Joloke Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Whizz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Rover 400 series, Honda powertrain. Very Autoshite. Classy ride. Plenty of choice. Nice colours. Cow or cloth. Boot or hatch. chodweaver and Joloke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpjitservices Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 I guess an A6 2.5 TDI Avant is out of the question?... With Tiptronic. Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Rover 75 tourer all day long. Petrol or Diesel (if you are feeling brave, dependant on how long you plan on keeping the car) My advise would be to keep an open mind. Best cars I've ever had, were just found when searching not looking for anything in particular. Needed to get the wife an auto, looking for options but not really got mind made up on anything.Found a Y reg 1.6 Auto, one giffer owner from new with 25K on the clock, full service history.Had this a couple of years and its been fantastic. Joloke and Twiggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Also to add, if you are anywhere near the West Midlands, happy for you to have a drive of my 75 diesel auto estate.Even got a manky 75 diesel saloon, that I can lend you for an extended test drive Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoda_fan Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 VAG I know, but I think you'll find a Skoda Octavia in any flavour would be just the ticket and prove boringly reliable (not that I'm biased). phil_lihp and Joloke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 All my posts in the eBay tat thread from the past few months should do, seen as you've listed more or less the same as want I have in mind. Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 AngryDicky's dad's Rover 600.Otherwise, Pug maybe? 307/406/407 should all cover your needs. Don't be afraid to go left-field either: my Chevrolet (Daewoo) Tacuma is a 2.0 petrol auto, 5 door hatch, and we find it splendid. We must do, we've had it almost 4 years now! Be warned though: it attracts a heck of a tax bracket. We've only still got it because we get free tax. But with a bit of looking around, you might find something that suits you by Hyundai or Suzuki.Good luck! Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Peugeot 205 1.6i auto. Does most things compliantly except cooking omelets. Great fun on twisty roads, easy parkings, 1st generation injection so simples and reliables, keep up with traffic and sooper brakes. Cheepy parts, cheepy runnings. Fold down back seats to transport cement mixer. Borrow one for an afternoon if you have never tried one before. Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Rover R8 216GSi/SLi is your best bet. Way more common than the 400, easy to find with low miles, comfy, practical, exactly the size you're looking for, blah blah blah. Just buy one that's been used and not laid up as lack of use tends to kill the head gasket on the D series. Nice enough equipment, you get typical 90s Honda fare of electric heated mirrors, front windows and sunroof, no air con though, and leather is uncommon on 216s - they pretty much all have velour. Price range is £200-700, the arse end of that being eBay bargain, the top being dealers on Auto Trader. Taxi Paul has one for sale for £240, and there always seems to be one on eBay/Gumtree/AT/C&C. Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 MUST STOP LOOKING at KIA Megentis, MUST STOP LOOKING at KIA Megentis Repeat Mantra over and over.........................................Wrong, in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Have you considered Volvo's? The older ones are can be had cheaply now and they offer a huge amount of car for the money. The older ones are also built much better than many competitors products and they're well known for reliability and having long lives. The 850, S/V70 are very nice cars, they come in various specs from peasant to luxury and have engines starting at 2.0 petrol.Go a bit older and you can pick up a 940, which is even better being rear wheel drive with simpler mechanical bits. Again, these are superb cars, very well made and reliable with engines of 2.0 or 2.3 litres. Again, loads of choices for luxuries and equipment levels.A bit older still gets you a 240 or 740 which are essentially the same as the 940 but with a more 'classic' look and feel to them. All of the above cars are criminally undervalued at the moment as they are great cars that can do the daily drive all year round without hassle. they're lovely to drive too, insane levels of money went into the development of them. The seats and driving positions are excellent too.I've been using old Volvo's as daily drivers for years and even now there's nothing better! The only down side to them is the better engines are always the bigger ones which are just above what you were looking at and the fuel economy isn't that good, especially on the autos! Joloke, eddyramrod, Heidel_Kakao and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobietoo Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 PT Cruiser... no really, 2.0l petrol auto available very few recurring issues beyond lower wishbones every 2 or 3 years bigger than a golf smaller than a pisshat. £1000 will get you a 60,000 to 70,000 miler with history. over 30mpg.. Great owners club with local meets etc. WCPGW eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 ^WHSI had one and they are surprisingly capable beasts, given the verbal slating they get both here and, well, everywhere else. I'd have another tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 I would have thought a first generation Focus 2.0 auto would fit the bill, nice size, millions about, spares should be cheap, they are apparently reliable and supposedly nice to drive (although I've never driven one.) Find a lovely one and it might have reached the bottom of the curve depreciation wise. Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Badger Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 I'd go a bit bigger and get a 2.2 Camry, wafty ride frugal-ish engines and top quality engineering. It's a little bigger than you want but not by much. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201612200732428?postcode=nn84sa&advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&sort=sponsored&model=CAMRY&make=TOYOTA&radius=1500&page=1 Failing that follow BorniteIdentity's lead and look at an Avensis. Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Pre-millenium Saab? Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Peugeot ROA from Iran. Joloke and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 405 with Hillman Hunter underpinnings and an Avenger engine, fulfilling all your 'new old motor' needs. Uncle Jimmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Pre millenium mondeo - preferably a ghia Joloke and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 So I want a car that's a 4-5 door Petrol Automatic,1600-2000cc No smaller than a Golf yet no larger than a Pissatt ?? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk2-Granada-Estate-2-8-Ghia-/172737355983?hash=item2837f2e0cf:g:4ygAAOSwSzRZRp2F A little big but not too far away and a good price. Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Under 2000cc? Positively puritanical. Anything older that's less than that is going to struggle in auto guise.Camry is a good call. Lexus is300, the saloons do crop up....estates are getting very thin on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Your new motor has just come up for sale courtesy of dunnaz... Eddie Honda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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