hi guys,
im just sat at work with a mate who says he's looking for a cheap run about to get him too and from work, commute is about 4 miles for him.
Budget is £2500. cheap and cheerful but reliable.
Suggestions please
All the best
That will buy him one hell of a push-bike....!
How about this one ?
They're paying you too much if 2500 is a cheap runabout
How about this?
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=130212
Early MX5 and put the spare £1000 in the bank - then buy it off him as your next donor in a couple of years!
Or the cheapest car I ever ran was an old (G reg) 1.0 polo (more like a 'lupo' or 'fox' now I guess). Parts were easily available
and pretty cheap(145/70/13 tyres at £12.95 inc valves and fitting/balance!), insurance and road tax low. I drove mine 86k(started with 90k on the
clock) over 4 years and total insurance/road tax and maintenance came to £1500 for the whole period - including having a new clutch fitted.
Regards
Hugh
I have my seat leon cupra for sale £1800
£2500
my mk1 focus only cost me £2300 in quite good nick with 79k on it (the 1400's are even cheaper)
and I got offered an astra £550 with a few cosmetic rust spots and faded red paint but no other problems
Dear me, theres me thinking a GOOD car should cost no more than £999 and a cheap run around no more than £150.
I always factor the 30% insurance cost into the equation as well.
£2500+insurance+tax+fuel+MOT/Servicing+tyres+unexpected costs
for 4 miles! He could walk to and from work and still get back home faster than I do! .
Tell the lazy bugger to get a £500 road bike and he'll do that journey in 15 minutes.
cheap runner rounds are now hard to find and not so cheap any more.anything thats half decent .thanks to scrapage.
I have a mint tdi fiesta 3 dr with 65k on a y plate for £1695 but im in cornwall .
quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
They're paying you too much if 2500 is a cheap runabout
Christ im looking at paying 2500 max for a decent family car.
My 525 tds is going up for sale this week for 2500. Thats perfect for a 4 mile round trip commute. Leather and all that jazz.
this site never lets you down 
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=130701