Im in need of a new daily drive I need somthing thats cheap to buy ,cheap tax,cheap insurance,very economical on the fuel and parts are plentifull and reasonably cheap I was thinking along the lines of a fiesta,corsa,polo,lupo,micra type car The thing is im not up to speed on modern motors at all so i thought id ask your opinions and suggestions
Lupo are cheap and do good mpg . I have a mk4 golf that's good on fuel as long as you don't cane it , only a 1.4 and you can get them cheap . Or go diesel ?
My missus had a 1.4 Fiesta on and 04 plate, diesel - sipped fuel and went really well - you can get them 3 or 5 door and the only common fault on them is injector seals which you can hear a mile off. Loads of parts on ebay - cheap to insure, £30 a year road tax. It wasn't a missile but was fine at motorway speeds, had electric windows, locking, air con etc., and there are loads out there.
I have a 95 polo 1.6 which does 38mpg, only downside is it is 220 a year tax, thing is for the sake of a hundred quid more and the fact that I picked it up for a song makes it worthwhile. I don't think tax should be a huge factor in buying a cheap run around. Unless it is free tax versus 200 quid of course
My daughter has a 1.4 TDI Sport Polo. I gave £2,500 for it 2 years ago. It does about 70MPG, costs £30 a year to TAX, insurance is £700 (she's 21) & I can service it myself cheap as chips. I'm going to get my younger daughter one as well, she currently has a 1.2 SE Polo. Its nice but not a patch on the TDI one.
£2k!! Are you made of money?? The most I'd pay for a daily is £1k and for that it'll have to be something special. So for £875 of my earth pounds I bought my mk3 Golf Convertible Avantgarde. Basically a GTi cabrio. Parts are cheap even from VW and plentiful. The mk3 is bullet proof, rather good gas mileage for a 2 litre, easy to drive and even better, it's fun to drive, easy to service or not. I abused my old mk3 GTi and yet it kept on going. I'd have a mk3 any day every day and will continue to do so until there are no mk3's left and I have to go mk4 I spend more on this Golf in cleaning products and washing it than servicing or getting under the bonnet because it's once a year service is cheap to do. And this means I have more spare cash for the bus
Any 1.4 diesel or less, 52 plate onwards.should be £35 a year road tax Pug 206, fiesta, corsa all good. Check online first for tax bracket
I've got Mk4 TDi Golf. It just doesn't go wrong. Had it from 60,000 it's on 140,000 now. In that time the wiper mech got stuck (£27 from dealership for the whole lot), some rear bushes wore out and the rear discs. That's it. It gets 60-70mpg but if I thrash it constantly I can get it down to 50mpg. I expect it's worth about £1500. I'd travel south if it's as you say and save £1,000.
Have you looked at Auto Trader online?? My Golf was from Guilford way. If you fin anything closer this way to me I'd be happy to take a look. I understand the need for a car and the running costs etc etc but I'm a bit of a tight bum when it comes to paying out a lot of money for an everyday car that gets beaten up in a carpark when you pop out for groceries. I just think if you look harder you could find something more suitable for a lot less. My offer if always there.
