23-05-2009, 13:12 | #31 |
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Not certain what you think of these but there is a Citroen ZX for sale down Pump lane. Didn't check the price but it will be damn cheap, banger territory. Bar that there are some motors in the Chronicle this week that would do the trick nicely.
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23-05-2009, 20:51 | #32 | |
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What kind of running costs can you tolerate? In the current climate, you can get a lot of metal for £1k and you will NOT need to have a "banger" or anything resembling one. Are we talking £1k rigid, or can you goto £1500? Last edited by A Place of Light; 23-05-2009 at 20:55. |
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23-05-2009, 22:47 | #33 |
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1500 is top limit. It's the most depressing shopping I've ever done!!
Can tolerate some running costs as I'm going to be using the train a lot now. Help me oh shiney one!
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24-05-2009, 00:58 | #34 | |
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Must be able to carry you and your small people comfortably. Diesel or petrol, not fussed. Yeah? Will post back tomorrow with some solutions, although PMing me the first part of your postcode will make things easier. |
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24-05-2009, 07:47 | #35 |
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Sorry to come up with the obvious choice, but you can get a lot of MK2 Mondeo for less than £1k. They're old workhorses, go on and on and on and you can fit several dead bodies in the boot. Mine was a 2.0L petrol and did about 35 to the gallon, which I didn't think was bad at all. Plus, if you can get a Ghia X, you'll have lots of fancy modcons like air con and cruise control. I'd steer away from the diesels though as they're ****e.
I bought mine on 130k miles and sold it on 180k and the only problems I really ever had were it failing the MOT on drop links & wishbones. £10 for drop links, £15 a side for wishbones and a handy boyf solved that one easily though. If you're looking for something that will do more miles to the gallon, people always recommend the Pug 306 Dturbo or the citroen zx diesel (same engine, same chassis). I hate my brother's DTurbo with a passion. It's a disgusting car which is horrendous to drive, but it's a particularly poor example and he's neglected it severely. It does around 55 to the gallon though, which was very handy when I was driving it. Whatever you decide to get, make sure someone goes with you who knows their way around a car and will spot any glaring issues with it (not a tyre kicker).
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