I can't be arsed reading through all the replies so sorry if it's already been done but how about an Astravan (this isn't mine it's just one that turned up on google!)
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Sky high mileage - I wouldn't pay more than £1500 for that. Not a bad idea but you can find better.
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CountZero - Member
hora - Member
Buy an Octavia, then pop into M&S to pick up some jeans and a svelte new polo shirt to go with it.Classic hora stereotyping.
Actually I was wearing Howies jeans and tee with a Raceface snowboarding coat and Oakley skateshoes today,
so what does that say about your stereotype?Dunno about hora's comment, but from that description you are a stereotype
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Stereotypical mountain biker, not so much Octi owner, just the most recent of a string of cars: two split-screen Minors, Talbot Horizon, Vauxhall Chevette, Nova, Puma 1.7, Octi.
If the OP wants a truly horrid car, then I can recommend, on personal experience, the most uncomfortable, lousy POS ever foisted onto an unsuspecting public. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you:
the Vauhall Vectra 1.8L. Boss had one as a lease for a while. I found out why Clarkson was so scathing. I'd be barely off the industrial estate before starting to wriggle around trying to find a comfortable spot, then having to spend several hours in extreme discomfort. It was an absolute slug, just bloody awful, so you ought to be able to pick up a W or X reg one for peanuts.Posted 2 years ago # -
I've only ever been a passenger in a Vectra and that was a truly horrible experience.
I think the interior was designed by a Nazi.
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"I know someone on here selling a Legnum VR4 for £3000. Very similar to this, but with sexier wheels"
On the one hand, I would absolutely love that, always did have a hankering for the so-ugly-it's-beautiful gallant/legnum. On the other hand, possibly not the ideal first car
Or for that matter the most economic. Still, want. Legacy looks like another good shout, cheers raddogair, added to the list.
Don't think I want an actual van, in a lot of ways it's the sensible choice but it doesn't really appeal.
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I'd go for an old-shape mondeo. its your first car, so you're fairly likely to ding it. The older mondeo bumpers (pre-2000) are made of the brittelest, thinest plastic imagineable, so you're less likely to damage other cars. I've had mine for 4 years - 99 plate diesel, picked it up for under a grand, with 125000 miles. Its now on 170000 miles and has been faultless. Starting to get a little rusty, but its had a hard life. You'd be able to pick up a mint, low mile, petrol (1.8 would be a good compromise, the diesel is economical but gruff and slow) one for £800 or so. I'd expect very good reliability for 2-3 years, and the plus side is if something really expensive goes wrong, you've only lost a maximum of £700 (cost price-scrap value)
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Ive wanted a Legnum for about two years now
As it is, if you want a really shit car
Get a Skoda Felicia estate. Mines been absolutely amazing over the last year. few scrapes, an inch of mud on the boot floor (the rear seats never get put up) I loves it.
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Felicia
Isn't that a sexual act? An arrestable offence if performed in a public place?
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On the one hand, I would absolutely love that, always did have a hankering for the so-ugly-it's-beautiful gallant/legnum. On the other hand, possibly not the ideal first car Or for that matter the most economic. Still, want.
Dammit, man! Are you buying with your heart or your head?
I'm pretty sure if you talk nicely to him, you'll get it for less. That'll go towards petrol, insurance, bike toys, etc.
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Just like to point out that the insurance on a bigger car (mondeo, passat etc) coudl well be sky high if you have only just passed your test.
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A previous generation 5-door Honda Civic would be sufficiently capacious yet sufficiently dull and reliable to be a safe choice. No, not a Type-R, a boring one. Not a Type-S either if you're a new driver and want cheap insurance. Most are owned by old people so a higher mileage one may be both cheaper and in better condition due to getting enough longer runs.
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An old Primera would be suitably horrible. I loved my W reg diesel at the time, as it was the first new car I'd had (company) and it had climate control and leccy (front) windows. It was pretty decent for it's era, but quickly became dated and outclassed. It was dog slow too for a turbo diesel - 90bhp iirc. and wasn't without it's problems (head gasket).
What about a Mazda 6 Estate? I had a hatch and it was a great car - 2litre td 140bhp (look out as there are some 120bhp models about) and bags of torque. I had the TS2 model which is worth looking for as it has climate control, full electrics including partial control of drivers seat, electric sunroof, cruise control, traction control, stability control, steering wheel controls, 6 disc in dash autochanger, Bose amp, sub & speakers, leather trimmed bits.
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I got an Avensis hatchback with under 50k miles inside your budget. Get a bike in with both wheels on easily. 1000s of taxi drivers cant be wrong.
Or an old transit or hiace.
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Wow, I'd forgot about an Avensis when considering horrible cars. Dull, uninspiring and absolutely horrible to drive. I've driven three fairly new ones (< 5yrs old) and they were all horrendous.
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I got an Avensis hatchback with under 50k miles inside your budget.
I own a 2001 Avensis. TIRED of the "bombproof" Subaru.
Lets see how it goes..
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I bought a Citroen Xsara Diesel non turbo for 450 quid it's very slow great on fuel and not a bad sized estate
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