TheOriginalAquapanther

Give me some inspiration lads lol, part from buying a couple of run a round Corsa's I've bought Scooby continuously for the past 10 years.

Any recommendations??

the shreksta

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depends what you need it for?

fun
shopping
school run

etc etc

my mrs has a civic type r fn2 2009 and its faultless and has been for 2 years.
we are about to put it up for sale as we are getting an audi a6 this weekend hopefully

Rusti

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For fun Honda s2000 or MX5 with summer around the corner

the shreksta

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whats the point in your existence............
me thinks you would have been better wiped on a old sock and shoved under the bed.

TheOriginalAquapanther

Just for going from A-B tbh, all the fun is had in the Scooby

the shreksta

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if its only short trips and you dont want to go electric go for something like a little mazda 2 petrol. my mrs had one for years with 0 issues in her ownership.
stay away from diesels if doing short trips.

lozgti1

Audi A3

Classy way to get from A-B

ted bass

My other half had an A3 as a runaround for years and loved it but it was getting a bit long in the tooth so swapped it in for a Seat Leon, i can't fault the Leon to be fair, it's a VW in disguise really, reliable, comfortable and fairly spacious inside.

lozgti1

Seat, Skoda,VW, Audi. All exactly the same car with a different badge stuck on the nose.

They are all ace. Just depends what you want to pay...

IdonthaveaScooby

Peugout

most reliable

lockheed

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ALi-B

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IdonthaveaScooby

ALi-B

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Cambelt that runs in oil...supposed to last 110k/10yrs...but starts to break up at 5yr/40k and block the oil pickup with rubber debris. Although the reason why you find out the belt is about to fail is because you are stripping it down to fix the blown head gasket!

Then we have the good ol MA derived gearbox that STILL wrecks its first motion shaft bearing, and if left pops the ***** out the race which then get ground up in the gears, during this it breaks the nose off the front oil seal so it wrecks the clutch too. £20 part that wrecks the gears and clutch

Stick with the Fiesta, although 1.0 ecoboost have zero tolerance to coolant loss and have no gauge or level sensor

LewisScoob

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Yeah and not to mention the gearbox failures...

ALi-B

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Yeah I just threw that in the edit...oh and the ‘automatic’ (automated manual) spitting its dummy out and giving you no gears in the most awkward of places (usually clutch on its way out).

ALi-B

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Oh...and brake discs that only last 20,000 miles...wtf are they made from to wear thin as fast as the pads?

lozgti1

Got a client with a pug with electronic problems. Are they are a mare? You might solve a case for me. Mechanics have given in.lol. He's in Willenhall

Dr Hu

My old Dad gave me some sage advice.... "never buy a French car with your own money"... nods.....

IdonthaveaScooby

Brake discs in general are problem nowadays

i gather because pads cant have asbestos any more


( no worries that half the roofs in the developing world are made of it )

hux309

Honda civic?

andy97

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Just checked my Nissan Leaf discs, virtually no wear in 40,000 miles.
​​​​​​R R Regen

ALi-B

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Big deal any leccy car can do that...my R32 is on 52k on original front pads and discs....going for ‘ol Pete’s record.

The 535d Gt is now on 95k and all its had is pair of front pads...front and rear discs are original as are rear pads....impressive for a 2000kg automatic.

IdonthaveaScooby

If you lived by the sea they last a year , especially with ali calipers