The Reverend Bluejeans Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Isn't somebody selling a nice 406 2.1 on here? Eta this one; a really nice car and suitably cheap at this festive time http://autoshite.com/topic/30276-1997-peugeot-406-lx-21-dt-mot-april-2018-153ishk-£375/ Good shout. These are great cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Of course true winners drive P11 Primeras... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1997-Nissan-Primera-Precision/263372342738?hash=item3d523705d2:g:GGIAAOSwevdaFafA Anglesey https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-primera-estate/253292156008?hash=item3af9639468:g:jv8AAOSwGG5aI-we mega barg estate but you need to go to Ely for it https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-Nissan-Primera-GT-LE/152819087934?hash=item2394ba3a3e:g:tbkAAOSw5VtaKYfv if you really want to win These were pure Japanese before Nissan became infected with Renault...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Pure Japanese built in Sunderland. Superb handling and great fun to drive, Excellent straightforward chain cam engines. Great economy (I get 35 knocking around and more like 40 on a run). Downsides? They can rust (particularly back of the sills and inner rear wings). Some interior fabrics 'challenging'. Old giffer image. The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I’d say don’t buy anything. It’s just possible it might go wrong. Id say spend £1000-1500 on something tidy that’s petrol, hopefully with a few recent bills showing it’s had something in the way of a service in the last few years. Ignore all these old nails just wanting a clutch or whatever, unless you want to piss money at something that wasn’t too clever before it went wrong. Something at £1200-1500 shouldn’t be needing anything major doing on it. I’d say something like a late Vectra 1.8, Mondeo 2.0 or an Avensis if you can find one that’s not cabbed or drinking oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I love those GT Primulas. They do rust but doesn't everything? The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 The Avensis will be totes reliable, but so boring that if you circumnavigated the globe three times non-stop in it, then parked it in an empty car park, you’d never find it again. binbag and The Reverend Bluejeans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Any good? Cavcraft and Brodders 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Every MOTed car for under 200 quid is good. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk stephen01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Rough and ready... Needs a good clean... sounds like a right old nail. The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Rough and ready... Needs a good clean... sounds like a right old nail.Less than a first class ticket for 3 stops on the train;) Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 If I wasnt skint (and actually had room for another heap...) Nyphur, Split_Pin and Brodders 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Aye I'd be on that pronto if I was looking for a Vectra. Rear bushes are the only weak spot as there are a fair few but mine creaked on for years. Big cars too, shitloads of boot and passenger space. I actually want another now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 The 406 is the 1.8 pez powered saloon of choice. An excellent all rounder if you can find one that hasn't been exported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughant Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Avensis are a lovely car but for £500 it would have to be a MK1 really as that money for a mk2 would be really pushing it. A grand would be a different story but for £500, the veccy b is a great option, they do seem to be really good old girls. I'd avoid the Mondeo mk3 personally despite loving my fords, a MK1/2 would be a great option though, they will go on forever (rust apart). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughant Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Also, these type of cars go for about £5 at the auctions and aren't always totally shafted, maybe an option? Also, I've been using a vag product for almost a year now and despite a few silly faults it's been awesome, the only Biggie was a failed engine mount bolt that did cause a failed driveshaft and a few other bits so check all those first if you do buy one. Mines a seat Leon TDI, loads about for £6/700, high miles for less, do you a good turn. Skoda Octavia should be available for that money.b5 Passat's are very good cars, the 5.5 is good in general but seem far more abused than the earlier ones, which being at least 16 years old now imo means it must have undergone a decent amount of maintenance over the years to keep going that long which, with vw particularly, is more important than low miles but no history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 That black one at £495 sounds a bit more like it than that nail at £175. Couple of hundred more and you are sitting in something with a fighting chance of seeing the winter out. Wouldn’t go as far as to say the Vectra B is unburstable, pretty unfortunate inside they are and not especially pleasant to drive. But as a means of transport for £4-500 they’re good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alrg500 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 If I wasnt skint (and actually had room for another heap...) Screenshot_20171210-210009.pngThat looks a good deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 The Avensis will be totes reliable, but so boring that if you circumnavigated the globe three times non-stop in it, then parked it in an empty car park, you’d never find it again.You say that like a Vectra is exciting in comparison. alf892 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 You say that like a Vectra is exciting in comparison.It is! "Will our intrepid adventurer make it to the Co-op 500m down the road?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I’d say don’t buy anything. It’s just possible it might go wrong. Id say spend £1000-1500 on something tidy that’s petrol, hopefully with a few recent bills showing it’s had something in the way of a service in the last few years. Ignore all these old nails just wanting a clutch or whatever, unless you want to piss money at something that wasn’t too clever before it went wrong. Something at £1200-1500 shouldn’t be needing anything major doing on it. I’d say something like a late Vectra 1.8, Mondeo 2.0 or an Avensis if you can find one that’s not cabbed or drinking oil.£1000-1500 you say might I suggest:http://autoshite.com/topic/30017-hyundai-tucson-for-sale/Plenty of service history, fully serviced less than 500 miles ago. sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Can anybody recommend a time Sert kit at reasonable money, I thought they used to be about £60 with a decent range of sizes and inserts but it looks like they've gone up!I can see loads of Helicoil kits but no time sert types on aliexpress etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 So in new year I will be hopefully, looking for a Dizzel auto, as my knee has cried 'Enough'..Looking at either a Mondeo Mk3 auto 130ps, or the Mondog 'luxury' X type 2.2dany experience of Xtype on here??Owned a MK3 dizzel and loved it, but that was manual..actually the longest owned vehicle in my Life, 2 years.. If not either of them, anything else I could look for .. prefer sub £1000 and not horrendous on the old InsuranceTa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Said it before and I'll say it again. Rover 75 (or MG ZT-T) Diesel estate. Love mine. (also fairly local, so if you wanted to have a drive beforehand to see what you think, just holla) bezzabsa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveDorson Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 My experience of X types is that there are two types of them. Ones that needs all the sills replacing, or ones that are close to needing all the sills replacing, but the MOT tester hasn't pushed very hard on the rubber covers that run down the oustide of them yet. gadgetgricey, stonedagain and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I’d avoid most X types at this money as they rot horrendously behind the sill covers. If you can see bubbles, it’s had it. Mondeo diesels autos are few and far between. I’d exercise caution with old Mondeo diesels, I would go for something that runs smooth and doesn’t chuck loads of clag out, then look to pay no more than you could afford to lose. Main shit you are looking at are Injector failure - beware anything that’s had recent used injectors fitted or been recalibrated. That’s usually needed when wear in the injectors has fell out of spec. DMF failure - usual clatter at idle and slipping under load Turbo trouble - either glow plug light coming on under hard acceleration as a result of the actuator effectively baking it self. Cannot be replaced separately either as it’s mated to the turbo. Any of the above will write the car off. Other problems can be EGR, cam sensor, crank sensor which are fairly easily sorted. Also rear bearings go and the rear calipers WILL seize at some point but aren’t a difficult or expensive job to swap. Verdict, I would but pick wisely and don’t get into throwing cash at it. Sign of serious trouble... bin it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 75's are good. I'd take gg up on his offer.They can be a money pit, but can also cost peanuts, so often worth a punt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Jag, because it's a Jag! It might be crap, but its a Jag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 What's wrong with the 3.0 v6 petrol - you'll spend comparable amounts in fuel/ repairs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 One of each? Lankytim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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