Supragal Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Ok, must be 1.4 or a bit less. Must be reliable, pref low mileage, max £500. long mot and tax preferred. nothing too dodgy but rover/escort that kinda thing I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Ok, must be 1.4 or a bit less. Must be reliable, pref low mileage, max £500. long mot and tax preferred. nothing too dodgy but rover/escort that kinda thing I guess. Didn't you learn from the last Rover?? Just open Autotrader...local area £0-1000 see what you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 my first rover someone else wrote off, nowt else major wrong with it. second one I paid £400 and it died after 2 years- which is longer than expected, this one has a dodgy gear box but it still drives and is in fantastic condition. so all i've learnt is that as far as any old cheap car goes they are all much of a much!! i know i can look in trader but i'd rather buy from someone who's more likely to be honest and give someone i know the money. autotraders useless for cars anyway, out of every 100 you ring 99 of them are sold and the other 1 is not sold for a very good reason!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Ebay? - thats where I'm looking at the mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Local paper? Supermarket small ads? Great places to pick up that old duffer's car that's been kept in the garage every night for the last 15 years and washed every Sunday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 i know i can look in trader but i'd rather buy from someone who's more likely to be honest and give someone i know the money. autotraders useless for cars anyway, out of every 100 you ring 99 of them are sold and the other 1 is not sold for a very good reason!! Yeah I get ya...go for a Ford, cheap parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 You can have my Renault. The distributor advance is held together with a biro lid, the speedo cable snapped, the throttle cable is on one strand of wire (new cable in the boot), one of the lights behind the speedo broke, intermittent wipers don't work, the exhaust is blowing badly (£33 to repair apparently), the rear offside door needs to be slammed to shut it, one of the speakers is blown and the radio looks like it was a prototype of some kind from the 18th century. However; it runs fine all day every day (apart from the usual crap associated with cold starts on carbs and manual chokes!!), there is some rust but it's not falling apart yet, seems to average 40mpg, if you can replace the dizzy and stop it pinking it might go over 70 mph as well. £offers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gzaerojon Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Ok, must be 1.4 or a bit less. Must be reliable, pref low mileage, max £500. long mot and tax preferred. nothing too dodgy but rover/escort that kinda thing I guess. im thinking of selling my girlfriends hyundi accent r reg 46k white 1.4 good tyres ect i got it for her to learn in, but she still not got round to it. gonna mot it before it sells, nothing wrong with it but its just sat in my garage collecting dust, didn't see the point in putting an mot on it untill she goes to use it. drives really well gonna need around £850 for it though. just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 dave- my local papers are rubbish for it, like I say I will look at these but I thought I'd ask on here too so someone in the club can have the money and also I'd like to think they are more trustworthy... been stung so many times buying cars from papers etc. Thought it might help out 2 members in 1 go Trev- kinda after something we can just get in and use, not have to fix bits immediately, also, I think I'd get shot it I bought a French car... but thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdsukautos Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I have a subaru legacy estate 2.0 gl awd id let it go for £600 as it has been keyed by kids. Its a 94 or 96 cant remember right now It would have 12 months mot if you want tax ill do ya a deal and pay half of 6 months tax with you paying other half Good runner and very handy being an estate an all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 I was just about to say that could work ok as I was thinking of getting an estate for me, but you're in Scotland!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I've just purchased a 1988 renault 5 1.7 GTX 52000miles on the clock!!!! Full service history!!!!! 1 owner from new (A guy I work with's recently departed dearly missed gran!) For the princely sum of 150 of her majesties pounds! £250 insurance from sky! (T.P.F.T - no legal assistance!) Edit:- Actually just realised. That's of absolutely no use to you whatsoever. That'll teach me to hammer the 'ole vino as soon as I get home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdsukautos Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I may be in scotland but i am right next door to glasgow prestwick airport So a cheap ryan air flight for 15-20 and i can pick you up at airport I am only 30 mins from m74 and then its motorway all the way Where abouts are you in the country?? Car is in really good nick just loads of key marks but not to noticeable luckily Pm me if you really are interested with yer phone number and ill give ya a call about it much easier than typuing in my lazy eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Renault Clio 1.4 RT's aren't bad. Paid 600 for my last one (2 and a bit years ago) but I've just about killed it now (30k+ miles later of minimal servicing and thrashing it lol) but they are good cars, not too basic, get all the mod cons (electric windows, central locking, RPM counter, fogs etc) that you want from a little car and they have colour coded bumpers too I'm tempted to look for another, seems they turn up for around £500 every so often in a, well looked after by old person type way, make a great 2nd car for A to B stuff, 50mpg + cheap insurance etc - not good if you must have an estate though, but just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 I may be in scotland but i am right next door to glasgow prestwick airport So a cheap ryan air flight for 15-20 and i can pick you up at airport I am only 30 mins from m74 and then its motorway all the way Where abouts are you in the country?? Car is in really good nick just loads of key marks but not to noticeable luckily Pm me if you really are interested with yer phone number and ill give ya a call about it much easier than typuing in my lazy eyes really appreciate the offer but thats a bit much for me... if it was a once in a lifetime supra i'd consider it clios are too small, I can only just get 5 bales of shavings in the rover, the clio would struggle with 3 i reckon!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdsukautos Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 No probs twas just a thought anyhow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 ive got a cracking small van for sale rosie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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