£1000

PJW · Post by **PJW** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:14 am

OK, ive got £1000 to buy a reasonably half decent car. I want something thats got four doors preferably, but also something a bit different.

Ive been looking at 190E Mercs, Mk4 Golfs, Mk2 Golf GTis, and ZTs although it seems a ZT is out of the £1k market for now.

Can anyone offer some suggestions?

Must be:

MOTd for at least 6 months
Engine size no more than 2.0
No preference on transmission
No preference on fuel
Something a bit different

Im pig sick of looking at Vectras and Saxos on Gumtree. Just wondered if anyone could come up with anything i hadnt noticed. Id love a nice big luxobarge like a 5 series or something, just dont fancy the engine sizes

BrackenFox · Post by **BrackenFox** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:21 am

Saab 9-5? You can very nearly get an Aero for £1000 these days.

Alfa 156? Bit biased, but they really are pretty nifty and surprisingly well built, certainly more solid than my BMW was!

Decent ZTs do turn up for less than £1000 surprisingly often if you're not in a hurry - went and saw a lovely green 1.8T which was up for £800 locally a couple of months ago for a friend, was absolutely minty and not a single fault.

l88ajy · Post by **l88ajy** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:01 am

an annual bus pass

420gazza · Post by **420gazza** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:19 am

a vauxhall omega with 10 months tax and mot

PJW · Post by **PJW** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:20 am

Ive actually seen (last night) a black Freelander, 1.8k, HG done, £1k of receipts in the last 6 month, 12 month MOT and 6 month tax £850.

Its tidy, few minor interior faults and a leaky boot. Going to see it today.

bigboykarluk · Post by **bigboykarluk** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:20 pm

theres a 03 plate zt on here for sale for 1095

radddogg · Post by **radddogg** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:35 pm

erm helooooooo Vit Sport Lux!!!!!!

Sheaf · Post by **Sheaf** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:05 pm

Omegas are amazing value for money. Really nice well specced cars, a mate has had two and both were lovely.

420gazza · Post by **420gazza** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:09 pm

Sheaf wrote:Omegas are amazing value for money. Really nice well specced cars, a mate has had two and both were lovely.

I agree mate, for little money your getting a lot of car. My one even has electric seats, you dont get many cars with this spec for a grand elsewhere.

Dave_ZS · Post by **Dave_ZS** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:56 pm

http://www.rt2468abcd.r8technology.co.uk/viewtopi ... 9&t=129785

southside · Post by **southside** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:25 pm

I've just sold an 06 plate CityRover for a grand. Shame, could of seen you in that

listie · Post by **listie** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:26 pm

Crazy prices for these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-PEUGEOT- ... 2c5e099fb7

carl747 · Post by **carl747** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:32 pm

bet you only keep it a mth anyway

PJW · Post by **PJW** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:21 pm

Picked up a Freelander 1.8k, 97k, Years MOT, taxed until 31st Dec, just had a grand spent on it in the last few months. Guy lost his job and couldnt afford to run it. Black, few minor niggles (leaky servo hose, drivers central locking doesnt lock) aside from that its a quite high spec model. Happy

Just need to probably do the HG in order to feel confident about it haha

l88ajy · Post by **l88ajy** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:25 pm

you took any pics???

Dave_ZS · Post by **Dave_ZS** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:32 pm

PJW wrote:Picked up a Freelander 1.8k, 97k, Years MOT, taxed until 31st Dec, just had a grand spent on it in the last few months. Guy lost his job and couldnt afford to run it. Black, few minor niggles (leaky servo hose, drivers central locking doesnt lock) aside from that its a quite high spec model. Happy

Just need to probably do the HG in order to feel confident about it haha

you should sooooooo drop a t16 tubby in

carl747 · Post by **carl747** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:39 pm

Can we please start a bet how long Paul will keep it say £1 each

mate

l88ajy · Post by **l88ajy** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:32 pm

There was a white one on ebay a while back with a t16 in it although it lost the four wheel drive

bjrespect · Post by **bjrespect** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:48 pm

ok paul go out side and look for the second knob that say low and high on

seriously get full lock on in first off clutch it shouldnt stall if so you viscous coupling could be seized

if its not tracking correctly check your rear diff mounting bushes

PJW · Post by **PJW** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:05 am

cheers mate lol

PJW · Post by **PJW** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:25 pm

Billy bargain, £950 with a years test and taxed until 31st Dec.

l88ajy · Post by **l88ajy** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:38 pm

looks clean mate

adrenalin · Post by **adrenalin** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:10 am

i've see quite a few decent cars around now for 1k. All depends what need it for petrols are well cheap now seen some mint like w plate audi a3 1.8t's for about a grand same with some golfs. I had afew golfs and some are a bit rough. The 5 series is well cheap at moment anyone knoticed they selling for peanuts the petrol ones.

t'mill · Post by **t'mill** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:57 am

You'd struggle getting a good Mk2 GTI for a grand unfortunately. Although they're nowhere near as modern feeling as all the other cars suggested here, they're cheap as to maintain

bjrespect · Post by **bjrespect** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:32 pm

looks a tidy one paul just watch out for cowpats

PJW · Post by **PJW** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:28 pm

Ive always fancied a mk2 gti and a few people i know have said theyre the worst cars they have ever driven. Put me off a bit. Think worst car ive ever driven was an xr3i.

Roboscot · Post by **Roboscot** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:36 pm

bjrespect wrote:looks a tidy one paul just watch out for cowpats

But it's a land rover

Can't they all fly aswell?

bjrespect · Post by **bjrespect** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:49 pm

Roboscot wrote:
bjrespect wrote:looks a tidy one paul just watch out for cowpats
But it's a land rover Can't they all fly aswell?

ha ha i thought you might rear your ugly head lol

dalbrit · Post by **dalbrit** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:52 am

looks a tidy motor for the money

jmurray01 · Post by **jmurray01** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:30 pm

Very nice, very nice indeed!

I've never liked Freelanders, but that one is almost good enough to make me want one

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