View Full Version : im struggling guys and girls need your help
turbojolt
10-07-12, 02:59 PM
trying to find my bird a new car, she is being mega picky and tbh i dont blame her, were working with a budget of 2k (absolute max) and on her nursery nurse wage thats a massive amount of money so we have to get her the right car
the only car she seems to like are corsa C's but the majority of them seem to be sold/owned by idiots who megaly over value the cars
what i need to do is find some other motors with in the price range to show her and see if she likes them but im coming up short on finding diffrent cars (becuase i suck :cry:)
so your mission is to post up pictures of (girls) cars that can be found with in the budget that she will like as i cant lmfao
good luck out there guys :d
GRUNT 16V
10-07-12, 03:02 PM
vw polo ???
GRUNT 16V
10-07-12, 03:02 PM
seat ibiza
GRUNT 16V
10-07-12, 03:02 PM
ford fiesta
GRUNT 16V
10-07-12, 03:03 PM
stay away from french 5h1t !!!!!!!!!!!!! thats my only advice
turbojolt
10-07-12, 03:03 PM
dont like polos or fiestas will show here a seat when she gets in cheers
8valve-craig
10-07-12, 03:07 PM
Not even a Polo GTi?
Whats her insurance like?
turbojolt
10-07-12, 03:10 PM
got a 1.6 corsa sport right now and it cost about 1900 quid if i rember right, she is 20 and we live in a low rate crimne zone so its not mega bad
Citroen C2 Furio. You can get them for around £1800-£2000?
http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_web/servlet/media?id=2084738520
GRUNT 16V
10-07-12, 03:17 PM
Citroen C2 Furio. You can get them for around £1800-£2000?
http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_web/servlet/media?id=2084738520
this my friend is made by a french company !!!!!!!!!!! stay the efffff away !!!!!
turbojolt
10-07-12, 03:19 PM
she doesn't like the idea of Renaults citrons pugs etc all her mates have had them and they have all had no end of problems
novadave24
10-07-12, 03:21 PM
Ford ka
vw golf mk4
mini
rover zf
suzki cars
saxo vtr but vts better:thumb:
Southie
10-07-12, 03:28 PM
If she likes Corsa C's then go buy this CLICKYME (http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/vauxhall-corsa-12-sxi-16v-2003-53-reg-3dr-silver-85k-fsh-ew-ehm-pas-rcl-alloys-cd/106215894) Nothing to do with me btw.
You can get a nice 53 reg SportKA for around £1,200 - £1,500 (they were going for £3,000+ earlier this year) but the cost of TAX is the reason for this (£215 a year)!
Or even a StreetKA you can get for around £1,500 on a 04-05 reg.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Ford_Sport_Ka.jpg
http://www.motoring.co.uk/images/newsImages/topless-appeal--ford-streetka-is-uk--s-best-second-hand-convertible-20217-image2.jpg
novadave24
10-07-12, 03:33 PM
why dont you get her a pink nova
aclass they come in 1.4 as well .
turbojolt
10-07-12, 03:46 PM
If she likes Corsa C's then go buy this CLICKYME (http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/vauxhall-corsa-12-sxi-16v-2003-53-reg-3dr-silver-85k-fsh-ew-ehm-pas-rcl-alloys-cd/106215894) Nothing to do with me btw.
that could well be the one mate, sending here the link right now cheers fella
sr-rompa
10-07-12, 03:49 PM
I have a corsa c 1.3cdti 54 plate tax and mot till February next year 16"alloys tinted windows 1900 Ono mate
turbojolt
10-07-12, 03:51 PM
sory mate she wont want anything thats been messed about with
Southie
10-07-12, 03:51 PM
that could well be the one mate, sending here the link right now cheers fella
It's in your neck of the woods so not far to have a look at it ;)
turbojolt
10-07-12, 03:53 PM
might go have a look tonight if she gives it the nod havent even been looking on gumtree lol
Southie
10-07-12, 03:54 PM
might go have a look tonight if she gives it the nod havent even been looking on gumtree lol
There's plenty of dodgy adverts on bumtree so be careful ;)
turbojolt
10-07-12, 04:07 PM
There's plenty of dodgy adverts on bumtree so be careful ;)
yer will do mate, its stupid but when I'm just messing about looking at cars i find bargains all the time, but now I'm trying hard to find one I'm struggling lol
Southie
10-07-12, 04:11 PM
It took me all of 10 seconds to find that for you lol
turbojolt
10-07-12, 04:19 PM
what can i say ive got my car finding blinkers on, dont help with the fits of rage i keep having because of her mother aswell
Be careful looking at a Corsa C the age that's in the link. I'd put money on the timing chain being rattly as anything. Also need to check the wiper linkage/motor. These go quite regularly, it's £90 for the motor and £55 for the linkage on Trade. Scrappy's round here won't sell them either, they refurb them and sell them at just under £100 for the motor and linkage together.
The handbrakes are normally crap anyway but check it's not wearing everything away where the cable goes around the beam.
Check the aircon properly, like all good vauxhalls they like to spit the condensor and based on experience probably the compressor.
Check the rear springs, the pig tails snap off all the time I replaced two in two years on the same side!
Check the servicing, some are on ecoFlex (service when the car says so or two years) others are on normal yearly service. Seems like lots of garages including dealers put semi synth oil in even when the car is on ecoFlex. The oil filters are paper and break down a lot quicker in semi synth (they should have fully synth), bits break off and block the oil squirters in the chain and it will snap. The chains go loose over time anyway which is why most of them rattle so much - you don't know how long you've got before it gives up.
All cars have their problems I know but hopefully this'll help you out, our Corsa was pretty good really. The chain didn't rattle at all as I did in between oil changes from when we bought it at nearly new (05 plate) but the other bits I had to do.
turbojolt
10-07-12, 04:57 PM
she dosnt like the tinted rear windows on that one, said to keep looking but if nothing else comes up were go have a look at it on the weekend
turbojolt
10-07-12, 08:29 PM
she likes the look of the newer shape fiestas anyone know common faults with the 1.25 engine?
ford build quality on the shell, but the 1.25 engine is excellent
a mate got asked to fix one after his mate forgot to do the cambelt.....
the engine was fixed quite easily, but the pillock[who owned it] tried to bump start it when it broke down, and we also had to put the front panel back on!!!! lol.... he'd got it up to about 40 & in laurel & hardy style dumped the clutch & watched his bumper & panel fly off up the road. lol lol
turbojolt
10-07-12, 09:49 PM
sounds alright been looking them up on google and no real common problems maybe a crunch in the gearbox when reversing
40mpg would be a massive improvement on the 1.6 corsa aswell lol
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