What's the best sub £1000 car today?

[New POD]

Petrol generation 6 Honda accord, with one owner history and no dents.

[Tetleysmooth]

Another vote for Volvos here.

Estate and auto though.

My V70 is a 2.5 non turbo, but goes like shit off a stick when you need it too. Not too greedy with the juice either.

 

I'd love a T5 or better still, a R.

[HillmanImp]

Don't forget the OP mentioned something you could sell on for a profit afterwards, which rules out a fair chunk of the choices on this thread.

I disagree, with a bit of looking it would be quite possible to buy nearly all these cars dead cheap, run them, clean them up a little and sell them on for a profit with a good advert etc.

 

*EDIT* Having rethought this i should stress that i meant that it is probably POSSIBLE to sell these cars on for a profit if you do it right. Obviously as we are on Autoshite we will spend approx twice the value of the car in any 12 month period and still sell it to someone on here for half of what we paid for it to start with.

[the judge]

E39 BMW. Massively competent and lovely to drive

[Mr Livered]

I would say that whilst I really like the Saab 900 to drive and its got a fantasticly large boot, its a little cramped inside for the driver and passengers.

I've been wondering - it does feel cramped, but is it really or is it the effect given by the big dash and wraparound curved screen? I genuinely can't decide.

[sierraman]

I can't understand either why there's loads of people about wanting to spend tantamount to a mortgage payment on a Audi A3. They definitely also need a diesel because at the garage they told them it would return 70mpg all night long. And anyway their dads mate who knew someone that worked next door to a garage says diesels never go wrong.

[alfetta]

I had a lot of classic saabs when they were banger money. 900 T16S was my fave, very quick and handled nice but the gearbox was awful and terminated big time. 9000 was probably the best saab overall IMHO, incredibly roomy and great ride, think saab went pretty much downhill after that.. Merc 190 was a great barge, totally bomb proof gave me several years of reliable service. Now I'm running round in mk1 MX5's so cheap and reliable and you can sell the bits off to kit car builders when your done.

[nacho man]

/\ /\ a good mx5 can still be got for around a grand once you get over the hairdresser image everyone who DOES'NT know about old crocks thinks they have, there cracking motors in every department, apart from the rust obviously, but we ain't bothered about rust are we.

[EssDeeWon]

E39 BMW. Massively competent and lovely to drive

 

Indeed, some nice examples still about. I loved driving my 523 Auto, comfy, reliable, smooth and fast.

[eddyramrod]

No contest.

[nacho man]

It looks like the volvo is towing a volvo which is towing a trailer. Which would be ACE!

[eddyramrod]

The white one was my mate's, the blue one was mine, I'd just bought the trailer.  He ended up with all three when we left the country!

[PiperCub]

E39 (5 series) & E46 (3 series) are getting cheap esp the former.

 

I'm looking at 323's right now for 1-1.3K.

[Jazoli]

Definitely the best car for a grand is my A4 that I'm selling as its far too cheap to run, far too reliable and far too nice, to be replaced by a thirsty old ropey jag anytime soon

[Tetleysmooth]

Like the man said, no contest.

 

 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201409057161496/sort/default/onesearchad/used/make/volvo/usedcars/radius/1501/postcode/rm139al/page/2/quicksearch/true?logcode=p

[Tetleysmooth]

Like the man said, no contest.

 

 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201409057161496/sort/default/onesearchad/used/make/volvo/usedcars/radius/1501/postcode/rm139al/page/2/quicksearch/true?logcode=p

That sold quickly.

Says it all really.

For those who never saw the ad, it was up for 400 quids.

[pompei]

I'll echo Saab 9 - 5.  Fast, comfy, solid, well equipped, not that horrendous on fuel.   Not sure it'll sell on for a profit though but as I'm not looking to get rid, who cares!

[cort16]

I'm about to have this problem. New , new boring car is coming at the end if the month so need to sell avantime. Rover looks to be going on Saturday so will be on the lookup for something around a grand localish that I can put on a classic policy and survive a 300 miles a week commute without it blowing up. Suggestions on a post card .

[320touring]

I'm about to have this problem. New , new boring car is coming at the end if the month so need to sell avantime. Rover looks to be going on Saturday so will be on the lookup for something around a grand localish that I can put on a classic policy and survive a 300 miles a week commute without it blowing up. Suggestions on a post card .

Bx/405 dizeasal.preferably estate.

 

Xj40

 

And change left over to tax them both:)

[Skizzer]

There's a bit of a flood of Avantimes at the moment then - yours, Philibusmo's red one plus R9UKE's got his 2.0 turbo on eBay at the mo.  And that's just people we know.

 

I'd be quite tempted but the missus started making wailing noises and pounding the floor when I showed her a picture of one.

[320touring]

Http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/skoda-octavia-tdi-19l-2005-mot-and-taxed/1081449252

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/proton-gen-2-only-65k-miles-quick-sale/1081437566

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/great-first-car-or-run-about/1081436883

 

ambassador, wiz ziz hugge bujit, yoo are reely spoiling uz..

[cort16]

They're actually pretty good and the 2 litre is relatively normal to work on. Most bits are shared with espaz.

I'd rather keep it to be honest but it's too new for a classic policy.

[cort16]

It needs to go on a classic policy so at least 15 years old.

[320touring]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201409177463869/sort/ageasc/quicksearch/true/usedcars/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/page/32/price-to/1000/postcode/g663he/radius/100?logcode=p

 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201408036319791/sort/ageasc/quicksearch/true/usedcars/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/page/32/price-to/1000/postcode/g663he/radius/100?logcode=p

 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201409147392017/sort/ageasc/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/price-to/1000/page/31/usedcars/quicksearch/true/radius/100/postcode/g663he?logcode=p