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JM_16v
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29th Apr 09 at 07:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ideas For Run Around

Must be Less than £1000-800

Preferbly Derv

Cheap insurance
willay
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29th Apr 09 at 07:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Go on autotrader, set your limit and off you go
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29th Apr 09 at 07:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

For cheap, look no further than a 106 1.5D
Fad
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Arosa SDi
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Keep the Glanza.
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306DT gets my vote
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
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But as Pickers says, i'm sure driven sensibly the Glanza gets a semi good MPG, it's cheap to tax and by the time you've taxed, insured, MOT'd and maintained 2 cars, it'd be easier to just pour the fuel in one surely?

[Edited on 29-04-2009 by pow]
Andy Stocker
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My run around cost £265
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But you drive a sub 20MPG, expensive to tax/insure Scoobaruuu
Andy Stocker
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At times I prefer the Fiesta as you park it where you want and generally don't give a crap about it
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I'd love a car like that to abuse.
Fad
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I was looking into a Arosa Sdi as it would cost under 1k cost £130 a year to insure and if I strtched to a 2004 model tax would be £30 a year.

Unfortunately summer is here so no need for that shit
Andy Stocker
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Ebay is your friend
Fad
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So is Facebook by the sounds of it Stocker
Andy Stocker
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Fad
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A trip with an M3 to Brighton could end in a bad way mate
Andy Stocker
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If only I could have an M3
Whittie
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My run around cost £300.

Shitroen ZX 1.9 Turbo diesel It's a work horse, and don't give a shit about it.
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/979241.htm
Ben G
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my mate at work got a red 1.8 turbo diesel l reg mondeo for 100 quid. it's on 16'' escort gti alloys, polished up it looks a bargain for a 100 quid.
Whittie
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?s=578
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£500 and its yours..

http://corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=494548
Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by Jon_C
306DT gets my vote


X2.

Turn up the fuel and boost and itl run a safe 1.2 bar all day long.And itl pull like a train.
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i got a 309 1.9td runaround for 90£ few years back
JM_16v
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
quote:
Originally posted by Fad
Arosa SDi




But as Pickers says, i'm sure driven sensibly the Glanza gets a semi good MPG, it's cheap to tax and by the time you've taxed, insured, MOT'd and maintained 2 cars, it'd be easier to just pour the fuel in one surely?

[Edited on 29-04-2009 by pow]

would be my main car,

yeah glanza get 35 mpg

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