The challange.....Find a suitable car

[Deacon]

suggestions


my bro in law has 2,500 - 3,300 at max to spend on a car that must have air con to get him to bristol

a hour long commute ...


the car must be economical... he doesnt REALLY care about the dynamics of the thing....

deisels concidered..nothing too slow..must have some poke .

primera?

saab? bmw?

i guess it cant be too old and MUST be reliable :D

[FullMetalGasket]

306 TD?

Sure you can easily get one in that price range with A/C. Not that slow either :thumbs:

Older Primara would be good I'd have thought :nod:

Or as a wierd one. Find an old (early - mid '90s) Rover 216 with all the kit.
The drive train and mechanicals are all Honda - so bullit proof :cool: , they shift pretty damn well, are a good laugh to drive,
and they're also pretty economical :Plug:
How can you tell I used to own one :wave:

[nos jet]

Any 4 pot mazda, 626 etc very reliable normally £2500 ish. Looking for economy then a 1.5 turbo diesel corsa. Theres absolutly loads of decent cars under 2500, go to a show room test drive what you want then go else where and buy it on the cheap.

[hadyn]

tell him hes a ponce and needs to get an S14 for that money :) ;)

[JB]

Honda Civic, Toyota Avensis, Mazda 323, VW Golf TDi.

[Mark]

Focus (not sure prices are that low tho)

[Sideways Danny]

Daewoo Nexia GLXI, Aircon as standard, cheap as hell, no image whatsoever, with a Vauxhal 2.0 16v ecotec engine

[ScoobyDoo]

1998 CITROEN XSARA Hatchback 1.9 Turbo D Exclusive 5dr
Diesel,1998 R REG,58000miles,Turquise,ABS,Double airbag,air-conditioning.PAS,C/L,E/W,Full service history,recent serviced,immobliser,stereo,manual transmissin,metallic paint,Rear wash/wipe,steering mounted controlled stereo,very economical to run,low mileage on diesel engine,previous MOTs,long MOT,any inspection on mileage check or AA inspectin welcome,Near M4 J3. 58000 miles. £2695.

from autotrader

[Deacon]

i like the toyota avensis sugestion

and the 306...


could he get any old TD bee emms or mercs for that money?

[nos jet]

TD bee emms or mercs for that money?

whats wrong with a toyota ;)

[JB]

could he get any old TD bee emms or mercs for that money?
Yes but they'd be quite heavy on miles.

[cherry1809]

Toyota Avensis
Nice cars these,mate had one as a company car (before the claim company went tits up :rolleyes: )nice drive,it's got the talking sat. nav. too :)

[arry]

Another vote for an Avensis :)

[Deacon]

did toyota do a good deisel version? :confused:

[Leon]

Prelude?
Golf?

[Deacon]

im trying to get him to look at s14s ...but he has kids :indiff:

[alfa23]

audi a4 td,

[Deacon]

audi a4 td,

for 3 grand?

[Pete C]

Buy a £1500-2000 S13 and spend the rest on an LPG conversion :D

Fun, and economical, just not very reliable ;)

Oh, hi James mate btw :wave:

My MSN is broken :(

[Deacon]

:wave: :wave:

when can i see the capri? :D

s13s a little too old irrc :(

[alfa23]

for 3 grand?

yup for a 95-96 no frills but there diesels are very good,

[GmasterT]

Avensis, latest ones are fantastic
Vectra & Astra DTi's are very good
Omega, very average car but the TD is a Bimmer engine so V.good.
The latest mondeo TDCi (I hate to say :annoyed: ) is a very very good car but prob out of price range.
Drove an awesome TD the other day... New Vectra V6TDi 6spd, mid range :smitten: & the latest Astra (Mk5) is awesome.
Erm... Rangie with LPG, SAAB with LPG... (All the best cars need LPG to be economical :wack: )
:thumbs:

[amnesia]

Must be able to get a good (sic) Ford Mundano for £2k with all the trimmings.

Might breakdown every day though.


[runs and hides from Nismo Mark]

:D

[Pauly_Boy]

How much would a LPG conversion cost on a S13 or S14.

[tDR]

How much would a LPG conversion cost on a S13 or S14.

Wouldn't recommend it as LPG is a 'hot' fuel.

I'd say a rover 420Di - up to 60mpg and 0 - 60 in a respectable 10 secs. For that kinda price you'd probably get a '99 model. Seriously considering this one myself as a commuter.

[ZXSpectrum]

Another vote for Mondeo... :) I used to own one... Loved it... Very Comfortable, Quiet (Quietest Deisel i have EVER driven) and you can get a 98 Ghia TD for about £2.5K... VERY Economical too... Mine did about 45-55Mpg on motorway runs... :eek:

My S13 is doing about a third of that now... :cry:

[Pauly_Boy]

Dumb question, but what do u mean by hot fuel??

[tDR]

Dumb question, but what do u mean by hot fuel??

Combustion temps are much higher when running it allegedly.......... not good on a turbo'd car already running high charge temps.

[Dave H]

Another vote for Mondeo... :) I used to own one... Loved it... Very Comfortable, Quiet (Quietest Deisel i have EVER driven) and you can get a 98 Ghia TD for about £2.5K... VERY Economical too... Mine did about 45-55Mpg on motorway runs... :eek:


I guess you've never had a peugeot diesel then, the TD engine in the mondeo/escort/early focus is one of the worst diesel engines on the market for NVH (noise/vibration/harshness), plus they are one of the slowest, I should know, had several varients of each as a co car :down: :down: :down:
The new tdci's are fantastic but over budget.
You'd be much better off with the 1.8 petrol, they still do almost 40mpg.

My vote would be for a 406 HDI with all the toys, can get one under 5 yrs old for less than £3k if you know where to look :) or an Omega with the 2.5 bmw diesel engine, or maybe a 525tds or a Merc 300D.

:)

[jibber]

carina td

[ZXSpectrum]

My friends dad had a 406 and my mondeo was much bettter to drive than that... And dont get me started on the Rover Diesels... Jeez they all sound like tractors...

[Deacon]

hes changed his ideas now :wack:


suggestions


sporty 3 door coupes for 2,500 to 3,000

gotta be from about 1995 ownwards i guess....nothing too old

rules the s13 out really :( ...they are unreliable if you look at it .. he dosnt like mr2s

prelude?

is there any way he could get a desent S14 for that price that wont let him down? :confused:

[Mitch]

How about this one? (http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=93595)

[Deacon]

How about this one? (http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=93595)


auto :(

but that prooves there out there :D

[Deacon]

now look what im making him look at ...


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29760&item=2480795030&rd=1



:D

[Pauly_Boy]

I like it :)

[Deacon]

cheap insurance..... no tax.... fun summer car :thumbs:

simple as **** :D

[aaronm]

See my Rover 420 for sale - quick (0-60 in 9 secs), comfortable and reliable and has aircon - will do 36mpg+ easily too.

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=92611