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Car advice, please...
The time has come that 0ct0pus and myself feel we should combine and buy a "proper" car i.e. one that costs more than 200 quid. This sort of thing gives me an achey head as soon as I start thinking about it, even putting aside the psychic pain of driving something that looks like I might take owning a car remotely seriously. So we were looking for suggestions based on following loose criteria:
- costs about £1000 and has a reasonable length of MOT (tax is a bonus). We could go more than this, butI'm really tight we don't want to.
- family friendly i.e. no vans :(
- we also have non-family alter egos that carry regular large heavy things, so ideally a small estate or a very roomy hatchback. I can't be lifting amplifiers and garden kit in and out of boots.
- not a FIAT or a FORD, unless you have a really compelling reason to own one.
Any suggestions gratefully received - this is not our speciality area as D has owned green car since I've known him and I just repeatedly buy large scruffy Peugeots with long MOTs and £200 price tags.
- costs about £1000 and has a reasonable length of MOT (tax is a bonus). We could go more than this, but
- family friendly i.e. no vans :(
- we also have non-family alter egos that carry regular large heavy things, so ideally a small estate or a very roomy hatchback. I can't be lifting amplifiers and garden kit in and out of boots.
- not a FIAT or a FORD, unless you have a really compelling reason to own one.
Any suggestions gratefully received - this is not our speciality area as D has owned green car since I've known him and I just repeatedly buy large scruffy Peugeots with long MOTs and £200 price tags.
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I has a Micra, it's been pretty good, and doesn't eat much petrol, but I gather the emissions could be better on them.
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http://www.renault.co.uk/cars/model/kangoo/product.aspx
or a belingo ...
http://www.citroen.co.uk/new-cars/citroen-berlingo-multispace/
Firstly .. you will never ever look like you are serious about cars.
Secondly, It has all the joy of a van .. with seats (in-fact is the same chassis as the various vans just with windows...)
thirdly, we love ours to bits, and fit in it; Large tent, All the camping gear you could ever require, travel cot and in our last large trip a small motor scooter....
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Best bargain IMHO is £500-£750, or £1,000 if you want comfort. Anything less isn't worth it, once you've added fuel, insurance & tax.
On one hand, Volks Golfs are too expensive (everyone wants one), but they're tough as old boots. At the other extreme, Peugeots are a bit crude, plasticky and rubbish, but they have diesel engines that burn chipfat...
In the middle, we have the wonderful Volvo estate. Get a late-model 4-cylinder 740 / 760 / 960 (the 700 series one, not the poshed-up one I have). These are huge inside, best stuff-transporters ever, and tough as anything. As they're rear-wheel drive they also have a tight turning circle and so are easy to park. OTOH my '95 entirely redesigned 960 (24 valve engine) is plush inside and a total garage queen.
Honda Civics are lovely, if the back is big enough.
Honda Accord aerodecks (the rarer, long ones) are one of the nicest small estates ever made and ridiculously good fun to drive fast.
Skodas and Seats are pretty good, but most are either too small inside or too big outside.
Anything Korean is still crap though.
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Then go to Autotrader. They do independent reviews of cars and you can also search for £1,000 cars for sale in your area, either through private sales or from garages.
I think a private sale would get a better car for your price range but you are guaranteed certain things if you buy from a garage.
Right, that's all my car knowledge exhausted...
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