binhoker668 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Anyone selling anything massively reliable and perfect for SNOKAOS commuting/family trips to Wales etc?Close to Nottingham would be even better.Just having a sniff around really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Sounds like a multipla with winter tyres on the front. Dave_Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 That Subaru AWD on here? bangernomics and skattrd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binhoker668 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 That Subaru AWD on here? I was looking at that - it's the MPG that worries me mostly. Very short MOT too. Does look great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Cavcraft is selling a ford Ka. Bonus at the end of the winter season is you can brush it up, so no storage worries over summer. They_all_do_that_sir, DoctorRetro, binhoker668 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binhoker668 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Cavcraft is selling a ford Ka. Bonus at the end of the winter season is you can brush it up, so no storage worries over summer. Ha ha, erm, yes. It's a bit wee and a bit 'Ka-esque'. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I was looking at that - it's the MPG that worries me mostly. Very short MOT too. Does look great though. You could buy a lot of fuel for the difference between a grand and the price of this......... The Moog, Shirley Knott, loserone and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 My Jag! It's ideal* and has traction control. My old XJ40 never got stuck in snow, so I dunno what all the doom-mongers mean about RWD being crap. It's fine if you drive it properly. anonymous user 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_ZTT Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 You could buy a lot of fuel for the difference between a grand and the price of this.........+1 to this, I'd go for the subaru if I was in the same situation skattrd and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmatt Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 You could buy a lot of fuel for the difference between a grand and the price of this......... +1 to this, I'd go for the subaru if I was in the same situation ^^^What they said and it's mot history is pretty clean too. Bit of a no brainer really. skattrd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 £500, MoT until Sept, folding rear seats and a factory roof rack for maximum practicality. Brand new windscreen very recently and even though it's a 1400 K series, the OMGHGF is not a concern because I've spunked a crapload of new parts and money at the thing. Has taken me from Stockton to Maidstone and back on a regular basis without fault. Comes with a bunch of spares that you won't need. Electric front windows and sunroof, PAS, ABS, airbag, etc. it's practically a modern car. Astonishingly excellent heater too. clayts450, Rocket88, oldcars and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I was looking at that - it's the MPG that worries me mostly. Very short MOT too. Does look great though. In the couple of tanks I've used I got 30mpg. Mainly country roads, spirited driving.If I've still got it when the MOT left is under 1 month then I'll stick it in for another, I honestly don't think it will need anything. I've still got the 205TD as well, longer MOT and better mpgs (I've not calculated them) but it's a bit smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I used to get pretty hung up on OMGMPG too, but I do now try to take a holistic view. The three Lagunae were a good bit thirstier than the preceding Alfa 156 JTD, but then KAZ, UKZ and TAZ cost me a grand total of £370 in overall purchase costs - and I got four years of motoring out of them. The Alfa cost me £1500 and died expensively within 9 months. The Forester Turbo returns me around 30mpg, and I honestly don't think it's any worse than the Renners were (for both Subaru and Renaults, £60 pez = 300 miles approx). It also appears to make very little difference whether I pootle everywhere at a crawl, or blast it over the hills like a tarmac stage. I would tend towards the (probably bollocks) view that the more MPG-boosting wizardry squeezed into an engine, the greater the chances of it going pop (obviously XTriple's Bentley falls into its own special category). TL;DR - get 'er bought, big lad. She'll part out for more than the asking, if anything goes massively wrong. OR - c'mon over to Ballyclare. The number of sub £200 cars going through the auction the other night was nuts. eddyramrod, skattrd and HillmanImp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I would tend towards the (probably bollocks) view that the more MPG-boosting wizardry squeezed into an engine, the greater the chances of it going pop (obviously XTriple's Bentley falls into its own special category). Absolutely! Better something underdressed and simple that does 30 mpg, then some eco thing riddled with electronics that does 40, and spits it's dummy expensively.....and for a grand , you'll probably be looking at some small engined eco box that's been Kevin or Tracey's "first car", and been driven accordingly..........That Subaru, or Mr Vulg's Rover are a far better bet.........I'd also buy petrol, not diesel powered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Subaru plus 121 gallons of unleaded. clayts450, skattrd, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 3630 miles of "free motoring" stephen01 and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughant Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Scooby is the correct choice in every way. They rarely fail badly on the MOT plus I'm sure if you front the MOT cost the seller may* consider presenting it for a test? However with a 12 month MOT the price may increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 +1, buy Subaru before £95pug does. They're great cars, as long as the inner arches are still present. Rocket88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughant Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 PS I speak with experience of owning a Turbot version which cost realistically nothing over the 5 years of ownership.Had it not been for massive financial hardship she would never have been sold. Such capable cars.Trouble is to get one as nice as my old one (nothing special just nice and clean, low miles, manual, very much a base spec/lightweight parts) was would cost £3k to £5k now.Too many put through hedges/blown up running on Asda 95ron by chav owners with WRC stickers all over them about 10-15 years ago means the ones left command a premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen01 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 TBF a grand is going to get you a modern car, there's plenty about at this price (plenty of fucked ones also) I love sub £500 cars myself as you don't have to worry to much about them plus while scrap is decent you're not losing to much. +1 for the Subaru, or the rover. MPG's is always a tough one. current pug is doing 45.5 knocking about, 55-60+ on a run. plus it's only £30/year tax. bangernomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Alfa 156 2.5 V6 manual Veloce saloon Supernaut, clayts450, eddyramrod and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binhoker668 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 I do really like the Subaru! I haven’t procured funds just yet, and am liable to be pretty damn skint in February, so wanna try and avoid possibly being off the road for any length of time. Mulling it over like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Frontera? Tired 2.8 lwb. Which means it's better than most of, well, anything. Part time 4wd etc. Veg friendly. Looks cool, obviously. ???? DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Bicycle. 0 mpg. Most economical transport ever. BorniteIdentity, Jim Bell and bangernomics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Bicycle. 0 mpg. Most economical transport ever.Come on entire family. We are going on holidays to Wales on a bicycle. Stop crying. It'll be economical. chadders, Dan_ZTT, BorniteIdentity and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 This should be ideal. Trusted and brilliant shiter, too. http://autoshite.com/topic/34270-rover-416-gti-yes-already/ Jazoli and Ghosty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I was going to suggest my R8 actually. For £200 it's a bloody steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binhoker668 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 Just perusing facebook marketplace. I forgot what a terrible minefield buying cars outside of Autoshite can be!! Jim Bell and bangernomics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Buy the Scooby, it's exactly what you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Have you bought the scooby yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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