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Offline paulk

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cheap car
« on: September 12, 2010, 10:54:16 am »
so iv been lookin for a cheap car ...wtf...1500 for a old puma with rust...i cant belive how little you get for your cash these days...some cars iv looked at up to 3k have just been minging , is it just me but 3k feels like a big wedge of cash :sick:
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Offline Edition30

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Re: cheap car
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2010, 07:23:00 pm »
Cant get much for your dollar these days. A mate of mine picked up a cheap run about and its been spot on. £500 Y reg Fiesta with 120k on it. Had a new clutch and a few other bits done along with MOT aswel.
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Re: cheap car
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2010, 07:28:08 pm »
i picked up a old saxo diesel at work  for £150 tested for 9 months and 1 months test
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Re: cheap car
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2010, 07:33:39 pm »
get yourself a mk2 GTI - thats what I did
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Re: cheap car
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2010, 07:33:55 pm »
Scrapage sceme may have killed alot of good cheap cars :happy2:
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Re: cheap car
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2010, 08:40:44 pm »
mk2 golf is the way to go.  a few grand will get you a taxed and tested one that should be in good nick.  plus they are easy to maintain, no need for diagnostic computers and stuff.
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Re: cheap car
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2010, 08:41:14 pm »
or a Mk4...
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Re: cheap car
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2010, 09:38:41 pm »
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Re: cheap car
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2010, 10:26:32 pm »
get a well looked after mk3, mk2 not many decent ones about now bar Neg's fine one.
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Re: cheap car
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2010, 11:34:10 am »
I know stokeballoon - Dave has a tasty looking MK3 Anni up for sale which is well worth a look? :happy2:
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Re: cheap car
« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2010, 11:55:46 am »
My bloke just got a 2001 Fiesta Zetec S which he is going to turn into a track car for just under 3k with 68,000 miles on!
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Re: cheap car
« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2010, 06:22:14 pm »
DEC 2000 POLO TDI SE 1.4 DIESEL   ONLY 63000 MILES   10 months tax and 1 yr MOT  very tidy car pics available if you are interested   £1750  thanks
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Re: cheap car
« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2010, 08:08:42 pm »
Quote from: neg on September 12, 2010, 09:38:41 pm
*cough*

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2029083.htm



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Just having a read, stunning car!  If only i had a spare garage space to stick it in :sad1:
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