price as MK2 Gtis.

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Offline e11ie

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Re: £500 to spend
« Reply #3 on: 15 July 2007, 19:46 »
I'd second the mk2 gti, thats what I paid for mine. Depends if you want a project though n dont mind a bit of hard work!
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Offline tom26

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Re: £500 to spend
« Reply #4 on: 16 July 2007, 10:29 »
i'd look for a mk2 ryder or driver, probably get a clean one for those bucks.
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Re: £500 to spend
« Reply #5 on: 16 July 2007, 10:41 »
There was a Convertible Mk1 at Volksfest yesterday for £700!!
Bodywork was faded but overall looked like a good project
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Offline lewis1641

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Re: £500 to spend
« Reply #6 on: 16 July 2007, 18:40 »
i found loads of sub 500 quid mk2's when i was looking for my trackday car. eventually paid 160. turns out there was nothing wrong with it besides a rotten drivers door.
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Offline frog

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Re: £500 to spend
« Reply #7 on: 16 July 2007, 19:04 »
Quote from: lewis1641 on 16 July 2007, 18:40
i found loads of sub 500 quid mk2's when i was looking for my trackday car. eventually paid 160. turns out there was nothing wrong with it besides a rotten drivers door.
Where did you look?
Think everyone seems to be jumping on the MK2 bandwagon and over inflating the prices. This is happening to classics minis at the moment.
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Offline curlie467

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Re: £500 to spend
« Reply #8 on: 16 July 2007, 20:01 »
Youll get a reasonable mk2 for that, know what you mean on the minis, ridiculous prices.
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Offline xzoex

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Re: £500 to spend
« Reply #9 on: 16 July 2007, 21:41 »
Id go 4 a driver hun their great! :)

Zoe x
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