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Colin

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23rd Aug 08 at 17:46

http://www.rust2rome.com/about.html

Jades Bro wants to do this next year & has asked what would be the best car up to the task.

The task is to drive from Edinburgh to Rome in a car that costs no more than £250.

Im really struggling to think of a decent car for £250!!

Colin

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23rd Aug 08 at 17:50

Anyone think of a car for £250 that'll have Tax & MOT?

I was thinking maybe an Isuzu engined Astra TDi?

Though looking at the pics from this year they seemed to have old merc's

Ste L

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23rd Aug 08 at 17:55

sell your car to a mate for £250..

then buy it back for the same price..

Voila - one nice £250 car

Neo

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23rd Aug 08 at 17:56

I watched an old top gear the other day, and they managed to get an 1980's audi, and old rover and a volvo, each for under a tonne.

I'd go for a big diesel barge, something german with 150k +

Go to dealerships and ask if they have anything they were sending to auction ?

CorsAsh

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23rd Aug 08 at 17:59

1.6 8v Cavalier, got my old one for £200 from an old boy and it'd go all day long.

Colin

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:01

You'd never get any car with Tax & MOT for a ton, there worth more in scrap nowdays!!

Jakey

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:01

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=448433

Get him down abit

Colin

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:02

quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
1.6 8v Cavalier, got my old one for £200 from an old boy and it'd go all day long.

Diesel not be better, more solid, cheaper to run?

Colin

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:04

Found this on ebay.......

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1968-WOLSELEY-1300-MAROON_W0QQitemZ280257300700QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280257300700&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Cheap.............anyone know what it is??

CorsAsh

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:05

If it goes wrong though it could be harder to get going again. You need something simple. And Europe is full of cheap Opel bits too.

Carl

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:05

Probably a case of seeing whats about at the time rather than picking what you want and looking for that certain thing.
Can you buy one without MOT and put it through as long as its still sub 250?

CorsAsh

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:06

Predecessor to things like the Allegro etc

Wrighty

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:07

wouldnt fancy that

may go for modball in a reliable car

dan-h

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:09

205 diesel

Colin

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:13

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1992-PEUGEOT-205-JUNIOR-DIESEL-YELLOW_W0QQitemZ320287554181QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item320287554181&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

205 would be good, maybe a bit small for all their gear!!

ShEp

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:16

hunt for an omega?

406 derv

are you allowed to work on it?

.dean.

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:20

i would love to drive there in that asrat, the rat look astra! would be sooo cool

Firestate88

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:23

quote:
Originally posted by Carl
Probably a case of seeing whats about at the time rather than picking what you want and looking for that certain thing.
Can you buy one without MOT and put it through as long as its still sub 250?

MOT and tax are excluded from the £250, so can pay £200 for a none mot and tax car, spend £50 on mot bits and still be eligble

Colin

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:26

He wants a Mk1 or Mk2 golf.................lol I said theres no chance they will find one within budget!!

Colin

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:32

http://edinburgh.gumtree.com/edinburgh/52/27432052.html

Toyota should be reliable?

Colin

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23rd Aug 08 at 18:34

Rover - http://edinburgh.gumtree.com/edinburgh/59/27791259.html

Needs a new headgasket, then probably another once its over the english channel!!

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