advise needed on cheap 2nd hand car £500 - £1000 low car tax

edmond

I was looking for some advise on a cheap 2nd hand car (run about) my mondeos engine blew up on friday. looking to spend no more than 500 -1000 which will also be cheap on road tax any ideas or adviise will be welcome

s_b

scrap prices are high so lots of rubbish left over from the scrappage scheme is going in the big pot to china
mot.s are tough to pass on rubbish
so $500 buys rubbish that scraped through with a limp
$1000 is better
everyone is downgrading to smaller efficient cars
you need to be alert to not buy a pig in a poke at this end of the market

Rolandtheroadie

My own £400 Astra F diesel had a good MOT when I bought it and runs on veg oil or as winter comes in, a veg oil and petrol or diesel mix. (veg oil straight off the shelf can be had for £1 a litre if you shop around)

Ok, £230 tax, but thats only around a fiver a week.

You could possibly get a 1.5 diesel Corsa B that would be cheaper to tax.

Buy on the strength of MOT, I was willing to go £50 per month left.

Trebor16

All cars registered from 1st March 2001 are subject to road tax based on their emissions. This site here will give a list of cars and what tax band they fall in:-

http://www.fuel-economy.co.uk/mpg.php

worried_jim

scotsman4th wrote: »

My own £400 Astra F diesel had a good MOT when I bought it and runs on veg oil or as winter comes in, a veg oil and petrol or diesel mix. (veg oil straight off the shelf can be had for £1 a litre if you shop around)

Ok, £230 tax, but thats only around a fiver a week.

You could possibly get a 1.5 diesel Corsa B that would be cheaper to tax.

Buy on the strength of MOT, I was willing to go £50 per month left.

I second the Astra. Paid £500 for mine 2.5 years ago and I also run it on veg in the warmer months so only pay for fuel Oct-April.
Alternativly look at mitsubishi. £650 will get you a lot of reliable car.