Gillstay
Veteran
I see them advertised with 220 k on them still going along. An they don't have a cam belt
Best used car for around 2k.
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I see them advertised with 220 k on them still going along. An they don't have a cam belt
Jameshow
Guru
Also look at Suzuki splashes. Another big small car!
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
I've the Vauxhall Agila variant of this; the same except for a Vauxhall badge.
It's perfectly fine as a local runabout in it's 1.2 litre guise. A bit basic, but that's OK for short journeys.
Jameshow
Guru
A mate of mines got one he's had some nice cars in the past but happy to run around in this tbh.
Cletus Van Damme
Previously known as Cheesney Hawks
- Location
- Out in the sticks...
Guy at work got a low mileage Suzuki Ignis for pretty cheap. It's a 2007 with about 30,000 miles. It looks pretty strange if that bothers you, but that's why it's cheap. I'm sure it will be a really good car though.
TrishE
Veteran
Can get a Smart fortwo for £2000. I've had mine for 5 years and use it for the work commute, local trips and motorway journeys. I don't know what low torque means but it has good mpg and is great fun to drive. It's £20 a year tax, ulez compliant, and cheap to keep as it has windy windows, no Aircon or power steering to go wrong. I've been to Scotland, lake district, Wales, Cambridgeshire does long journeys fine. It has good headroom and is surprisingly spacious inside, good bootspace, and the passenger seat folds for longer items. It has a drop tailgate which has storage compartment in it, makes a handy table. I love mine it's 2008 petrol and has done 108000 miles now they are little characters🙂
I once went for a test drive in a smart car. Thinking they were linked with Mercedes, quality brand
What an absolute bag of crap they were.
TrishE
Veteran
The early ones were the 450 collaboration between Swatch and Mercedes hence Swatch-Mercedes-ART, mine is the 451 and has a Mitsubishi engine in it. They do the job they are quirky but you soon get used to the semi automatic gearbox. No-one seems to like being behind one but they sit easily at 70mph so on quiet runs in the left lane on the motorway I frequently get cars next to me, and I'm thinking yes you're going to have to break the law now aren't you lol. They have a good following with owners groups on Facebook and regular meet ups. The plastic panels can be changed to change the colour of the car, although mine is black on the logbook and stays black whatever the colour of the panels because it's the safety tridion shell that determines the colour. Most seem to be silver I've been the only black one at meet ups before now. I like them as you can tell but they're not everyone's cup of tea🙂
Cletus Van Damme
Previously known as Cheesney Hawks
- Location
- Out in the sticks...
Older Fiat Panda's appear to be decent cars.
Gillstay
Veteran
Still very good off road.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
How far's the commute/likely daily use? Reason for question is you are getting very close to these, which are a class apart IMH(and very biased)O:Hey all!
There’s a chance the commuter budget will be 4K now. Rather than start another thread put your best commuting car buys for £4000 mark down underneath.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-de...c-deposit=449&calc-term=48&calc-mileage=10000
DRM
Guru
- Location
- West Yorks
Hey all!
There’s a chance the commuter budget will be 4K now. Rather than start another thread put your best commuting car buys for £4000 mark down underneath.
Even at £4k it's the same criteria, condition and service/maintenance history, a lot of people seem to think older cars need little to no servicing at all
