Cars

[Baines' left foot]

A lad i know just got a 54 plate Jag x-type with 64k miles on it from the car auction place in Manchester for £1600. It's a buyers market at the minute so you can get some pretty decent wheels for little money, you're going places with a grand like. Out of the car's Del posted i'd avoid the MG ZR, the Peugeot 306 and the Clio too, rather unreliable.

That A4 looks very decent though, Audi make some boss engines and the SE is the best trim spec on that model of A4, not bad on the juice either. For some reason i've got a nagging feeling about that BMW 316 compact, me mate had one and got rid after a few months cause it was ****e on juice but theres something else about why you shouldnt get one but i cant remember why if that makes sense? lol.

The prelude Del posted looks a decent machine for that sorta doh, Honda's are super reliable and the Prelude is a very good drivers car but for that reason i'd take somebody car savvy with you to have a good check over before you part ways with cash, alot of Preludes get ragged by boy racers and also have the boy racer insurance tax.
You could get a 1st gen MX-5 for that money and i can't recomend these enough, they're proper boss.

Other then auto trader you could use ebay, just set your search for cars upto a grand and there are loads of boss ones, any you like the look of just post the links here and us car nuts can yay or nay them.

Another website which is very big within the car enthusiast world is Pistonheads, it's not as well known as auto trader, gumtree etc but had a boss classifieds section with plenty of bargains (and top marques if ya minted). I advertised my car and sold it to the first guy who viewed it in four days of it being on.

http://pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?g=1&o=p&min=0&max=1000&Submit=Search

All cars there are a grand or less mate, have a look through

Good advice this.

Honda, Toyota and Mazda put their cars together very well, as do the Germans. The only trouble is if something goes wrong then it's likely to cost you more than say a Ford or a Vauxhall would.

Ford isn't the greatest for reliability by all means but they're better put together than Vauxhalls. There's probably not too much difference between Ford and Renault but my mum and my girlfriend have Clio's and bits just fall of them, especially in the interior, plus the parts for Renault would be more expensive than Ford.

I'd be tempted to go for a Focus. I know they're boring and I am probably a little bit biased because I have one, but they're nice cars to dive too.

 

[Del]

A lad i know just got a 54 plate Jag x-type with 64k miles on it from the car auction place in Manchester for £1600. It's a buyers market at the minute so you can get some pretty decent wheels for little money, you're going places with a grand like. Out of the car's Del posted i'd avoid the MG ZR, the Peugeot 306 and the Clio too, rather unreliable.

That A4 looks very decent though, Audi make some boss engines and the SE is the best trim spec on that model of A4, not bad on the juice either. For some reason i've got a nagging feeling about that BMW 316 compact, me mate had one and got rid after a few months cause it was ****e on juice but theres something else about why you shouldnt get one but i cant remember why if that makes sense? lol.

The prelude Del posted looks a decent machine for that sorta doh, Honda's are super reliable and the Prelude is a very good drivers car but for that reason i'd take somebody car savvy with you to have a good check over before you part ways with cash, alot of Preludes get ragged by boy racers and also have the boy racer insurance tax.
You could get a 1st gen MX-5 for that money and i can't recomend these enough, they're proper boss.

Other then auto trader you could use ebay, just set your search for cars upto a grand and there are loads of boss ones, any you like the look of just post the links here and us car nuts can yay or nay them.

Another website which is very big within the car enthusiast world is Pistonheads, it's not as well known as auto trader, gumtree etc but had a boss classifieds section with plenty of bargains (and top marques if ya minted). I advertised my car and sold it to the first guy who viewed it in four days of it being on.

http://pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?g=1&o=p&min=0&max=1000&Submit=Search

All cars there are a grand or less mate, have a look through

Just through past cars I will have to disagree, Owned 2 306 and never had a single problem with them, Know of atleast 4 lads who have owned a Clio and to my knowlege havent had problems

 

[chrissyjack]

 

[Username]

The 1st gen Focus is a boss little car and you will get a nice example for a grand these days, BLF's right like they're bland to look at and everyone knows someone who's got one but thats due to them being a sensible commuter and the sheer quantity of them sold in the UK you can get parts for very cheap and labour is generally cheaper then vauxhall, vw, ren, pug etc at small independant garages. My dad has a 2004 plate Focus Ghia Estate, he's on the taxi's and his car has seen just north of 220k miles, he gets it serviced regular and in the time he has had it it wouldnt start once and that's cause the dafty left his lights on all night.

@Del, on the contrary i know a few lads and lasses who've owned both cars with rather mixed results, one lad bought a clio, had it for 2 months before the engine exploded during regular driving, he went and bought another clio and the same thing happened a few months later, this lad is proper on the ball with servicing and oil levels/changes etc, said it mystified the Renault dealership on both occasions. Regarding the 306, a girl i know has two and is constantly swapping parts around on them but i'd trust your word on it if you've had two like.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Here's a decent example of a Focus, it's not too far from Southampton either.

It's a little pricey considering the age but that's largely because it's done around half the average mileage for a car that age.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201221473128527/sort/default/usedcars/price-to/1000/model/focus/make/ford/page/1/postcode/so151ap/quicksearch/true/radius/20?logcode=p

 

[Phenom]

I bloody am mate. Everyone I asked said dont get an mg. what did I do? Got an mg!!

I was one of them screaming at you, I had a mg zr nice car drove great but was so unreliable.

 

[Del]

Got a mate lined up to come with me. He drives a Delorean FFS. A [Poor language removed] Delorean!!!

Is Poole anywhere near your end?

 

[ijjysmith]

Is Poole anywhere near your end?

Not far but probably too far.

The MG came from Portsmouth (which is closer the Poole) and the going too and fro to the garage had been a royal pain in my ass!!

How come?

 

[Del]

Not far but probably too far.

The MG came from Portsmouth (which is closer the Poole) and the going too and fro to the garage had been a royal pain in my ass!!

How come?

Staying there all next week, wondered what its like

 

[ijjysmith]

Staying there all next week, wondered what its like

Yeah its alright - some good bars

Bournemouth isnt far away and its a good night out there.

 

[Username]

If your mate was my mate Ijjy then he would probably end up selling it, i'd be quoting Back to the Future to much for him to handle.

Where's the flux capacitator on this lad?
You been over 88 mph in this mate?
Are them libyans still after you buddy?
I heard you kissed your ma lid is it true?

 

[Bigmaclad]

You should just get a pedal car like they have on The Flinstones Ijj.

 

[ijjysmith]

If your mate was my mate Ijjy then he would probably end up selling it, i'd be quoting Back to the Future to much for him to handle.

Where's the flux capacitator on this lad?
You been over 88 mph in this mate?
Are them libyans still after you buddy?
I heard you kissed your ma lid is it true?

Known him years and still do the same jokes now. Never gets old!

 

[The Equaliser]

Got a Clio 2 years ago, 1 previous female owner, regsitered services, 17k on the clock. Excellent little motor, reliable and cheap to run (48mpg), never a problem with it. Would certainly recommend getting one of these to anyone looking for a new motor in that category.

 

[ijjysmith]

Are Citroen Saxo's any good? You can get some sporty looking ones of them.