Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Originally posted by Dean_W
My friend is a joiner. He takes his tools to work with him.
He bought a 1.3 G reg escort last year with 5 months tax and 11 months test for £50.
It's never, ever failed to start, cheap on petrol. He's spent £20 on some springs and £20 on some wheels.
Perfect for mooching about back and too from work.
Ideal for scrambling to work & back!!
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ScottBeck
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Registered: 7th Dec 06
Location: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
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escort in classifieds is goin cheap 
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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hehe..
my shitter collection over the years has been ace!
1.0 Panda
1.4 SRi nova
2.8 Supra
punto GT
V8 range rover
205 GTi
Alfa 147
i make enough money to drive a nice car around, but i choose not too  its all about image, and i seem to have fun in shite old cars.
[Edited on 10-04-2008 by AK]
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Mobby
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Registered: 31st Dec 07
Location: Leicestershire
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
quote:
Originally posted by mobby
but you do want to get to work dont you, you cant always trust a old banger
Golf been unreliable - in 2 crashes. I can always get a lift or borrow a new car for a couple days.
If its serious i have cash waiting to buy another banger!
fair enough then, your sorted, a bange looks like the way forward to you, id guess you can trust newer cars more, i understand alot do break down but they cant be all bad
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Lucky B
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Registered: 7th Apr 02
Location: Lunatic asylum. Drives: Hard & Fast.
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Buy my 1.4 Astra for £250.  (MOT Nov 08)
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cunningham
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Registered: 25th May 05
Location: Lochore, Fife
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do it my sisters bf mechanic of 9 years used to fire back in forward in a G reg escort estate lol ran on part deisel and part petrol after some dosey wifey came to his work to get tank drained lol smokey fun plus wen it snowed lol drifting in a G reg estate was fun lol
hes now got a suzuki vitari with raised lift 50mm and snorkel and welded diff etc does off roading theres no need for him to have a fast car he drives plenty at his work lucky git
[Edited on 10-04-2008 by cunningham]
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M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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i keep the bmw for best and use a 99 plate corsa 1.2 16v for work
paid 650 for it 2.5 years ago, done 35k in it, and would get 650 back for it again now
spent 100 or so on it, oil, back box, got free set of tyres, sport seats and a cd player
bargin
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Lisa
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Registered: 6th Apr 00
Location: Euxton, Lancashire
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aswell as my evo i have a 1.1 clapped out fiesta.......i keep telling myself the evo has to go but i just can't do it. it would be the sensible option as when fiesta just been of road for a week for mot i put in £180 of fuel in 9 days
if you have the heart to do it then do but every journey i do in the fiesta that is soul destroying i think of getting in the nice one to play
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Been thinking of doing this myself. Only takes me 5 mins to get to work in a morning, so was thinking of getting a small, old skool turbo'd car. Been looking at punto gt turbos, always liked them, and i think now is the time to do something daft and get one
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
hehe..
my shitter collection over the years has been ace!
1.0 Panda
1.4 SRi nova
2.8 Supra
punto GT
V8 range rover
205 GTi
Alfa 147
i make enough money to drive a nice car around, but i choose not too its all about image, and i seem to have fun in shite old cars.
[Edited on 10-04-2008 by AK]
Im thinking its the way forward
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Lucky B
Buy my 1.4 Astra for £250. (MOT Nov 08)
Tempted with that!
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Gareth
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Registered: 2nd Mar 00
Location: Derby, Drives: EVO VIII MR & pug 308
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It sounds good in theory but if you ended up with a dog then repairs could be more than you paid for it!
I for 1 would not be making a motorway commute of 600 miles a week in a car that cost 250! 
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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If you break down you get a fith of your money back via scrap & buy another one.....constant stock of tractors for sale!!
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Rebrabuk
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Registered: 28th Mar 04
Location: North East
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Go for the scrapper!
Can thrash it to your hearts content whilst knowing if it breaks you don't have to fix it. Constant wheeling and dealing of cars is more fun. Often cheaper in the longrun than maintenance of a more worthy car.
You can always buy a nicer car when you're old, rich and famous.
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Im liking the idea of being able to not give a shit, thrash the living daylights out of it & generally not give a shit.
Jade thinks im bonkers for wanting to give up a nice car
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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I think your bonkers cos iirc the reason you sold the 1st golf was because you wanted a 'reliable' car to get you to and from work everyday
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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I paid 10k for my car, thrash it and generally don't give a shit about it
It's a bonus if it's still got windows when i come back.
I like the thought of having a nice reliable car that i don't spend my life worrying about. It pays for itself at the end of the day.
I'd love a nice sporty car. Just don't have the funds to change my day to day car every few years and run a second car. That's life though.
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
Location: Liverpool
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You can buy a reliable car for £2000 though...most 306 HDI's if looked after can be very reliable...
Wouldnt chance the mileage your doing on a £500 car...
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