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Author What car for £1200 ish?
Welsh Dan
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19th May 07 at 18:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Righto, i'm getting rid of my 200sx in a few weeks, as i'm going to need something cheaper to run to commute to work (40 miles to work). As i'm probably going to move home, i've got a driveway where I fancy getting something to work on and for the weekends.

Anyway. What half decent cars, under 1.5 for tax and insurance purposes can you recommend for £1200 ish? Must be easy enough to work on, not a Hyundai or Daewoo, must be cheap to run and get parts for? I'd like something a bit fun and not really old, if possible?

Thinks i've thought about so far are a 106 1.3 Rallye or a Corsa Sport 1.4
JM_16v
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19th May 07 at 18:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
clio 1.8 16v?
mattk
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19th May 07 at 18:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
under 1.5 for tax and insurance purposes
JM_16v
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oh yeah
Welsh Dan
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19th May 07 at 18:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Realistically, I can insure pretty much anything, but as i'm probably going to use my no claims on the other car, I won't be able to use them on this car too. If its cheap to insure without using any NCB, then i'm not too bothered about it being more than a 1.5, as long as its still all of the other things.

[Edited on 19-05-2007 by Welsh Dan]
Welsh Dan
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20th May 07 at 13:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Any more suggestions?
Colin
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Thought about a 306 diesel or something similar?? Work 40miles away will be expensive in a petrol car!!
dan_c4rsa
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20th May 07 at 14:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
106 1.5 diesel?
1.4 16v astra? edit - scratch that one.......petrol.

[Edited on 20-05-2007 by dan_c4rsa]
Welsh Dan
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Hadn't really thought of a diesel, as I didn't think that it would be too bad in a small engined car
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punto gt? more than likely to cost you a fortune in replacing parts though...
richc
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Yer i would of sed maybe Corsa sri or 1.4 sport
nova_gteuk
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20th May 07 at 15:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Daihatsu Charade Turbo
fresh_creps
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20th May 07 at 16:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
civic 1.5 lsi?
Adam-D
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i want your car, but i cant afford it with owning the corsa and i have no room for it either
Colin
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20th May 07 at 16:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
i want your car, but i cant afford it with owning the corsa and i have no room for it either


Do a swap + cash his way......sorted
Adam-D
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makes me cry , the amount ive shunted into my sport

bloody love that car thou

 
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