I want a runabout, just to get to work and back that is cheap to run and can classify for a classic insurance policy. (MK3 Escort, MK4 etc etc....)

Help me out please with your suggestions


Billy

 

Mk2 xr2

 

MK2 Scirocco

 

i sold you the fucking daddy of all mk3 escorts and you sent it to the big scrappy in the sky

anyway you have an old classic runabout

the saff

 

something with powersteering ,i would love a mk2 2.8 granada ghia as a runabout but would depend on what mileage you would be doing i suppose

 

I would say xr2 but they can eat the fuel up. I think i would go for a 1.1L mk2 fes instead great fun cheap as chips and if maintained well it,ll never let you down. My other cheap runabout which lasted me 7 years proud was an H plate mk2 orion. No rot to be seen and never ever once broke down or even hinted at the idea superb car that was and weirdly miss it big time.
Funny how the older lesser models can grow on you in the end

 

ive an idea

by jonnseys shell off him and wack a pinto in it

 

Keep them coming.

Just want it to be cheap and cheerful.....

 

Old merc diesel, W114 or W123, mine is £98 a year fully comp

 

A mini?

 

What kid of merc is that?

No way

 

Classic insurance usually limits mileage. I can't do more than 5k a year.

 

Lada riva

 

Suits me mate. Only do 6 miles a day

 

Leeeeeeeave it!

 

Hahaha I'd prob go for a mk2 fez 1.1 pop can't go wrong.

 

xr2i can jump in it everyday(with an immobiliser),feels nippy,and if you get board put a turbo in it

 

billy already has a mini

thats what his girl friend calls it anyway

 

BMW E30 :-D

 

Still stand by Scirocco. Reliable and solidly build with the correct maintenance, seems to escape the Golf "tax" so good value, won't lose money on it and seems to escape the "scenesters" more than most other VW's. Cool car IMO.

 

Check your policy details. Pretty sure that when I've had classic insurance in the past it doesn't cover commuting to work.

 

100e pop? 105e anglia?

 

agreed, this is usually the case

 

fucking WALK then!

 

No thanks. When you do my shift pattern you don't want to spend an extra hour walking in and another walking home.

 

Push bike. save you loadsa money.

 

Triumph Herald. Can pick one up with Mot cheap enough, tax exempt and at 23 insurance cost me £140 including commuting. Works fine as a daily, actually better than leaving it just for sunny weekends.

 

Mk4 escort xr3i. Cheap. If maintained reliable i get 55 miles to a tenner on my efi.

Lets face it their value will only go up!

 

This. Seriously, it's only 6 miles. If it's raining just wear a coat.

If it must be a car, then a mk1 fiesta?

 

To be fair my pushbike cost more than my Triumph

 

Bloomin' 'eck! Flash bike or rotten triumph?

 

Bit of both lol. To be fair to the Triumph it went straight through it's last 2 Mots

 

How about a nice Mk4 or Mk5 Cortina, preferably a ghia and in a nice brown!!

 

If it were me I would be looking for a tidy little Mk2 XR2

 

Peugeot 205 1.9, Cheap and Cheerful and It'll Go Forever!

 

This one is nice and cheap http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E30-Ha...item3376c7f013 lol

 

Thought about just going on eGay and putting in anything up to 1990 or whatever date?

 

If you aren't doing many miles, I'd be looking at an old XJS.

Or, if you don't mind getting a bit chilly, and wet..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Steyr-Daimler-Puch-AG-Haflinger-/260932703318?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3cc0cd1456






Scratch the rest, you need this.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1977-HONDA...item2a1d5370bd

 

xr3i
xr2i
ax gt
nova gte
mk2 gold gti list goes on ,, lol


My choice would be an xr3i or xr2i

 

my mate has a mk3 escort 1.6 ghia turbo for sale think he wants £1600 for it its cheap to insure and puts a grin on ya face when it spins the wheels in 3rd