MK5 Golf GTI

General => Random Chat => Topic started by: paulk on September 12, 2010, 10:54:16 am

Title: cheap car
Post by: paulk on September 12, 2010, 10:54:16 am

so iv been lookin for a cheap car ...wtf...1500 for a old puma with rust...i cant belive how little you get for your cash these days...some cars iv looked at up to 3k have just been minging , is it just me but 3k feels like a big wedge of cash :sick:

Title: Re: cheap car
Post by: Edition30 on September 12, 2010, 07:23:00 pm

Cant get much for your dollar these days. A mate of mine picked up a cheap run about and its been spot on. £500 Y reg Fiesta with 120k on it. Had a new clutch and a few other bits done along with MOT aswel.

Title: Re: cheap car
Post by: Andy on September 12, 2010, 07:28:08 pm

i picked up a old saxo diesel at work  for £150 tested for 9 months and 1 months test

Title: Re: cheap car
Post by: neg on September 12, 2010, 07:33:39 pm

get yourself a mk2 GTI - thats what I did

Title: Re: cheap car
Post by: RobH on September 12, 2010, 07:33:55 pm

Scrapage sceme may have killed alot of good cheap cars :happy2:

Title: Re: cheap car
Post by: smokeybubbles on September 12, 2010, 08:40:44 pm

mk2 golf is the way to go.  a few grand will get you a taxed and tested one that should be in good nick.  plus they are easy to maintain, no need for diagnostic computers and stuff.

Title: Re: cheap car
Post by: smokeybubbles on September 12, 2010, 08:41:14 pm

or a Mk4...

Title: Re: cheap car
Post by: neg on September 12, 2010, 09:38:41 pm

*cough*

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2029083.htm

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.images.pistonheads.com%2Faimg%2F2029%2F2029083-1.jpg&hash=0dbddb32c791ba33ddcdcdbbd87217c03f15cc4d)

 :wink: :happy2:

Title: Re: cheap car
Post by: keith on September 12, 2010, 10:26:32 pm

get a well looked after mk3, mk2 not many decent ones about now bar Neg's fine one.

Title: Re: cheap car
Post by: markymark on September 13, 2010, 11:34:10 am

I know stokeballoon - Dave has a tasty looking MK3 Anni up for sale which is well worth a look? :happy2:

Title: Re: cheap car
Post by: Tara on September 13, 2010, 11:55:46 am

My bloke just got a 2001 Fiesta Zetec S which he is going to turn into a track car for just under 3k with 68,000 miles on!

Title: Re: cheap car
Post by: scooba on September 13, 2010, 06:22:14 pm

DEC 2000 POLO TDI SE 1.4 DIESEL   ONLY 63000 MILES   10 months tax and 1 yr MOT  very tidy car pics available if you are interested   £1750  thanks

Title: Re: cheap car
Post by: winrya on September 13, 2010, 08:08:42 pm

Quote from: neg on September 12, 2010, 09:38:41 pm

*cough*

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2029083.htm

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.images.pistonheads.com%2Faimg%2F2029%2F2029083-1.jpg&hash=0dbddb32c791ba33ddcdcdbbd87217c03f15cc4d)

 :wink: :happy2:

Just having a read, stunning car!  If only i had a spare garage space to stick it in :sad1: