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Old 09-02-2010, 08:08 PM
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considerign im only 17 nearly 18

i need a good motorway runner from essex (southend area) to colchester
for the army so will be used at the weekends mainly so needs to be reliable but good on mpg

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no shitters though haha
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Focus/Mondeo TD?
Old 09-02-2010, 08:13 PM
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ahh yeah mondeo it might have to be cheap aswell i believe
woudl you say stick with diesels aswell
are they pretty bullet proof
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you can have my mondeo tdci for £280000 no offers

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you got pictures mate?
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what's your budget, including insurance?

a td mondeo will likely kill you on insurance
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ermm blimey didnt think you would want it lol

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Old 09-02-2010, 08:16 PM
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vw passat tdi audi ect ect
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got lexus is200 sat nav fully leccy the lot, 2k its urs
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the budget is about £5000 roughly as will be selling the megane as that is just a drinker lol

just want sum good ideas and if anyone has anything for sale if you do pictures woudl be great
passat is a good idea aswell what sorta audi are you thinking of
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Originally Posted by st3v3
you can have my mondeo tdci for £2800 no offers

You're not a gold member ya cooooont!
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Originally Posted by Conor Harrington
the budget is about £5000 roughly as will be selling the megane as that is just a drinker lol

just want sum good ideas and if anyone has anything for sale if you do pictures woudl be great
passat is a good idea aswell what sorta audi are you thinking of
get some insurance quotes first on something like a tdi bora/passat, it will be so expensive!
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Originally Posted by Mal.
You're not a gold member ya cooooont!
lol i didnt think it would be taken up seriously
Ya coooooooooont !
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Originally Posted by Mal.
You're not a gold member ya cooooont!
haha tht aint gonna be healthy lol dont block the thread who ever is the admin lol

is people have pictures could you pm me please

cheers
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TBH you could probably buy my tdci cheaper though Pistonheads and like already said, i would try and get some insurance quotes first.

Ill edit my post so this dont get messed up by admin.
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Some kind of Pug, I know the 406's were lovely on long journeys, but the 307 SW wasn't quite as nice, the seats are horrible floppy things.

But they seem to be great on fuel, and can pull along at motorway speed all day long.
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yeah will look at a few insurance quotes first to see what i can be looking at and then will consider all the options
and jsut want the best mpg but not shite on performace lol
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There's a Mk3 Mondeo for sale near Focus at the Tar pots mate see it there today on someones frotn garden £16500 looked nice was grey silver colour


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what ever you get, you may as well get something decent sized like a mondy, and with all the toys, if your doing a lot of travelling then comfort should be top of the bill with a decent lump that will be just ticking over on the motorway cruising along.
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Originally Posted by Brian
There's a Mk3 Mondeo for sale near Focus at the Tar pots mate see it there today on someones frotn garden £16500 looked nice was grey silver colour


Brian
will have a look tomorra mate cheers for the heads up
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Originally Posted by matts1
what ever you get, you may as well get something decent sized like a mondy, and with all the toys, if your doing a lot of travelling then comfort should be top of the bill with a decent lump that will be just ticking over on the motorway cruising along.
what mark mondeo would you all suggest thenn??
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2.8 xr4x4 tax & moted very good condtion one of the best shit on fuel around town but good on the motorway £1000
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He's not even 18 and someones suggested an is200
Gonna pay his insurance if he buys it off ya@?
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st tdci may be out of budget but this shape mondy is really nice and the trim is good looking

petrol but you get the idea

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1295387.htm
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Originally Posted by matts1
st tdci may be out of budget but this shape mondy is really nice and the trim is good looking

petrol but you get the idea

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1295387.htm
yeah thts the shape i was thinking of what mk is that sorry if it sounds a stupid question lol

how much roughly would it cost for a normal 1 i know its a hard question jsut a ball park figure
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Pug 307 HDi...........
Old 09-02-2010, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by TIFF
Pug 307 HDi...........
can u get one of them for under 5000 and insurance?
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Yer....EASY....Just picked my missus up a 51 plate, 3DR 307 HDi with full history and 80k for 2k ish........

55mpg and look all right too........
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106 Quiksilver mate of mine got a nice cheap one pm me for more details
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Originally Posted by TIFF
Yer....EASY....Just picked my missus up a 51 plate, 3DR 307 HDi with full history and 80k for 2k ish........

55mpg and look all right too........
ahh very nice mite have a look at them aswell
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Nice, cheap, newish good looking, cheap to run cars that are realiable.........

What more do you want
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ahh great mate will have a look i think mate cheers for the heaads up
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Originally Posted by Umi
106 Quiksilver mate of mine got a nice cheap one pm me for more details
it'd be revving its bollocks off at motorway speeds compared to a nice diesel
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i did think that when he mentioned it lol
its only a small and would prefer a diesel lol
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Some of the cars that are being sugested here are just mad...

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Get that for example, leaving £3,000 for insurance, which i imagine will likely to be around £2,300.
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Originally Posted by gazdon
2.8 xr4x4 tax & moted very good condtion one of the best shit on fuel around town but good on the motorway £1000

Errrr..... pull...... the....... other....... ONE!
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haha and yeah the peugeot is cumin up trumps alot i think
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I can recommend a mk4 festa derv

could get 500 miles to a tank (which cost 40 notes to fill up roughly) and the insurance was cheap. The car was basic but would happily sit at outside lane motorway speeds when you eventually got to them!
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nissan micra...a tenner will get u 2 the end of the earth and back


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