I'm going to have to look for a new tin-top sooner than I hoped

so what have you got for sale now or in the next few months ?


I was looking at the 02 onwards fiesta's or even another pug 106 - but I'm trying to keep my options open
(the french car build quality doesn't bother me as long as they are simple enough - so bog std. models are perfect )

I don't care if its old (the older the better in some ways), but it needs to be in decent nick - with no real rust or running issues (although I'm not scared of a little work, I don't want the sort of issues I've got with the current tin-top!)

it also needs to be fairly cheap for parts, fuel, insurance.....
parts cost has always put me off some makes (i.e. BMW, Merc, Honda, Toyota, Nissan, subaru....) but I may be getting a false impression of the cost for some of these....
the current car does 35-40 mpg - i really need something a little better than this
getting insurance isn't really an issue, but the cheaper the better


the ideal car is a granny mobile with a small petrol engine thats been to the shops and back once a week for the last 10+ years (rare, but they do exist I've had 2 of them before )


I guess the budget could be as much as £1500, but £500 would be better

so what have you got ?

cheers
-Robert

Shame you just missed my clio my 18hrs, i sold it last night

I guess it's not your cup of tea, but I've still not advertised this anywhere else yet:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=176676

You could have it for £1600 and the tank is full. Bullet-proof it is too.

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Originally posted by MK9R
Shame you just missed my clio my 18hrs, i sold it last night

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Fiesta 1.25 zetec
Year: 2000
Mileage: 92000
MOT: 10 months
Tax: 3months
Good bits: Very little rust, new brake pipes, flexi's and 1 caliper, sailed through MOT
Bad bits: Couple of dings and scratches where it caught some roof tiles last year, anti-roll bar bushes, rear tyres are near limit, slight misfire which has been the same for 3 years, needs a new idler on the alternator belt, no service history as I've serviced it for last 5years from 30000 miles.

Other: I'll throw in 2 summer tyres for the rear (if I can find them), a tin of paint, and a haynes manual. It's got full tank of fuel at the moment but I still use it now and again.

It does 37mpg regardless of how you drive it.

£650

Cheers
Davie

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Originally posted by daviep
Fiesta 1.25 zetec
year 2000

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No problem I'll u2u my email and phone number.

Cheers
Davie