Looking for a cheap £1k runabout...

[inspectorgadget]

All,

Am looking for a cheap runabout, had a Toyota Aygo, but doing work on the house so needed to release the cash in the ickle car. Missus has a Audi A4 Cab, but she won't part with it so I had to give up the Aygo..dammitt!! Have about £1k to lash out on something miserable, will be using it in winter in conjunction with my m.bike to get to Slough from Woking every day so cheap & small engined & inconspicuous is what I am looking for so when I get back in the Maser it feels like a rocket ship!

Have spent an entire day looking on auto-trader, because everyone who had a modicum of cash has traded in their cars under the government scrappage scheme I can't find anything.... only other option is to go to Blackbushe & have a punt.

Cheers

Ian

 

[Easyplan66]

I am the same as you but think I need to step up to 1500 to get anything half useful.
Quite a few low milage fiat punto about but they start at 2k.

 

[GransportFan1]

if you could stretch your budget a little lets say to about 1500-2000 you could bet a merc or bmw diesel, reliable and economical.

 

[Maser Sod]

My 'other' drive is a Kia Picanto.
Bit like a go-cart, and cheapest car on the market - I got mine new last year for 4.5K with the scrappage deal.
Not sure how much 2nd hand ones go for but they've gotta be cheap!
Pat
ps - sadly, the stereo is better than the Auditorium 200 in my GS

 

[inspectorgadget]

Am along the lines of a Fiat Punto (as Andrew says) / Focus 1.6 / Peugeot 206 etc, I think the BMW / Merc would cost as much in insurance & tax so they are non starters, max engine size of 1.6, but more likely no more then a 1.4, unfortunately I've been tagged at £1k, she says the Maser goes or I stick to budget.....

 

[Parisien]

she says the Maser goes or I stick to budget.....

Oooooohhhh....shes a hard one IG................


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[inspectorgadget]

Oooooohhhh....shes a hard one IG................


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I am but her humble servant

 

[reservoirfrog]

I drive around in an old ( 2000) ssangyong korando. bought it for 900 quid. its got a 2.8 merc deisel in it which I think can pull the QE II.
takes a coulple of days to get up to motorway speeds. I striped out the back seats and now use it for dogs, tools, trips to the tip just about everything except Ros really.
great tool.
I think it will live forever.
saw one last week on auto trader for 450 but the imobiliser is F***ed so wont start, was going to buy it for spares.

 

[Parisien]

ssangyong korando..

Aint that the national anthem of some small oriental country Rob??



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[inspectorgadget]

I drive around in an old ( 2000) ssangyong korando. I think it will live forever.

I love the Koreans, the names of their cars make me laugh so much, who makes them up?! We may laugh & scoff at the names & cars, but at least they still make cars!

 

[ENZ525]

What about the classifieds in your local paper?
There always seems to be a reasonable collection of cheap cars in the Essex Chronice.

 

[reservoirfrog]

Aint that the national anthem of some small oriental country Rob??



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it is frank, I had to sing it every day before work when I was in melaka.

 

[reservoirfrog]

I drive around in an old ( 2000) ssangyong korando. I think it will live forever.

I love the Koreans, the names of their cars make me laugh so much, who makes them up?! We may laugh & scoff at the names & cars, but at least they still make cars!

the malasians make a car with a foolproof anti theft device.............they put a badge on it that say's proton.

 

[dem maser]

i have a seat arosa as my 2nd car, its a 1.4tdi its the most economical car ive ever had does 60mpg and i leave most people 0-30mph
my one is about 3k but you can buy an older 2001 for 1k i really recommend them, im on the motorway and it does drive brilliant, has 150 torque so its good

 

[dem maser]

stay away from fiat at 1k or french cars, but german or *** like micra or yaris

 

[Andyk]

There 1000's on Autotrader for your money...Put in a grand and see what joys come up. Get an Afla 166, 156, 164...******** to reliability its an Alfa..

 

[dem maser]

you crack me up andy

 

[safrane]

Pop down to your local small car garage, Ford, Fiat, Mazda etc...ask them if they have any PX for trade and take one off their hands...lots of old cars PX after the scrappage schem will just be sent off to Auction or the scrappers...this way you get it off their hands and save yourself a few£££££

 

[dem maser]

those cars for the scrappage cant be sold to public

 

[safrane]

No not the ones for scrappage, but as it has stopped now there are lots of cars being PX with little or no value even as scrap since the second hand metal prices fell...you will see abandond cars again soon as we used to see 3-4 years ago