Laura

So true, Shilpa is a black belt in karate and has mastered 6 foreign languages. Can you see Jade Goody & Friends doing that? No, but they'd take the p*ss out of you at school for it...

Squiffy! Just seen this thread! I'm so sorry to see your lovely car remodelled like that! You came out of that extremely well, hope the eye's gone down now. Glad you're ok.

I have always worked in dealerships & I would say £30 is fair for a local garage. We charge £65 + VAT & when I worked at BMW it was about £95 + VAT. MOT's are £50.35 for passenger cars now. As long as that's for front & rear pads, not just one set, it's a fair deal. I agree it's maybe a little over on time for pads but only by max 20 mins I'd say.

So, which did you take this morning? I nearly cried driving my Dad's Volvo in this morning!

Thanks, I did see that but sounds like a lot for what it is, even knocked down! I'm really harsh with this stuff cos until recently I traded & sold cars!

The black 1.8 v6 at 900 sheckles looks very good. The MX3 is a solid car handles like its on rails and is good for 130 mph if you fancy summat a bit racier. The MX-3 look ok, though scarily like a Laguna in some pics! Hhhmmm... http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_search.asp?searchform=&modelexact=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&photo=1&state=none&sort=&make=TOYOTA&min_pr=75&source=0&model=CELICA&max_pr=&agerange=&mileage=&miles=1500&postcode=bh12+2nb&ukcarsearch_full.x=33&ukcarsearch_full.y=12

Excellent, shouldn't come across any of them then! Time for a search on the old Trader me thinks... Thanks boys, keep 'em coming!

Good luck!

Thanks DB, a Chavalier was my first thought. Seem to be quite sturdy & reliable.

I'm with you on that! Audi me up!

Doesn't SDI mean non-Turbo? No one seems to be backing the Datsun I see?

I was thinking maybe an E30 or E36 318/320, but again not that cheap to run. Just...can't...bring myself....to...buy a Fraud or Pug-bucket! Beggars can't be choosers... My first car was a Datsun 120Y Coupe, maybe I'll get another one, she was great! No, really! Squiffy, hang in there, I didn't have a sniff for ages but first to view left a deposit! What's the general consensus on Clio's? French still I know but my ex has a Williams and I actually quite like it! (I know I could only get a 1.0 or something tho!) WSB2, where have you been hiding! Oh, and you're not fooling anyone you big girl.

So, my car's hopefully (yet tragically) going soon. So with my max £1000 on my next car, gotta be relatively cheap to run/insure etc... What do I get? And who's got one?!

The things people do just to keep you employed Ewen!

Nearly, but not quite...