What is a good every day car ?

[novadave24]

I am looking for a everyday car as my golf will be going in the garage for the winter but not sure what to go for I looking to spend around £500 to £1,200 just want to see what people would go for and a bit of help I have been looking at

1. vw golf mk4 gti
2. Vauxhall corsa c sxi or sri 1.4 or 1.8
3. saxo vtr or vts
4. Vauxhall astra or astra van
5.vauxhall Vectra b or c
6. maybe a Vauxhall nova lol

I know there is more don't know what one to buy any help would be great :)

[turbojolt]

What about that 3 series your selling lol

[L14MNP]

Anything Japanese. Or a Focus/Mondeo.

Can't believe you included Vectra's under good cars.

[scott.parker]

From that list there's only two I'd have.
Keep it cheep, so 1400 for tax class after September 01, so that narrows it to the Corsa c really..

Or go older and grab a mk3 Astra 1400.

[EwanG]

Mk4 golf gt tdi . Good on fuel and cheap tax. It will also drive better than any Vauxhall.

[scott.parker]

Mk4 golf gt tdi . Good on fuel and cheap tax. It will also drive better than any Vauxhall.

I don't think you'll get one worth buying at £1200..
It will just be a heap of crap full of issues.

[Stuart]

MK4 astras are piss cheap these days because the VED is a bit irritating. Great car though.

You should get a Clio 172 for the budget too, itll be a rat but hey its like an XE nova should be lol

[totalnova]

Mk4 astra, nice cheap car.

[HarryNotts]

I've just bought a F**d Puma 1.6 for £500 and it's brilliant to drive.

[Royston]

saab 9-3 tid 1.9, currently what I am running........

[novadave24]

What about that 3 series your selling lol

lol sold it but I have been looking at them as well lol

[novadave24]

Anything Japanese. Or a Focus/Mondeo.

Can't believe you included Vectra's under good cars.

I had a Vectra b sri 150 and it was really good and nice to drive but a bit much on fuel what Japanese cars are cheap ?

[novadave24]

MK4 astras are piss cheap these days because the VED is a bit irritating. Great car though.

You should get a Clio 172 for the budget too, itll be a rat but hey its like an XE nova should be lol

I have been looking at them but not sure on the fuel side are they good my golf is vr6 I can get £20 to last a week lol

[novadave24]

with the corsa c sri 1.8 or 1.4 I really would love one in blue but they seem hard to find all I can see is black ones and silver ones

[Andy]

Mk4 golf gt tdi . Good on fuel and cheap tax. It will also drive better than any Vauxhall.They are fukkin shyte

[Andy]

and for a good everyday car if I could find a solidish one a cavalier td and run the thing on chipfat cherry biodiesel oil whatever will combust lol

[novadave24]

could always try curry oil smell better lol

[Jack]

Don't often see cav TDs for sale any more, those that do come up tend to be a bit rotten. Not sure I'd want the hassle of one as a daily again too; even if it was mint to start with it would soon crumble away the minute it saw a bit of winter use.

For jap stuff on that budget you'd be looking at 6th gen Celica GT, Avensis, Corolla, Starlet, Galant GL, various small Suzukis, Primera, Mazda 6, RX8 if you fancy it lol

Other than that, I'd probably look at Mondeos or Astras.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

deffo not a nova

[Southie]

Are you wanting a car just for driving about for the sake of it and saving money or are you wanting a car to show off to your mates in?

Focus or Astra of some kind for basicness.

[craig green]

Honda Accord are damn cheap & go on forever.

[Rob H]

106 gti or saxo vts imo! I'm currently flying around in a gti as my daily mule and gotta say it really is a fun little car. Been extremely reliable and very fun in corners. They ain't fast by any means but are quick enough to get over takes done on b roads without brown'ing your trousers. Mine has a 4-2-1 mani, decat and a pug sport cat back exhaust. Sounds pretty nice tbh plus its raspy as hell and pops and bangs like no tomorrow on the over run lol makes me feel like a teen again ha.

[novadave24]

Are you wanting a car just for driving about for the sake of it and saving money or are you wanting a car to show off to your mates in?

Focus or Astra of some kind for basicness.

yeah I just want the a car for the winter to keep the golf of the road until summer for winter car would like something like sri or sxi corsa saxo vtr or vts golf gti I have never really gone for a standard model car :)

[novadave24]

106 gti or saxo vts imo! I'm currently flying around in a gti as my daily mule and gotta say it really is a fun little car. Been extremely reliable and very fun in corners. They ain't fast by any means but are quick enough to get over takes done on b roads without brown'ing your trousers. Mine has a 4-2-1 mani, decat and a pug sport cat back exhaust. Sounds pretty nice tbh plus its raspy as hell and pops and bangs like no tomorrow on the over run lol makes me feel like a teen again ha.

