Drive away for £200, the cheapest of cheap shite thread

[catsinthewelder]

That Volvo's a proper bargain,  I really can't justify another small car though.

[af1]

Anything in kent? eBay is being fruitless and so are the Facebook groups!

[urpert]

  On 29/07/2014 at 21:35, Sloth in a bowl said:

I'm a bit suspicious that this one would be a right old money pit after the first week of ownership was over though.

It has a sticker from the garage at the end of the road where I grew up, so I could forgive it a thing or two.

 

(It was a BL garage in those days though.)

[urpert]

  On 02/08/2014 at 06:09, pandamonium said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C522972

Totally would.

[sporty-shite]

  On 03/08/2014 at 19:48, urpert said:

Totally would.

Totally going to if the Porsche goes this week, and I can get a reasonable train ticket.

[Sloth in a bowl]

More all Vaux r shite with a 1.7 Dizzer

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/vauxhall-astra-17-diesel-mot-taxed-fsh/1075690679

 

[Sloth in a bowl]

Perfect city runabout but 'Drives fine short distances but gets hot and loses coolant on longer drives or when going faster' Could be fun to get it to anywhere from Exeter

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/peugeot-106-xl-1-litre-spares-or-repair/1075679555

 

[Sloth in a bowl]

More Ghia spec goodness in West London

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/ford-fiesta-ghia-mot-tax-until-end-august/1075647077

 

[Sloth in a bowl]

One for the Scottish VW massive (whomever they may be)

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/vw-polo-97-14cl-blue-5-dr-with-towbar/1074467447

 

[Sloth in a bowl]

Ladies and gentlemen round up for the bargain of the week (possibly excepting that Volvo 480).

It's a mk1 Laguna with Tax and long MoT, advertised at £225, go wave £200 in notes under the owners nose and drive away happy.

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/laguna-16-16v-mot-july-2015-tax-oct/1075557070

 

[Sloth in a bowl]

The last one for now is a Corolla, the cockroach of family hatchbacks.

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/toyota-corolla-16-3-month-tax-short-mot-still-drives-spares-or-repair-drive-away/1074506557

 

[beko1987]

So many great cars! I was half on the lookout for a 1.7 ashtray, quite like the mk3's. R they veg happy though?

[Rusty_Rocket]

They are, Bek. The one above has the GM engine though- I'd go for one with an Isuzu lump (generally in the better spec cars). 

I have one on the fleet and it always does 55mpg on the smelly stuff. 

[Jim Bergerac]

Think these are veg friendly too so OMGMEGACHEAPMOTORING

 

 

 

 

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The tax and Mot run out at the end of October, I have added the advisory photo, so will need a little work to pass.

[mouseflakes]

£195 ZX 1.9D with long test, but slow to start...

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/citroen-diesel-hatchback-1997-mot-3132015-white-cheap-runabout-owned-for-6-years/1076050525

[Tetleysmooth]

Even with the lacquer peel around the arse end, this looks a right bargain for the money.

Reasonable test too.

 

 

 

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C516096

[purplebargeken]

How much was that little Volvo? See it has been sold. Anyone on here?

[Cavcraft]

Certain cars seem to attract sod all money, I'd suggest currently that older Fiestas and Clios for example, are available mostly for peanuts now, along with Mk3 Astras and Escorts.

 

Another way to (usually) score a cheap one is for going for an unfashionable engine, for example a 1.6 in an Astra or Escort as the tax is more expensive and probably the insurance too.

[Sloth in a bowl]

Roll up for this week's top 5 cars that you could drive away for just £200

 

 

In at number 5 we have the ever popular* Ford Escort

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/ford-escort-16-finesse-2000-x-reg/1076980701

 

[Sloth in a bowl]

This weeks number 4, get some Gallic flair with a Citroen ZX

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/citroen/1076856814

 

[Sloth in a bowl]

A new entry at number 3, you don't* have to be brave to bag a Brava

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/fiat-brava/1076566276

 

[Sloth in a bowl]

At number 2, it's a bright blue bargain with no more bills till Feb next year (except for the dodgy overheating issue)

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/fiat-cinquecento/1076651438

 

[Sloth in a bowl]

And top of the £200 shite this week, you can follow the fashion* crowd (i.e. Dollywobbler) and drive away in a Rover 416

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/rover-416-gsi/1076530357

 

 

 

That's all for now folks.

[Jim Bergerac]

That Rover looks great for the money. Absolute CLASS.

[twosmoke300]

And make dw jealous of your correct front grille

[laser wheels]

Blimey, that R8 looks a mega-bargain!

[mouseflakes]

£160 with Tax and long MOT...

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/1988-citroen-ax-11re/1077388260

 

 

You'll need the change from £200 to replace the steering wheel and front seats with originals.

[Tetleysmooth]

I wouldn't mind betting this could be had for around the 200 quid mark.

What d'you reckon to the intermittant cutting out fault? I say the fuel pump going the way of the pear,

If I didn't have my V70, I'd be all over this.

 

 

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=212194

 

If anyone's interested, I can contact the seller on your behalf.

[mouseflakes]

ANOTHER ZX - they truly are the bargain of the moment.

 

http://m.gumtree.com/p/citroen/citroen-zx-reflex-1994-1.4i-5-door-hatchback/1079749220

 

 

This has a few minor faults, but MOT 'til Feb and Tax 'til the end of December. £200. BARG!!!

[Vince70]

Does this count as I paid £225 for it.

It's in lovely condition and came with tax and test till January and over half a tank of juice and 4 new tyres.

The reason it was cheap was it was running lumpy but I disconnected the MAF and it now runs a dream.

I'm waiting for a new MAF to arrive and the part was only £14 it's also only done 57000 miles.

 

The old girl also has a very good spec being one of the last B5s with an SE trim so has all the toys such as cruise control and a decent stereo, climate control etc which all work and the seats etc are in fantastic condition.

So I'm treating it during the week to a good clean inside and a full service before I go back to work.

 

It was going to be a donor car for my old A4 to retro fit some toys in but that will now be staying as a povo spec car also that is also like new and low mileage and bought it as a stop gap car for a couple of weeks 4 years ago for £281.

 

 

I have to stick with Audi now as it seems I have some serious amount of luck finding decent very cheap low mileage examples, and I even rebuilt my garage just for somewhere to keep a couple of hundred quid car lol.

 

The garage is normally the other way up lol.

If only I could concrete the garden, then I could make a space for another