need a daily driver.... ideas?

[Sloth]

right i need a daily driver, sub 1600, cheapo ins and under £300 with as much t+t. my ideas are
mk3 cav saloon 1.6 spi,
astra mk3 sport 1600 estate,
nova 4dr saloon mk2,
pug 306 dturbo (poss estate) (yer its 1.9 but the ins is good)

any more suggestions, links etc, feel free...
cheers

sloth

oh and an auto would be a bonus, but not nessecary...

[Spudly]

Shouldnt you be getting a driving licence before a car though rob?

[Sloth]

thats sorted mate :D

[Spudly]

Really, and when did you re-aqquire that then?

[Sloth]

this fine morning....

[Spudly]

Good lad tis about bloody time:thumb:


Id avoid the 306D-Turbo as insurers know they are easily play-withable lol

[Sloth]

mmmm, yet i get £450 fully comp quotes on em with 9 points.....
jus looking at astra mk3 estates on teh bay......
any more ideas?

[Benn]

3door nova.

[Spudly]

Corsa B 1.2 or something like that, you should be able to find one for pennies i reckon:thumb:

[Saloony]

Reliant Robin is more your style.

[mikey14sr]

Corsa B 1.2 or something like that, you should be able to find one for pennies i reckon:thumb:

Not round here spud, 1.0's are fetching at least £800.

[Spudly]

Reliant Robin is more your style.



+Rep:thumb:


lollollollollol

[DW-Nova]

Escort 1.8 td !! Had one for a while last year as my daily driver and it was wicked ! cost £250 had enough go to it and was brill on fuel, i.e 50mpg when you thrashed the nuts off it !!

[Gashgusher]

yeah a late 90's scrotE 1.8td ftw, ace cars for what they are. good workhorses and fun to thrash

[Sloth]

hmmm derv is tempting but stinks when it busts. have ya seen what reliant robins go for??? i can get a m reg corsa b 1.4 spi for £400, but its rusty and id just v6 it as soon as i got it... im trying to be sensible...

[blue_peg_16v]

my dirty derv novavan was only £200

[Sloth]

and id love it, but its a bit small. and vans cost a bit more on the old ins....

[dj_wudgey]

my dirty derv novavan was only £200

i was going to say nova van but got beat lol

well congratulations on having your licence back mate did you get that boy at christmas feeling this morning?? lol

[Asa-James]

mk3 cav, you know it makes sense...

[dj_wudgey]

mk3 cav, you know it makes sense...

yea you have a point dude!! i do think spuds cav looks nice!!

[belly257]

cavalier td izuzi
cheap as chips
ultra reliable
very economical
ive got one that has done 170k and ive give it pain on and off road and it still drives like newlol

[Asa-James]

too much boot, hatches ftw...

(you know i like your car really spud!)


and the isuzu cav is a good idea, my old fellas does 150 miles a day. just clocked 180,000 and still runs like new returning 55mpg

[Spudly]

How rude asa lol


Belly hows this do you for an Izuzu powered cav mk3...............


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/Cav1-1.jpg



And no rob im not selling before you ask lol

[dj_wudgey]

looks really well spud!!

[Spudly]

Cheers dude, im sat here staring at her pic and thinking hmmm, turbo looks, heated leather sheeny shiny and im driving a nova instead while she is sat at home:cry:

[dj_wudgey]

Cheers dude, im sat here staring at her pic and thinking hmmm, turbo looks, heated leather sheeny shiny and im driving a nova instead while she is sat at home:cry:

there is that but is the cav as much fun as the nova to drive lol

[Jack]

306 durbo is insurance friendly, one of the best power-to-insurance-group ratios available for something cheap.

Cav or vectra would also be a good choice. Senator or early omega too, but you're looking at minimum 1.8 so insurance may be an issue, however it would be a mile muncher and comfortable.

What about dub - golf? Jetta? Passat? Cheap and reliable for older stuff. Insurance shouldn't be too much on base spec models.

As for auto, fcuk that and tell Tania to learn to drive a proper gearbox.

[Ernie]

i may have a 1.7 mrk3 astra for sale soon.
Its pink.
Sorry paded red but i will polish it up first.

[dj_wudgey]

306 durbo is insurance friendly, one of the best power-to-insurance-group ratios available for something cheap.

Cav or vectra would also be a good choice. Senator or early omega too, but you're looking at minimum 1.8 so insurance may be an issue, however it would be a mile muncher and comfortable.

What about dub - golf? Jetta? Passat? Cheap and reliable for older stuff. Insurance shouldn't be too much on base spec models.

As for auto, fcuk that and tell Tania to learn to drive a proper gearbox.

i am with rj on this one though matey automatics suck balls lol

[DW-Nova]

You made a descision on what your going to get mate ? or have you got anything already ?

[Sloth]

im still looking mate, but im being drawn to jap stuff atm as the missus just bought a celica gt and i remembered how good they are. if not a astra mk3 estate is where my cash is going... dubs are nice but expensive tbh...

[mayhem]

really stupid idea as the look sh!te...but..

how about a colt c50, 1.3? really cheap.. and the handle quite well. and the dont rust. i'm driving 1 as a daily, bought it for 250 euro's.
never looked at it, and she's still running fine. and i've got some one who wants to buy it for 500 lmfao.

[L14MNP]

how about a colt c50, 1.3? http://files.myopera.com/shyam_kindalkar/albums/64124/Slap.gif

[mayhem]

^^ i'd do her :D asian chicks FTW

[L14MNP]

I love the JDM ladies :)

[draper]

just get the cheapest motor you can with tax and test

[DW-Nova]

get anything in the end mate ?

[Mike]

... dubs are nice but expensive tbh...

VR6 for £1k :confused:

[Sloth]

true mike, but i'm not a vr6 fan tbh, 20v turbo ftw! i did win an astra mk3 cdx estate with leather etc in 2.0 flavour, but the guy emailed me and said the cam belt had snapped. gutted tbh. theres a tidy c reg 525 beemer kicking round thats for sale, i may go for a look....

[Mike]

How can you not be a fan of 200 something lb/ft of torque as standard & scope for 300 bhp for less then £1000?

[Sloth]

teh dated 12v design, and the general design, and the fact most have been ragged, and need rebuilds, or at least cam chains. 20vt all the way mate. in a mk1 goof, mmmmmmmmm...........