sell me a car

[chris8886]

[QUOTE=andrewsmith;2823647]Rover 25/ mg zs[QUOTE]

Originally Posted by Wideboy

are you mad?

he must be! lol. i had one after my first car (B reg nissan cherry)! i got it cos it looked nice, had a cd player (the cherry didn't even have FM radio, let alone a tape player it was so old!!), electric sunroof, part leather seats, power stearing n a few other bits. i loved it other than when the head gasket blew (because i kept ragging the damn thing) after a while. i got it repaired cos my uncle was a mechanic so it didn't cost me too much, but i can safely say i wouldn't recomend these cars. i then sold it when i got the sv and the insurance ran out.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

The MG would be a stupid insurance price and every rover K engine ever made, ever, is a head gasket destroying, overheating, valve guide loosening bag of SH*TE and you'd be better with a rescue pony and a cart with square wheels.

i agree with the 'rover engine' comment for the reasons stated above!

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by joshwalker094

someone sell me a 1.2 renault clio pleaseeeeeeeee up tp £800 ish

I've read the whole thread, if it must be a Clio, there are loads on Auto Trader at the moment.

However I think you could do better for your money, if insurance is the problem the you need to go left field and avoid all the popular small hatches.

[yorkie_chris]

And it will always be expensive

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

And it will always be expensive

Yep. Something is fundamentally wrong when the insurance premium for a young driver is

1. More than the Value of the car
2. The punishment / fine for driving with no insurance is significantly less than the value of the insurance premium.

[yorkie_chris]

So long as you only get caught twice a year you're still ahead...

Just get some dodgy tw*t in Bradford to pop the car reg on a trader/fleet policy for you so it doesn't flag up on ANPR and you're fine!

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Clearly, yes.

Andrew are you just listing off every car ever made that's smaller than a defender 110?

The MG would be a stupid insurance price and every rover K engine ever made, ever, is a head gasket destroying, overheating, valve guide loosening bag of SH*TE and you'd be better with a rescue pony and a cart with square wheels.

There is far worse motors and gearboxes now than the K series- See below

Originally Posted by Wideboy

I have driven the new corsa. Gutless, uneconomical, plastic piece of ****.

And apparently that was an SRi

Ecotec motors are crap!! Old mans was needing a new clutch at 50k had to be driven like a 2 stroke to get anywhere. And like a drink if they don't get a good few motorway runs a month 1 litre every 1000 miles and thats in tolerance for the engine (glazed bores)
The modern vauxhall automatics are dire (Insignia SRI auto, was bloody comical being passenger in that car; 1,2,3,4 rapidly, tap your foot a bit more 4th to 2nd and still go nowhere)

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

There is far worse motors and gearboxes now than the K series- See below

Yeah but lets be fair you've got to look pretty f***ing hard to find one!

Yes the new vauxhalls are crap but ye olde astra G (actually within his budget rather than looking at new cars for no reason...) was alright. Find one with the isuzu engine and you're laughing.

You'd still have to be a complete spastic to buy a rover.


Regarding ecotec engines I would rather suggest 50k miles on a clutch is more likely driving habits than the engine. (though I agree, they are revvier than you should need to), as my mate is now on his second ecotec astra with 100+k on clutch. First one did 150k and was written off.

[L3nny]

What about something like this

I used to have one, non turbo diesel, drove like a tractor but went on for ever, sold it to my mate who ran it on chip fat for a couple of years.

I got it when i was 26, and I think the insurance was less than £150 a year.

That listing is a bit expensive, I wouldn't pay more than £600

[yorkie_chris]

Yep those XUD engines are great for running on odd fuel. Just watch out for the front seal on the injector pump if you use biodiesel.

If it had to be a froggy then pug's are the best, but i used to have an old cavalier i got for about 600 quid back in the day, 20,000 miles a year needed a tyre, then off to scrappy and get a wheel for a fiver or tenner, i did have to fork out about 30 quid for a suspension arm after about a year though