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new car needed: best car for £1k

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So, I think my astra has had it, spark plug broken off and entered the cylinder, its last rites I think :(

Driver for 13 years and never spent more than £1k on a car.

Requirements:

- Petrol (but as fuel efficient as possible)
- Safe for my toddler, 4/5 door

Taking Ford Focus/Astra as read - anything else I might think of?

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Why so adamant on it being petrol?

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lower servicing costs, cheaper when things go wrong. Cheaper to buy.

Don't do enough miles 8,000ish to justify the extra cost...

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No expert but Skoda and Peugeot worthy of a mention. Lagunas are dirt cheap and you get a lot of car for your money but are prone to problems.

Would you consider going to an auction?

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WilBert wrote:No expert but Skoda and Peugeot worthy of a mention.
The likes of Ford, Vauxhall, VW hold their value better so you would get a newer Skoda for £1k than Ford etc etc

(though I'd personally be happier with a 10 year old Golf than a 6 year old Skoda)

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Is it just me or does the Skoda not still have the crappy tag as when I was a kid? Sure they've improved but the badge still says Skoda.

The ultimate put down in the 80's was 'Your dad drives a Skoda!'

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That's the reason why they are cheaper than the quality of the car should price them. Skoda is owned by Volkswagen and share many parts.

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WilBert wrote: Would you consider going to an auction?
Probably not, I'd get excited and end up buying a 2 seater coupe :lol:

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murf wrote:
WilBert wrote:No expert but Skoda and Peugeot worthy of a mention.
The likes of Ford, Vauxhall, VW hold their value better so you would get a newer Skoda for £1k than Ford etc etc

(though I'd personally be happier with a 10 year old Golf than a 6 year old Skoda)
Even though the Skoda shares the same platform and mechanicals as the Golf?

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Toyota Corolla - run forever and reasonably cheap to maintain imo.

Just so happens I have one for sale.

It is 13 years old but has 1 lady driver (my wife) about 70000m and burns a bit of oil but runs like my dear old mother on laxatives.

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Lancs is a bit far to go for a Corolla (they are on my shortlist though)

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Its like Top Gear for me when they do a car reliability challenge, the Astra is parked up - and I've had to borrow my dads 1994 Escort. Grim.

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Have you thought about a new car instead?

Kia offer 7 year warr'ty
Kia C'eed fairly economical car as well

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Do they cost £1000?

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If it's speed you are after then have you considered the Koenigsegg Agera R?

[Edit apologies I posted without reading the thread title].

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:D

I do like the almost anti-car Dacia Sandero - £5995 for wind-up windows and no radio!

http://www.dacia.co.uk/vehicles/sandero/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Any colour you like, as long as it is white.

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tommymooney wrote::D

I do like the almost anti-car Dacia Sandero - £5995 for wind-up windows and no radio!

http://www.dacia.co.uk/vehicles/sandero/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Any colour you like, as long as it is white.
The son of a Dacia owner would say "your Dad drives a Skoda" with a look on his face combining awe and envy.

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http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... 178365876/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Would you ever touch a car with this kind of mileage?

I do 8,000 a year - so if I got two years out of it then had to scrap it, I'd be happy enough...

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tommymooney wrote::D

I do like the almost anti-car Dacia Sandero - £5995 for wind-up windows and no radio!

http://www.dacia.co.uk/vehicles/sandero/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Any colour you like, as long as it is white.
I have a Dacia Sandero. Absolute bargain if you spend another £500 on the next trim level.

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tommymooney wrote:http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... 178365876/

Would you ever touch a car with this kind of mileage?

I do 8,000 a year - so if I got two years out of it then had to scrap it, I'd be happy enough...
As it's a diesel then no problem, previous car (Mondeo Ghia 2l) had something like 186k on the clock, put another 40k on it in 3 years (including a run from the UK to Finland and back), exhaust dropped off 2 days before it's last MoT was due, took that as a sign to get shot of it.

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yes, its hard to get past the old 100,000 rule - which was a limit 20 years ago...

other shortlisted:

2001 Astra: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... 238923435/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

2001 Focus: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... 248933356/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Are you dead set on the smaller cars? I'd prefer a 7/8yo bigger car than a 12yo smaller car, higher running costs though.

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the running costs do worry me a bit, but if anything major needs doing (i.e. more than an exhaust) its usually throw away time anyway.

Only 3 years no claims, so insurance cost a concern on the larger cars too.

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tommymooney wrote:the running costs do worry me a bit, but if anything major needs doing (i.e. more than an exhaust) its usually throw away time anyway.

Only 3 years no claims, so insurance cost a concern on the larger cars too.
How did you find your Astra prior to it's death? I had one once, it drove like a brick! Followed it with a Rover 416 that did a job for a couple of years for £500, the missus had a 214 when we met, also cheap and did okay for her.

Of the 3 cars you've posted the more recent MoT would count higher for me.

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Bought the astra for £1k off a mate 2 1/2 years ago. Got £275 for it (as long as the buyer pays up) - so 16,000 miles for £750 isn't bad.

I had the 8 valve version, which is slow, the 16v should have a bit more pep.

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My first car was a fiat. Close me £100, sold it 25,000 miles later for £80. Had to take the air filter out when it had a spell of cutting out and stuck a water pump from a mini (from a scrapyard) on it as a backup, but apart from that it cost me nothing :-)

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now that's bangernomics Unc!

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golden bear wrote: I have a Dacia Sandero. Absolute bargain if you spend another £500 on the next trim level.
Is that the Ambience model with the 1.2 engine?

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tommymooney wrote:
golden bear wrote: I have a Dacia Sandero. Absolute bargain if you spend another £500 on the next trim level.
Is that the Ambience model with the 1.2 engine?
Yep.

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I posted this earlier partly as a joke
Toyota Corolla - run forever and reasonably cheap to maintain imo.

Just so happens I have one for sale.

It is 13 years old but has 1 lady driver (my wife) about 70000m and burns a bit of oil but runs like my dear old mother on laxatives.
It really is for sale now 79650 miles W reg and cheap as chips. Serviced by Toyota from new etc.
Any Fiso friends can have a look at £800 which is £200 less than I have been offered in part exchange but I can save the difference with no trade in.
pm me if you need complete details

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