Rovertech 2.0

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

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.

an annual bus pass

a vauxhall omega with 10 months tax and mot

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.

theres a 03 plate zt on here for sale for 1095

erm helooooooo Vit Sport Lux!!!!!!

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

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.

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

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

Crazy prices for these

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

bet you only keep it a mth anyway

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 took any pics???

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

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


mate

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

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

cheers mate lol

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

looks clean mate

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.

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

looks a tidy one paul just watch out for cowpats

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.

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

But it's a land rover Can't they all fly aswell?

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

looks a tidy motor for the money

Very nice, very nice indeed!

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