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Author Subject: Sub 1K family car, what should I be looking at?
pugjim

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Post #26
alfa 156 estate?
Posted 28th May 2012 at 15:06
aphyx

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This seems like a billy bargain

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Posted 28th May 2012 at 15:52
ian7675

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I had a 1.8 Audi A4 last year for £1k. It was the estate so loads of room, was very solid, clean, no rust and very reliable.

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Posted 28th May 2012 at 16:12
daveyboy

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Post #29
dangti6 wrote:
Sounds like you get to decide on the car and she just has to live with it LOL

Group 15 isn't the end of the world surely? Must be talking a few hundred max for that. Unless shes 17 I suppose.


She's 34 so insurance isn't too bad, but she has bugger all money so its a stretch to find the £600 a year she currently pays for her Vectra 2.0 (Thats a lot, I'll be trying to get her a better deal than that too)

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Posted 28th May 2012 at 17:09
daveyboy

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Post #30
aphyx wrote:
This seems like a billy bargain


Family car?! Laugh my ass off

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Posted 28th May 2012 at 18:05
rallye1999

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If you can stretch to a bit more then what about a Leon 1.8t 180? I bought one for work and although not the prettiest car it has fsh leather and aircon that works, I got mine for £1500 but it's on low miles
Posted 28th May 2012 at 20:49
aphyx

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Post #32
daveyboy wrote:
aphyx wrote:
This seems like a billy bargain


Family car?! Laugh my ass off


5 seats and a bit boot Whistle

Don't see how thats really different from a Mondy except for the lack of rear doors

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Posted 30th May 2012 at 12:49
daveyboy

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Post #33
It's a coupe, I bet the rear seats are shocking.

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Posted 30th May 2012 at 16:58
cress87

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Post #34
They are a big coupe though. Not like trying to fit people in the back of an Alfa GTV or something. Not trying to justify it as a family car though.

f**king cheap car mind. Yes

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Posted 30th May 2012 at 17:09
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I'm trying to persuede her to get a Focus ST170, she's wavering.

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Posted 30th May 2012 at 23:00
welshpug!

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Post #36
ST170?! a rotbox slower than agit6... Meh

1.8 vag's aren't great on fuel, anything HDi will be good, as would VW group diesel, both have their issues, some to steer clear of certain engine variants, Octavia IMO is a good car to look at.

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Posted 30th May 2012 at 23:17
miles

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ST170's are pretty cr*p, Even when I did the UK launch I was surprised how slow it was, handling was good and that's about the only + I could find, Rust is the same on Mondeo's too, a mate of mine had a ST24 and sold it when he found out how rotten it was

As for a sensible car, ????

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Posted 30th May 2012 at 23:38
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Are they that rust prone? I don't tend to think of 'modern' cars like that as being rust magnets (I should know better with the amount of metal I have to replace on our Transits)

I know they are slower than a 6 but they are a little bigger and hopefully a bit less fragile?

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Posted 30th May 2012 at 23:51
ian7675

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Why is a Focus a "crap" car? Most owners rave about them and the fact that it's slower than a 6 doesn't make it crap.

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 23:12
welshpug!

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always found a 306 to be more practical unless its a mk2 focus, which is significantly heavier and larger.

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 23:18
miles

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Seen quite a few Focus's rusting now, Just look at Merc's too these days, Gone are the day's of the 190's being solid old thing's

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Posted 1st Jun 2012 at 00:54
daveyboy

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Looks like we will be getting a Lexus IS200, Toyota reliability mixed with rear drive should at least be mildly entertaining while remaining fairly sensible. I was so close to persuading her to go halves with me on yippeekayays Scooby, cold feet from her at the last minute scuppered that plan tho LOL

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Posted 7th Jun 2012 at 01:18
pebbles167

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Post #43
If that falls through, id go for a civic aerodeck VTI. 170bhp as standard, usable space and 32mpg. Thumbs up

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Posted 7th Jun 2012 at 02:47
heliosphan

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Good call. The Lexus is supposed to be very reliable, as you say. Thumbs up
Posted 7th Jun 2012 at 09:28
welshpug!

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Post #45
not bad cars, just not quick or good on fuel.

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Posted 7th Jun 2012 at 13:16
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ahh, the japanese mercedes.

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    milkyb

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    Post #47
    plural. lexi
    Posted 7th Jun 2012 at 13:23
    daveyboy

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    Post #48
    Well, the search is still on, the Lexi I was looking at has sold...

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    Posted 7th Jun 2012 at 14:19
    anth

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    Post #49
    I have driven 4 focuses and I dont know why people like them they are boats granted the wernt sport models though
    Posted 7th Jun 2012 at 17:31
    pebbles167

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    Post #50
    The suspension the zetec gets makes a hell of a difference, or at least the ones I have driven. Both 1.6's one zetec and one not. Zetec model was ace, standard one was absolute rubbish.

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