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all ill do to it is have cd player and maybe some 6x9 speakers just to kill the bordam of driving somthing a bit dull!
at the moment i dont have any sort of music in the mini and i never miss it to tell the truth as i just love the sound of it and enjoy driving it!
ill then have the mini for summer fun and tracks etc and a corsa or polo or what ever as a winter long jorny car etc.
is a mk2 golf classed as a classic car? if so i may get one and insure it with footman james as there good for me at the moment with my mini! £625 with all mods declared and 3 points (doh!).
not sure if i could live with a corsa though lol
what are mk2 golf like reliablity wise and running costs? also what liters is there?

cheers
josh

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You want a 1.4 renault campus cost buttons to buy cheap to run about and pretty nippy!

Fiesta Zetec 1.25, great little bombproof engine, cheap to run and insure.

my mate blow up the vtec 1.4 fiesta version lol!

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I bought a Honda Civic 1.6 16 1990 on a G plate last summer, cost me £500 has done 150k and still pulls like a train!

Best thing is it costs me £600 a year to insure and I am also 19 with 2 yrs NCB, trust me once you try it you will love it.

There is a red one on autotrader at the moment for £795 or go on to crx-uk or www.4guk.co.uk and have a look at the cars for sale there.

Golfs are great!!!! Only problem for you is that they are popular so not a 2p car to buy!!!

On the upside they drive well, look good, aren't french (which is important for a car IMHO) and the parts are cheap!!!

VW's are the best bet for a daily as far as I am concerned.

Engine sizes for the Mk2 are;

1.3
1.6 (driver is basically a Gti with a carbed 1.6)
1.8 carb
1.8 GTi 8v
1.8 Gti 16v

1.9 diesel .... which if your after economical motoring is the best bet .. not the most fun

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

Stick to Jap. You'll pay over the odds for German which is no more reliable than Jap (less so in many cases). Parts for Euro cars generally cost more than Jap.

Ask yourself why sooooo many taxis are Japanese cars. Cheap to maintain/fix, reliable to run.

A Mitsubishi Colt would tick your boxes. Cheap as chips, reliable, and there's a good choice (check out the 'Trader).

Gotta agree that Toyotas etc are on par with the Germans but not as pricey. My sister's Yaris was the most reliable car we've ever had in the house. Mind you we have an Alpha, Renault and Rover at the moment so thats not hard.

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Edited by Jay#2 on 1st Feb, 2007.

I'm glad you can get parts for Jap cars at sensible prices .... I wish I could!!!

A mate of mine had a simple engine fault and ended up scrapping the 1997 car due to the cost of the parts!!! Same problem with a Golf would have cost about £60 to fix from GSF!!!

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

a -07 Touran TDI! Ohh, Im sorry it was just my new company car. Got it last monday, and its free!! Free diesel and no costs at all :)





But I cant use it on private trips thou :(

Edited by vegar on 1st Feb, 2007.

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a 1.6 16v civic would cost me £1188 to insure!
that a quick quote from confused which does a load of componys.
a golf seems to be a bit pricy to buy as im after somthing that would be 'ready to go' for around £400-600 and the on top of that insure for around £600 or lower.
may have to be a 1.2 corsa! or even a 1.0 corsa (could i bear that)???lol

cheers
josh

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trya 1.8TD mondeo mine was £300 to buy and about hte same to insure. even wit hthe boost upped to 19psi and fueling mod's it stil returned 100 miles to a tenner.

1.7TD corsa or astra would be a good bet too, the isuzu engines are really strong . seen one with my own eyes that clocked 500k miles in a taxi , on the origional engine and turbo.

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

evolution may i ask how old you were when you got insured on the mondeo?
i will try it and let you know what i get back!

cheers
josh

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I insured my 944s2 as an everyday car for much less than either of those prices Josh ..... have you been a very naughty boy or something????

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

Just to throw another card on the table ... after driving my firends MPi I now want one!!!!

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

1.0 12v Corsas are actually quicker than the 1.2 8v ones.......

Personally I would steer clear of the 1.25 Fiesta's, had to drive one as i hire car and they are piss slow for a 1.25, the Micra 1.2 I drove after was much quicker (for the same size engine)! :)

I know most people don't rate French cars but, R5 Turbo was 100% reliable never had to touch a thing on the engine(for maintenance anyway ), also had a Saxo for 3 years covered 50000 miles and only changed tyres and brakes!

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

i have got 3 points! boody traffic light camara, i still think it was on amber, o well to late now!

iv just got a quote on a renalt 19 rtd that my mum currently drives and that would be £830, which could be good considering we already have one lol.
dont know what my mum would think though!
tom ill look into the 1.0 12v corsa. i bet i could get one for around £400 do you think?

all these quotes are of confussed.com so there only a rough idea of what it could be, but just to get me in the right ball park!

cheers
josh

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the old bubble micras are ok. Ultra realiable and proven to be faster than a 200+bhp 20v turbo leon.

Very cheap to buy and insure too.

The only thing I'd do if I had to drive a micra all the time is tint the windows (limo style) so no one could see in! Lol

Try HIC insurance there reasonable, and www.quotelinedirect.co.uk.

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

i got my fiesta van insured as social domestic pleasure only with adrian flux thats why its so cheap insurance

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
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i had 3 points for rolling through an amber, the day before mitp (02), they bugger up your insurance for the next five years

if i were you get some thing that you see plenty of in the scrap yards so you you can rob them for spares

and get a low cc

"DIESEL" of your choice

thats what my old man is saying benross!
io think a 1.5 diesel should be insurabe!?

cheers
josh

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