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Owing to not being able to realistically afford insurance on the cossie and run it every day at this stage (garage queen for now
) i will shortly be on the market for a daily drive car. ideally i need something that is economical, interesting and will be able to put up with driving all day around town. my budget will be around £1000-£1500, anyone have any ideas?
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mate, im in the same boat. im going to look at a 106 quicksilver on sat. its up for £1495 but my max is £1200.
its done 97k miles, 1.4 engine and for me it will cost £193 a year to insure, £155 tax, and should do 40mpg.
it will be litterally used to drive to and from work so 20 miles a day, so ive changed my mind about getting something flash and just cheap to use etc.
will see how it goes this weekend lol
its done 97k miles, 1.4 engine and for me it will cost £193 a year to insure, £155 tax, and should do 40mpg.
it will be litterally used to drive to and from work so 20 miles a day, so ive changed my mind about getting something flash and just cheap to use etc.
will see how it goes this weekend lol
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Mine will also be 20 miles a day tops, arent the quicksilvers just essentially saxos? Friend had a lot of problems with the engine in his saxo and that was a 1.4, but they dont seem too bad for the price they are up for.
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mate, im in the same boat. im going to look at a 106 quicksilver on sat. its up for £1495 but my max is £1200.
its done 97k miles, 1.4 engine and for me it will cost £193 a year to insure, £155 tax, and should do 40mpg.
it will be litterally used to drive to and from work so 20 miles a day, so ive changed my mind about getting something flash and just cheap to use etc.
will see how it goes this weekend lol
its done 97k miles, 1.4 engine and for me it will cost £193 a year to insure, £155 tax, and should do 40mpg.
it will be litterally used to drive to and from work so 20 miles a day, so ive changed my mind about getting something flash and just cheap to use etc.
will see how it goes this weekend lol
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Diesel may be sensible, but at that budget, getting a nice diesel is pretty hard. Most of them are old and pretty horrible I think. Anything more modern and nicer can cost a lot more, or you'll just be buying shite.
Plenty of nice petrol motors out there in that bracket if you don't go too crazy though!
Plenty of nice petrol motors out there in that bracket if you don't go too crazy though!
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i have a golf tdi 1998 which i bought for 1750 a year ago due to always having a nice car as my runaround and paying big insurance and fuel bills.was the best move i ever made in my motoring history.up to 60mpg ,still got a bit of street cred,virtually bullet proof,big enough for the trip to bnq .my next runaround shortly will be another derv golf for sure
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looks like tomorrow will be spent ringing around getting quotes on golf tdi's, but in the meantime does anyone have any other suggestions? i see what youre saying about the KA's, but itd have to be an early one and that means rust 9 times out of 10
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i remember watching a topgear dvd that had a racing driver in a 106 gti he almost beat an r34 skyline round a track with another racing driver in that, they interviewed him afterwards he said "im going to buy my daughter one of these, so i can nick it at weekends and go hooning about in it!" lol
you will need very small feet tho pedals are really close together
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lol, im only a size 9 so should be ok. looked a the gti, but none round here that are any good. plus cost more money lol.
there is a uk 1.8 mx5 on a p reg in the village that hasnt moved for months, flat tyre etc and not the tidiest of things. i knocked on some doors the other week and found the guy who owns it. gave him my mob number and said give me a call with a price.
he never did.
might knock tomoz with £400 in my pocket and see what he says...
there is a uk 1.8 mx5 on a p reg in the village that hasnt moved for months, flat tyre etc and not the tidiest of things. i knocked on some doors the other week and found the guy who owns it. gave him my mob number and said give me a call with a price.
he never did.
might knock tomoz with £400 in my pocket and see what he says...
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Not that bothered about the car being ''nice'' or improving my street cred, ive got the cossie for that, just need something to smoke about in !