I like them 106 gti but they seem really far from were I am don't really see much of them part from the quck silver one I think its called and that sounds like my golfs exhaust mine pops and bangs :)

[Rob H]

The saxo vts and 106 gti are identical cars apart from body and interior styling so if you like them keep an eye out for both, imo you cant have reliable daily fun for less. I had a 172 cup before this i used to run about in and i actually prefer the gti even if it is a little slower.

[novadave24]

Does anyone know much about the corsa c and there engines are they any good at about 115,000 miles ?

[novadave24]

been looking for a bit now for a winter car found a corsa c does anybody know what to look for on them like rust and any problems ?
cheers dave

[paddy235]

I'd check for wet carpets as water gets through the bulkhead on a lot of them and the rack arms for play

[pottersrebel]

im in a similar situation im looking for a daily driver that's fun to drive on the twisty stuff and not to thirsty (within reason) on petrol. budget of around £3000 and im completely stuck, thought of allsorts including rs turbo, Honda civic vtec , fiesta st (current fav) any bmw manual, sorry for hi jacking the thread just thought it saved starting a new topic and might give us both ideas.
any ideas guys?

[novadave24]

if I was you mate and had 3k to spend I would go for mk5 golf gti or a bora with bmw I would go for e46 or astra gsi

[novadave24]

I have got my winter car at last its a Vauxhall corsa :)

[jimbob-mcgrew]

oh no dave, what did you do !! lol

[novadave24]

lol its not to bad and is ok its good on fuel :)

[Southie]

What Corsa did you buy Dave?

[novadave24]

corsa c sri :)

[BRoadGhost]

One that has spark

[novadave24]

its the 1.8 sri full leather seats heated seats very nice and warm :) drives nice just needs a good clean up

[Bubba]

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i paid £1400 (minus coilovers, bumper and few other bits) for this. 530d. you can pick up cheaper SE spec ones. 240k and still pulls like a train.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

yes bubba ! - beast :)
those things fly

[novadave24]

they are good for drifting as well my mate has a e61 bmw and is so easy to drift lol that looks good bubba :)

[jimbob-mcgrew]

i'd like an e36 compact myself, but cant even afford a packet of crisps at the moment.

one day maybe :)

[novadave24]

if I was you I would go for the coupe looks much better and you get a lot of boot space ant sure on a compact boot tho

[jimbob-mcgrew]

the main reason was cos its a hatchback, over all the regular saloons, with a big open rear frame for loading if needed, plus its a bit shorter, which i prefer.

i saw an old tv review, that said the compacts bootfloor is lower down, due to the rear suspension setup from the older e30, altho the saloon is a fair chunk longer at the back end, so what space it looses in depth, it will gain in length.

its a shame they only go upto 1.9 straight 4 tho, thats the one pretty big downside.
a 2.5 would be much more fun to drive. i know they can be converted to the later gen vanos engine, but thats requires doing things, and spending twice as much.

[Crossy]

mk 4 Golf gt tdi 130 or 150bhp models. Had one on 210k miles last winter and drove brilliantly.

[Adam]

Don't often see cav TDs for sale any more, those that do come up tend to be a bit rotten. Not sure I'd want the hassle of one as a daily again too; even if it was mint to start with it would soon crumble away the minute it saw a bit of winter use.

For jap stuff on that budget you'd be looking at 6th gen Celica GT, Avensis, Corolla, Starlet, Galant GL, various small Suzukis, Primera, Mazda 6, RX8 if you fancy it lol

Other than that, I'd probably look at Mondeos or Astras.
Good, cheap, everyday car, RX8 lol lol

They are good until you switch it off and it wont start again and then needs a rebuild at 30k miles. lol

Look nice parked up being fixed though :)

My brother had a mk4 golf tdi. Crap, destroyed its gearbox, ate its turbo etc. Very overrated cars imo.

Cant go wrong with a mk4 astra on a budget. Probably even picked up a SE2 coupe for a grand

[novadave24]

my corsa c
http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o585/novadave24/IMG_3668.jpg?t=1416263850

[jimbob-mcgrew]

125 donkies, rolling down old kent road lol

[novadave24]

that means you like it :) lol

[Andy]

My brother had a mk4 golf tdi. Crap, destroyed its gearbox, ate its turbo etc. Very overrated cars imo.

Cant go wrong with a mk4 astra on a budget. Probably even picked up a SE2 coupe for a grand
They are fukkin shyte aren't they? A friend had one that ran away,he just weighed it in lol
Agree re astra comment just a shame they have such high tax

[novadave24]

I am glad I never got a mk4 golf tdi I almost bought one lol lucky I got the corsa :)

[novadave24]

I do like the mk4 gti turbo one tho