Jasper
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 07:21 PM |
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Good small cheap car recommendations
Wifes car has been written off by a woman reversing into her in a 4WD - no, really 
So, we've got around £1000 to spend, she wants a smallish hatchback with great fuel economy and nice and reliable - any good recommendations?
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matt.c
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 07:28 PM |
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Ford Fiesta? Cheap to buy and cheap to run
You might find a corsa for that price to.
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 07:40 PM |
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SEAT ibiza ? identical to a polo but slightly cheaper to buy, ive got the Cordoba on an S plate and its a great car..
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myeates
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 07:45 PM |
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vw polo cheap to run keep and almost bomb proof
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jambojeef
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 08:13 PM |
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Having owned a few I would steer clear of fiestas - just seem to rust everywhere.
Sister has a Corsa and drives it everywhere with no worries - been extremely reliable actually - how about that with the 1.5 TD isuzu engine?
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COREdevelopments
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 08:22 PM |
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well i have to say a toyota starlet ep91, 1.3 i have one and have had it for a while now, sold it and bought it back off my sister. it showing a
186,000miles. and can honestly say i have never had such a reliable car, and as i have worked in a toyota dealer we have never had one in for a single
fault only servicing and the odd granny clutch wear. now thats what i call bomb proof unlike my mate p reg polo which has 80,000 miles on clock and is
a piece of shit! and needed a poo load of things for the mot.
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caber
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 08:29 PM |
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Locost, open at the back so no hatch required, cheap (ish) to buy, easy to maintain, no too bad on fuel if you put on a small carb . . . . . .
Caber
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myeates
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 08:33 PM |
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the older polos are better had 2 now first was f reg and was sound i killed by hitting a post after 2 years second was h reg got it for £150 and now
got 180000 just passed mot with no problems at all and not spent anything on it other than oil change, now got to last 6 months till proper car on
road but it will do that without problems also know several people who have also had no problems with the earlier ones
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Macbeast
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 08:41 PM |
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A Ford Sierra's got lots of potential
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big_wasa
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 09:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Macbeast
A Ford Sierra's got lots of potential
Yeh I thought that, But its going to get striped sooner rather than later due to <25mpg 
Love Rwd though
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tegwin
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 09:13 PM |
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Got an M reg 1.6 polo...120,000 miles and its still going strong as a mule...
Only thing that doesnt work is the left hand electric mirror...
Its got an enormous boot for a small car..about 4 times the size of the boot in a KA!
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bob
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 09:38 PM |
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Just bought mrs bob a nissan micra to run around in, got to admit for a 13 yr old car with 100K on the clock it really is a superb little motor and
only 500 quid too.
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shades
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 09:58 PM |
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VW Lupo or Seat Arosa?
Thanks
Adrian
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 09:58 PM |
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My vote goes to Nissan Micra too
Tough little beasties and quite civilised to drive.
- Jim
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mark_mcd
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 10:37 PM |
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micra
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Nick Skidmore
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| posted on 30/3/07 at 07:40 AM |
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Suzuki Alto
Looks are a bit of an aquired taste / crap but you should get a 2001 / 2002 with low ish miles for a grand.
Will do 50ish urban to the gallon
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whitestu
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| posted on 30/3/07 at 07:54 AM |
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Citroen Xsara 1.4 - same as 306 and dead cheap to buy/run.
Quite nice to drive too.
Stu
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Jasper
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| posted on 30/3/07 at 01:21 PM |
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Thanks chaps: polo is probably top fav....
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Dazza
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| posted on 30/3/07 at 09:51 PM |
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alfa
145, 1.8 t spark. mot 11 months, tax 6 months. silver. £1500 cash......
i would let it go for £1400 cash...... real stunner, not the normal rusty ones, mint.
fuckit
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stevebubs
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| posted on 30/3/07 at 11:49 PM |
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Mazda 323F of the 94-98 era...
My dad bought one of these new in 1994. Still going strong on 190k+ miles..
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dilley
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| posted on 31/3/07 at 07:26 AM |
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I have a t reg polo for sale, it was the other halfs untill the twins came along, its diesel, done around 120000 miles, 4 door in red, has a few
marks, and a rust bubble but looks tidy, electric windows,mirrors and power steering, been sat on the drive for 8 weeks, it is now out of mot, £1000
takes it away, this car has had loads of money spent on it in the last year!!!
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Peteff
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| posted on 31/3/07 at 08:30 AM |
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Micra.
You'll get a good one for £1000. Fiestas at that price are usually dogs. Only thing I don't like about Polos I've driven is the
brakes, they've been a bit lacking.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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