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mate, im in the same boat. im going to look at a 106 quicksilver on sat. its up for £1495 but my max is £1200.
its done 97k miles, 1.4 engine and for me it will cost £193 a year to insure, £155 tax, and should do 40mpg.
it will be litterally used to drive to and from work so 20 miles a day, so ive changed my mind about getting something flash and just cheap to use etc.
will see how it goes this weekend lol
its done 97k miles, 1.4 engine and for me it will cost £193 a year to insure, £155 tax, and should do 40mpg.
it will be litterally used to drive to and from work so 20 miles a day, so ive changed my mind about getting something flash and just cheap to use etc.
will see how it goes this weekend lol
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Rear beam shat itself (common fault - back wheel looks like its on the piss when looked at from behind.)
Front wishbones
Coilpack
Spax shock started leaking(but had worn well for over 60k)
Drum brake cylinders
Both side CV joints went
Clutch
Gearbox died getting on for 120k as did the clutch cable
Oh and the headgasket was on the way out i think
So just check everything mechanical thoroughly, also the bodywork can start to rust around the engine bay quite nicely if its not been looked after. (As i'm sure you will anyway.)
As for the price, i think they may be taking the piss a little, i paid £1000 5 years ago for mine with under 50k on the clock
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Great fun to hoon about in though, a tad slow, not too bad on fuel though, mine was better than the 1.6 Honda civic Exec im running about in now anyway.
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passat tdi. not interesting, but get a pd130, cheaper to insure than a golf for some reason, bigger, comfier IMO, chip it to 170hp.
Since ive chipped mine i wouldnt want a different daily, which is good as now my savings can go on a 2nd car
Since ive chipped mine i wouldnt want a different daily, which is good as now my savings can go on a 2nd car
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The only sod is going for the handbrake and remembering that its a bloody button on the dash!
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i remember watching a topgear dvd that had a racing driver in a 106 gti he almost beat an r34 skyline round a track with another racing driver in that, they interviewed him afterwards he said "im going to buy my daughter one of these, so i can nick it at weekends and go hooning about in it!" lol
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If any of you haven't seen it, then it features a great selection of cars, with Clarkson, Tim Harvey and Richard Burns driving cars hard on it and offering their opinions...... basically, it's well worth a watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK-hprvTNf8
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Ford Focus gets my vote for your budget, so many to choose from with plenty of engine/spec options. I would personally go for a 1.6 or 1.8 Zetec but make sure it has A/C and heated front screen. Facelifted cars are also nicer IMO (51 plate onwards) Limited edition ones are available too with heated leather etc. (Silver edition, Black edition, Ink edition etc) They are proper fun to drive too, even with standard 4x4 suspension lol! My advice though is don't buy the first one you see, took me quite a while to find a decent one for a friend after going to see so many 'minters'! One of them didn't have any door handles and the alarm wasn't working the door poppers so to get in had to climb through the boot! Needless to say I didn't buy it!
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Not quite, it was a "best handling" video from back in the day and it was an R33 GTR... in fact, I found it on YouTube a wee while ago and added it to my favorites. ![Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
If any of you haven't seen it, then it features a great selection of cars, with Clarkson, Tim Harvey and Richard Burns driving cars hard on it and offering their opinions...... basically, it's well worth a watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK-hprvTNf8
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If any of you haven't seen it, then it features a great selection of cars, with Clarkson, Tim Harvey and Richard Burns driving cars hard on it and offering their opinions...... basically, it's well worth a watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK-hprvTNf8
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There's no denying the 106 is a decent handling car but can be a little switchy and does lack feel through the electric power steering IMO.
No way I would like to use one as a daily tbh, just a little too unrefined and fall apart too easily.
