Anybody got anything suitable? Needs to be cheap to insure, something up to a 1.4L Must have rent and test... £700 to spend, and looking "pretty" lol she HATES red and white

 

Get a cheap corsa off ebay then later on you can buy it off her and stick a redtop in it, thats what am planning for my sister

 

Nissan Micra, a great little car and pretty reliable

Tony

 

Polo always a good bet

 

micra +1

 

Little Ford Ka or something. There's a nifty '97 one near me going for £595 I think.

 

where are you choc!?

 

Infront of my computer screen, why


Lincs

 

Hmmm bit of distance, but a quick search (using Kent council's postcode) bought this up...
1997 FORD KA BURGUDY RED, MOT Sept09 TAX March09 on eBay, also, Ford, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 22-Nov-08 13:41:35 GMT)

 

Lol too far..shame as I think she would like a ka. All small run-arounds in london seem to be either a heap of sh*t or too much doh for what they are. Probably going to end up driving for hours... I give on too easy!

 

The above Ebay link too far too? Wasn't sure of your location within Kent so took a wild guess.

Both look good cars.

 

South croydon isn't far at all mate.. about 40 mins through traffic! 2nd on the watch list now

 

Stick in a post code (like I do) and do a search for upto £700 within a certain radius on Ebay. I do this all the time and it's suprising what you see going cheap (if you had the money to speculate for a little profit later on).

 

TBH I just take a look if she finds one she likes, then I tell her if its pants! Just thought i'd see if anybody on here had something as its prob gonna be a bit better cared for...

 

All within a 25 mile radius of ME14 (Kent council...)

1996 NISSAN MICRA SHAPE PURPLE 1.0 BARGAIN 1ST CAR LL on eBay, also, Nissan, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 23-Nov-08 15:58:28 GMT)

CITROEN AX 1.0 ELATION on eBay, also, Citroen, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 12-Dec-08 21:57:02 GMT)

1999 VAUXHALL CORSA 1.2 16v SILVER 3 DOOR TAX & MOT on eBay, also, Vauxhall Opel, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 24-Nov-08 15:19:18 GMT)

Rover 111 SLi ,fantastic condition on eBay, also, Rover MG, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 22-Nov-08 19:07:11 GMT)

PEUGEOT 106 XN GRADUATE 39899 miles,New Brakes & Tyres on eBay, also, Peugeot, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 26-Nov-08 13:58:44 GMT)

"N" 1995 Ford Fiesta Quartz 1.8 Litre Diesel 1 owner on eBay, also, Ford, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 27-Nov-08 12:21:07 GMT)

peugeot 306 sedan 11 months mot 5 tax in good order on eBay, also, Peugeot, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 27-Nov-08 06:51:46 GMT)

1995 VAUXHALL CORSA LS AUTO RED on eBay, also, Vauxhall Opel, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 20-Nov-08 21:35:34 GMT)

Fiat Punto. Blue, reliable and good condition on eBay, also, Fiat, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 26-Nov-08 22:01:55 GMT)

1998 FORD FIESTA LX BLACK on eBay, also, Ford, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 23-Nov-08 20:49:15 GMT)

1995 VAUXHALL CORSA BREEZE BLUE on eBay, also, Vauxhall Opel, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 24-Nov-08 11:42:20 GMT)

1995 VAUXHALL CORSA BREEZE BLUE on eBay, also, Vauxhall Opel, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 24-Nov-08 11:42:20 GMT)

1997 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 CL BLUE on eBay, also, Volkswagen, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 21-Nov-08 20:19:21 GMT)

ROVER METRO P REG YEARS MOT TAXED LOW MILEAGE VGC on eBay, also, Rover MG, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 23-Nov-08 14:57:12 GMT)

1996 FIAT CINQUECENTO SOLEIL WHITE on eBay, also, Fiat, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 24-Nov-08 21:42:21 GMT)

1997 SKODA FELICIA GREEN on eBay, also, Skoda, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 23-Nov-08 13:03:01 GMT)

FORD KA 2 BLUE 1998 IDEAL FIRST CAR on eBay, also, Ford, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 21-Nov-08 20:13:17 GMT)

peugeot 306 xs on eBay, also, Peugeot, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 14-Dec-08 16:11:11 GMT)

Thats just a small lot I picked out while having a scour through.

 

cheers for that mate...

 

There's a guy on the Welsh section (turbodean) who was recently selling a pug 106 diesel for £495. I don't know if he still has it. Its certainly worth a look.

I got one myself as my run around and they are great little motors.

 

Micra a good choice but japanese cars tend to cost more to insure.

My money would go on something from Ford or GM with a small basic petrol engine ie Fiesta or Corsa. The diesel option isn't worthwhile unless doing a lot of miles IMO.

 

Second that. Inbetween Scoobs I had a 106 1.5 deisel Escapade L2 or whatever Had it for 7 weeks, totally gutless, couldn't go fast enough to crash it, and it did 1,000,000 mpg - was great Would be perfect for her, and never went wrong once in the time I had it.