2001 Suzuki Wagon R - Sometimes for sale.

[Tamworthbay]

I like that, it's apparently 68 miles away, but due to the unique way Autotrader is programmed, I have no idea what direction!

 

And if it says 68 miles that will be 90 in reality when you check the route.

[djoptix]

I like that, it's apparently 68 miles away, but due to the unique way Autotrader is programmed, I have no idea what direction!

 

That is in Milton Keynes according to the AT mobile app.

[djoptix]

Also, you should have kept your £12 Astra

[pandamonium]

Also, you should have kept your £12 Astra

 

Hindsight is always 20/20. 

I'd spent too much money on it though and needed to eat, pay bills and such other trivial things... 

[Cavcraft]

Defo avoid those A 'class' Mercs, bloody awful things.

[Lacquer Peel]

In my biased opinion the 323 I posted is the best. Let's get all the 323s on this forum.

[pandamonium]

I'd like a 323f...  

[Stanky]

Those Mk2 Kia Rio's are alright, loads of space but the engines are noisy and gutless and the driving dynamics are bad enough that my wife, by her own admission is not a 'car' person, was caused to question if there was something seriously wrong with the suspension because going round corners at any speed was frankly terrifying.

 

We had it to be checked over, had 4 new tyres, tracking done and suspension checked, all was found to be OK. It just has/had a weird setup and was a bit skittish, especially on a wet roundabout.

 

They are economical, cheap-ish to insure and OK to work on. They have motorspot pedigree* too, with the Mazda B-series engine being a distant relative of what goes in MX-5's and someone on here had a go at hillclimbing one once. He found out about the iffy handling too from memory.

 

Oh, beware the central locking. My wife lobbed the keys in one day, put our eldest daughter in, shut the door and was walking round to get in the driver side and the car locked itself. Daughter inside, Wife outside. mercifully she was all of 5 minutes walk from home at the time, and someone watched the car/daughter while she ran home for the spare key, but after that the central locking was disabled (by me) to prevent recurrence.

 

Overall, more space than the Yaris, but a less good, less refined car. If it were me, I'd be going to see the Yaris as a preference. The Kia's are OK, but built to a price (the base 1.3 was the cheapest car for sale in the UK at the time at £6995, and could be had for £99 down and £99 a month) and after this time its starting to show. 

 

I have a replacement MAF in the garage thats yours for free if you go for it, after my ringing endorsement.

[pandamonium]

I've always wanted a Rio, call me a masochist, but I have a thing for unloved cars...

 

It's got a full MOT, WCPGW?

[Stanky]

Go for it, I think I have an air filter for a mk2 Rio too, again yours for free if you get it. I'll have a look later on.

[GeordieInExile]

Were those Rios not £5995 for a time?

[chatsharris]

I'm looking to shift Georgie's Fabia. It's got its issues but it will get you to where you want to go. It has MOT til Boxing day but I was thinking about getting another one put on it.

[purplebargeken]

If you fancy the Galaxy, it could be yours for £365, literally a 3" patch and a bit of gun gum on the exhaust would secure a lovely MOT.

[Dan_ZTT]

Did you see this in the other thread?

https://www.gumtree.com/p/mercedes-benz/mercedes-e-class-240-elegance-auto/1313019721

I know it's not a small engine but insurance would probably be surprisingly cheap on a classic policy, it would do your 70 mile round trips comfortably and quickly, and if you're able to walk to work most of the time as you say then fuel consumption not likely to be a massive issue. Just saying like...

 

 

 

£200 (and "no reasonable offer refused")

[Jim Bergerac]

This Daihatsu also from the £200 shite thread might be worth a look: https://www.gumtree.com/p/daihatsu/reliable-old-car/1313011929 (assuming you're not a million miles from Basingstoke)

[bramz7]

If you want me to view the Daihatsu I may be able to, being local and all.

[pandamonium]

Bramz7, that would be very helpful. Drop me a PM if you're serious, we will talk further

[pandamonium]

Rio has gone. And as for the others, I'm looking for Mot beyond February if possible. Every celebration in my family occurs from December to February - we have even thought of moving Easter and Halloween just to get it over and done with...

[Cavcraft]

There may be something Corsa B shaped for you locally. Wrong amount of doors though M8

[Lacquer Peel]

323!!

[BorniteIdentity]

Rio has gone. And as for the others, I'm looking for Mot beyond February if possible. Every celebration in my family occurs from December to February - we have even thought of moving Easter and Halloween just to get it over and done with...

There is no excuse for not buying the £180 focus in the other thread.

 

Not one.

 

Good luck man!

[pandamonium]

There is no excuse for not buying the £180 focus in the other thread.

 

Not one.

 

Good luck man!

 

Can't stand Fords. Is that a good enough reason?  

[wuvvum]

Those Rios are also shit on fuel, as well as being surprisingly expensive to tax and insure.

[Timewaster]

Can't stand Fords. Is that a good enough reason?

Beggars/choosers?

 

At that price Shirley it just needs to function.

[pandamonium]

It's gone by the looks of things, fortunately 

[pandamonium]

Aargh. 

 

[HH-R]

Eh, I have a mk2 Rio and think it handles pretty well for something not designed to be sporty and running 175/85/R14s. It does sort of feel like the steering wheel is connected by giant rubber bands though, same with the gear linkages.

 

I press on quite hard sometimes and the only time it felt funny was in the wet going round a roundabout a few months back when the back tyres were nearing the wear limit and they were mismatched budgets. They have since been replaced with Toyos and it's a lot better. The brakes feel shit if you've driven anything remotely modern even though it has discs all round (95 BHP, what is point) and the fuel economy is poor nowadays (35 MPG) but about average for a 1.4 petrol of that era. It's also the worst car I've ever driven in a cross wind, and I've owned Micras, Pandas, etc. I think Katy Perry wrote the lines "Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, Drifting thought the wind Wanting to start again" whilst driving one of these*.

 

The 1.4 will keep up with most stuff until about 50 MPH, your average 1.6 litre + TDI will obviously leave you standing if the driver puts their foot down but I wouldn't say it's annoyingly slow at all.

 

Everyone assumes you're a slow giffer though and will just pull out in front as if you're not there.

[jollyfkr2]

I will be looking to shift my leggy, rattly w203 soon, local breaker type place offering £285.

c270 cdi estate, so insurance is quite high. MOT until Jan, everything works, but various rattles and squeaks. It's got 250k on it, quite rusty (one hole, jacking point) tailgate rusty, rear plate held on with gaffer tape,I ripped off the surround when I locked the keys in the boot, plus I'm nicking the stereo. Oh, and the n/s wing mirror is broken, although I think the indicator in it still works.

 

It's not been touched for 2 months, currently SORN and not insured. I just need to swap the wheels off it to my other Merc, re-attach the wing mirror and make sure it still starts … I did 40k in it last year, replaced, water-pump, engine mounts, gearbox oil, discs, pads and other stuff. It looks like crap, but has been reliable for me.

 

Does it have a tow bar? Might be up for this to take abroad, do let me know!

[pandamonium]

Seriously considering this, if I could get it on a classic policy... It really isn't that bad up close...

Again, WCPGW? 

 

[Lord Sterling]

Egg on here is selling his Mondeo.