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Fiesta 1.25, best car i have ever owned, always starts, i sure it runs on air some days, can be lefted unlocked and no fucker will ever nick it, 125 a year road tax, insurance is nuff all.....and when it does finally die you dont mind scraping it and getting another
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+1 focus is a great daily big enough to throw your shite in the boot and small enough to be reasonaby economical, good ones can be had pretty cheap and of course its a ford , plenty in the scrappie if anything does go wrong but tbh i had one from 120,000 to 150,000 and it was great
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i just bought a 306 d and its spot on 1998 78000 miles on the clock 12 months mot 6 months tax 50 to the gallen,tidy little motor 600.00 quid cheap as hel to run
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I have one of these in black for my hack, 43mpg. Hasnt missed a beat in two years. Looks like a hgt but is a 1.2
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+1 focus is a great daily big enough to throw your shite in the boot and small enough to be reasonaby economical, good ones can be had pretty cheap and of course its a ford , plenty in the scrappie if anything does go wrong but tbh i had one from 120,000 to 150,000 and it was great
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I bought a 525TDs Tourer for £550 from eBay, E34 shape, 4 electric windows, twin sunroofs, double opening boot etc etc
Great bit of kit, i've had it 5months now and done over 10k miles in it and it has been brilliant.
Never fails to return any less than 450miles to a tank and I drive it pretty hard everywhere![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
Great tow vehicle, swallows my kids if we go anywhere, boot is massive when seats folded down and as long as its the TDs model it'll be 143bhp - tuning box or remap will make that up to 170 odd.
Defo worthwhile looking at, always a few on ebBay!
Great bit of kit, i've had it 5months now and done over 10k miles in it and it has been brilliant.
Never fails to return any less than 450miles to a tank and I drive it pretty hard everywhere
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Great tow vehicle, swallows my kids if we go anywhere, boot is massive when seats folded down and as long as its the TDs model it'll be 143bhp - tuning box or remap will make that up to 170 odd.
Defo worthwhile looking at, always a few on ebBay!
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Fudgey, just for a heads up on the 106 QuiKsilver
, when mine hit around 100k miles it started to fall apart.
Rear beam shat itself (common fault - back wheel looks like its on the piss when looked at from behind.)
Front wishbones
Coilpack
Spax shock started leaking(but had worn well for over 60k)
Drum brake cylinders
Both side CV joints went
Clutch
Gearbox died getting on for 120k as did the clutch cable
Oh and the headgasket was on the way out i think
So just check everything mechanical thoroughly, also the bodywork can start to rust around the engine bay quite nicely if its not been looked after. (As i'm sure you will anyway.)
As for the price, i think they may be taking the piss a little, i paid £1000 5 years ago for mine with under 50k on the clock![Wink](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Great fun to hoon about in though, a tad slow, not too bad on fuel though, mine was better than the 1.6 Honda civic Exec im running about in now anyway.
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Sorry to highjack the thread
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Rear beam shat itself (common fault - back wheel looks like its on the piss when looked at from behind.)
Front wishbones
Coilpack
Spax shock started leaking(but had worn well for over 60k)
Drum brake cylinders
Both side CV joints went
Clutch
Gearbox died getting on for 120k as did the clutch cable
Oh and the headgasket was on the way out i think
So just check everything mechanical thoroughly, also the bodywork can start to rust around the engine bay quite nicely if its not been looked after. (As i'm sure you will anyway.)
As for the price, i think they may be taking the piss a little, i paid £1000 5 years ago for mine with under 50k on the clock
![Wink](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Great fun to hoon about in though, a tad slow, not too bad on fuel though, mine was better than the 1.6 Honda civic Exec im running about in now anyway.
![](http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o50/james343510/Image042.jpg)
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Sorry to highjack the thread
just crossed it off the list
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hmm, gonna have to look for something else me thinks lol.
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Not quite, it was a "best handling" video from back in the day and it was an R33 GTR... in fact, I found it on YouTube a wee while ago and added it to my favorites. ![Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
If any of you haven't seen it, then it features a great selection of cars, with Clarkson, Tim Harvey and Richard Burns driving cars hard on it and offering their opinions...... basically, it's well worth a watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK-hprvTNf8
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Cheers,
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if you just want a cheap run around and your not really bothered about how fast it is what about a 1.0l micra? you can get a good one for less than a grand.
thats what im getting at the end of the month. saves using the st170 to go to and from work everyday.
thats what im getting at the end of the month. saves using the st170 to go to and from work everyday.
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