Got a new job that means every now and then I'll need to commute, i.e. a few weeks at a time here and there, so need a super cheap hack to knock about in. Needs to be good on fuel and good on maintenance, dont give a shit what it looks like. Thoughts so far are nissan micra or toyota corolla or similar. Anyone have any suggestions on most reliable motor for not a lot of cash, presume it will be jap to meet the criteria? Were talking sub 1k here

 

Mk3 golf?

i had one as a work car a few years ago, had a 1.6 petrol i used to run it for £50 a week. bit boring but had a nice heater and a stereo. munched the miles to be fair to it. bought it for £475, stuck 45k on the clock in 2 years and didn't even give it an oil change just 2 tyres and sold it for £300 at the end of that.

 

nissan micra all the way or old shape vw polo.

 

1.9tdi vw golf

 

Pug 106 diesel

 

Mk3 golfs are quality, i had one for a little bit and it was proper laugh.

 

mk3 golf diesal

maybe some other vw diesal, like a old passat or something

 

buy my old run-a-round for grand
Fresh MOT
Usual mods
Heads up before it goes on the forsale section

 

Fiesta 1.25 mk4, the things run on air i swear, my hasnt miss a beat, get in and go, i dont even lock it sometimes and its still there in the morn! Great cars!

 

fiat punto mk2.ive had them for years as my daily runners without problems.got a 53 plate with 52k on the clock for £950 last year and it got through that hard winter no probs

 

Pug diesel

106/306/405/406

All cheap and will do the miles no problem and dirt cheap to insure aswell

 

As said mk 3 diesel golf my mate had one non turbo less to go wrong and cheap on fuel he did turn the fuel up but the thing didn't hang about and never went wrong.

 

pug 306 hdi

 

polo mk3 cheap on everything and solid as a rock
and you could get a decent one for less than £400

 

Rover 420d

I've said it before in these type of uber-cheap car threads and I'll say it again. Very reliable and nice to drive for what it is, well equipped and comfortable.

Much, much nicer to drive than little jap cars or old VW's.

 

get a derv and run it on veg

 

Passat (can get them around an R-reg for sub 1k) or Pug 406 diesel. I'd recommend the pug as I don't get one with the seats in the passat

 

tempted by a VW diesel I think then, shes got a 206 at moment and I hate working on it, french seem to have a funny idea on how to put things together! Polo or golf I reckon, seen Bulletts in for sale section but bit more than I wanted to pay really.