Car question - what`s the best small, cheapest car out there that will still carry a bike?

[Crankarm]

Unless you are a billionaire I cannot see the point of storing something away without using it when it would solve your immediate transport problems. Its is certainly en expensive toy costing you dearly. Cars, bikes and bicycles are supposed to be used.

 

[iateyoubutler]

Unless you are a billionaire I cannot see the point of storing something away without using it when it would solve your immediate transport problems. Its is certainly en expensive toy costing you dearly. Cars, bikes and bicycles are supposed to be used.

It does get used, just not during the winter months. It`s a toy, bought and paid for 8 years ago so what`s the issue?

 

[Crankarm]

I'm a huge fan of bangers, but try and get some proof of when the cam belt was last changed. If that goes, it'll give you a whole lot of grief in your wallet.

Cam belts are generally not hard to change.

 

[iateyoubutler]

Cam belts are generally not hard to change.

I`ve done a few myself over the years, £50 for the belt and a morning of swearing and the job is done. If it`s snapped though it isn`t so good.....

Chains on the other hand.....don`t go there!

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I`m very wary now of chain driven engines, that`s what`s happened to the car I`ve just bought. Done 40K and the chain (might as well say engine) is knackered, so much for lasting the life of the engine. Thanks to VW for this piss poor reliability................

Not this Suzuki engine though.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Not this Suzuki engine though.

Yes my Suzuki with 54000 on the clock still purring as sweet as a nut.

 

[screenman]

Unless you are a billionaire I cannot see the point of storing something away without using it when it would solve your immediate transport problems. Its is certainly en expensive toy costing you dearly. Cars, bikes and bicycles are supposed to be used.

We sold a 308gts in 2007 for £25,000 the car would easily make £85,000 now, that would have been worth storing. A crystal ball would be helpful at times.

 

[Dirk]

Unless you are a billionaire I cannot see the point of storing something away without using it when it would solve your immediate transport problems. Its is certainly en expensive toy costing you dearly. Cars, bikes and bicycles are supposed to be used.

A mate of mine, Alan, bought a Lamborghini Countach LP4 QV new in the late 80s.
His brother, and business partner, bought a Ferrari Testarossa at the same time. They both paid almost £100000 each at the time.
His brother sold the Ferrari, in the late 90s, at a loss.
Alan kept the Lamborghini, its value dropping to a low of around £35000, before it started to appreciate. He only uses to do about 300 miles a year.
I went in it a couple of times and it was quite an experience - a visual, aural and physical assault. Bit agricultural though.
Countach's are currently going for anywhere between £250000 - £500000, so I reckon he made a pretty shrewd investment.

 

[swee'pea99]

A mate of mine, Alan, bought a Lamborghini Countach LP4 QV new in the late 80s.
His brother, and business partner, bought a Ferrari Testarossa at the same time. They both paid almost £100000 each at the time.
His brother sold the Ferrari, in the late 90s, at a loss.
Alan kept the Lamborghini, its value dropping to a low of around £35000, before it started to appreciate. He only uses to do about 300 miles a year.
I went in it a couple of times and it was quite an experience - a visual, aural and physical assault. Bit agricultural though.
Countach's are currently going for anywhere between £250000 - £500000, so I reckon he made a pretty shrewd investment.

Bet you can't get a bike in it though - what's the use of that?

 

[Dirk]

Bet you can't get a bike in it though - what's the use of that?

Could get a Brompton on the passenger seat.

 

[Dirk]

[QUOTE 4996474, member: 45"]Or get it over a speed hump.[/QUOTE]
It'd go over if you hit it fast enough.....

 

[XC26]

I got a Dacia Sandero last year, the TCe90 petrol engine version, for 8K brand new. Very cheap to run, £20 VED, 60ish mpg. It has a good sized boot that can carry both my folders. I also bought the Sandero specific roof bars and can easily plonk 2 bikes on the roof using my cheapo Halfords (roof bar fitting) bike carriers.

 

[Tin Pot]

986 Boxster S <£8K

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/porsche/boxster-986-96-04

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Inside's a challenge, but Porsche does an OE roof rack for bikes.

 

[vickster]

Surely you can get a bike in an R32? And how much thirstier will it be than a Porsche?