Old car high mileage thoughts?

LandyAndy

sassy-one wrote: »

Yeaaaaaaaaaars ago I had a 205 GTi - wasn't that nippy really, specially for what it was all made out to be.

I had one as a company car in 1989 and it was easily the nippiest car I've driven. Absolutely the choice of the 'rocket shoppers' of the time.

You do talk some rubbish sometimes lil_daz.

davemorton

LandyAndy wrote: »

I had one as a company car in 1989 and it was easily the nippiest car I've driven. Absolutely the choice of the 'rocket shoppers' of the time.

You do talk some rubbish sometimes lil_daz.

Wouldnt fit many washing machines in the back of one of those.

slummymummyof3

Diesel Micra (previous model - think it is K2??????) Car goes on and on for ever. Cheap, reliable and economical.

Flying-High_2

Citroen ZX Diesel even a non Turbo.... Dog ugly Basic but go on and on... And 306 underneath but usually far cheaper.

I had one as a company car years back and was great..... Took loads of abuse and covered daft mileage up and down country carrying parts and fuel/oil.

If you go for the TD 306 or ZX get one with the Bosch fuel pump for Happy Days Veg Oil running.

sassy_one

Flying-High wrote: »

Citroen ZX Diesel even a non Turbo.... Dog ugly Basic but go on and on... And 306 underneath but usually far cheaper.

I had one as a company car years back and was great..... Took loads of abuse and covered daft mileage up and down country carrying parts and fuel/oil.

If you go for the TD 306 or ZX get one with the Bosch fuel pump for Happy Days Veg Oil running.

Just wondering, if you run a Diesel on part vegetable oil, on it's next MOT, will it pass on CO2 emissions?

Rolandtheroadie

sassy-one wrote: »

Just wondering, if you run a Diesel on part vegetable oil, on it's next MOT, will it pass on CO2 emissions?

It'll fry through.

ailuro2

We have a Peugeot 206 as our second car, tootles along just fine.

johnnyroper

for cheap motoring you cannot go far wrong with the 306 dt the old xud9 engines just go forever so long as the servicing is done as recommended.
it is the newer diesels that are crap in the pugs with pollution faults and DMF failures that are most common.

missile

Do you really need two cars?

Fliss_M

Yes we do. I live 20 miles from where I work so for the last 5 years I have driven 40 miles a day, last 1.5 years taking my daughter to nursery half way and before my dh was made redundant he worked at the smae place but different hours so for just under 2 years he went to the same trip on a 50cc scooter (my he was brave and I was pig headed!)

But this job is with G4S and they specified having a car. Well he does, mine, its the family car, but its 3 different towns, approx 20 miles between each and who knows if he needs to travel during the day, (tho if not he'll get a train when he works in the city)

Believe me, if we didnt have to I wouldnt. I dont want the extra expence.

I am thrilled to hear about you all enthuse about Peugeot's, means mine will go along way! I do love it (and yes it also has that pollen fault but once it rains it goes away ) I will have a look at the 306, there are a few about, but from what I can tell, avoid a petrol with a high mileage is the general consensus. I would like a 206, I have loved that car since I first saw it but when I finally had the money to buy a good one I needed a family car love it all the same tho But they keep there money so well, prob from people like me lol

Keep the tips coming tho. I have a friend mechanic who has said he will look at one we like, but he's a Classic Golf enthusiast so that would prob be his recomendation, or anything VW tehe.