you know when all you lovely people give advice...

Gemmzie

PAP, have you looked on auto trader? Also there's two big car supermarkets in Bristol isn't there, might be worth a try?

beanielou

Micra's are fab IMHO.Japanese cars are great too.Did I mention I love Toyota:rotfl: :rotfl:
Says it all re cars, me thinks.

A good tip is ask your local garage which cars they see least of when it comes to repairing them.

postingalwaysposting

raph in my budget i am putting away £120.00 per month on top of my £25 locked and £25 open savings meaning i could get my hands on spare cash if things go wrong. raph and beanie thanks for the details about the accidents. Thanks i think i will ask around about the insurance and see which is best as savings £300 is quite a saving.

gem i found a clio on ebay thats advertise in autotrader for £950 and i found the clio listed above in the auto trader. I have also found a little rover. Yes we have two car supermarkets in bristol but the cars range from £3k+

beanie i love the micras but the 'bubble' ones (ie not the straight edged ones) seem to be going for way over my budget. I would love a micra though.

ryandj

I have had a clio before and it was really good. I go it for £1200 abut 4 years ago and it was R plate. The missus has a micra, had it for 10 years and not a single problem with it apart from when someone drove into it. And also my mum had one and I learnt to drive in it, easy to drive!

x_raphael_xx

Pap, try confused.com to give you an idea about car insurance, they have loads of companies. I always use it to find the cheapest.

postingalwaysposting

thanks ryandj

x_raphael_xx wrote: »

Pap, try confused.com to give you an idea about car insurance, they have loads of companies. I always use it to find the cheapest.

raph i have used them and moneysupermarket and the cheapest fully comp/3rd party is quickfit of all places :rotfl:can anyone decipher this though? i dont understand it

Black R reg 1998 Renault Clio. 2 lady owners including myself. 1.2 engine. very low insurance. Cheap to run. central locking, CD Player, Sunroof, Clio Alloy wheels. There is 90,000 miles on the clock but I have just had a reconditioned engine put in with around 50,000 miles on it. Brand new rear brakes were put in, in december. Full service history, 10 months MOT. 4 months tax.

The full service (which i will keep up) and the 2 lady owners is swinging it to this one :rotfl:

x_raphael_xx

It means the car has driven 90,000 miles, but the engine has only done 50,000 miles. So the engine is in slightly better nick. HTH

x_raphael_xx

Also, alloy wheels count as a modification, so would up the insurance!

postingalwaysposting

x_raphael_xx wrote: »

It means the car has driven 90,000 miles, but the engine has only done 50,000 miles. So the engine is in slightly better nick. HTH

does that mean anything?do you have to let anyone know?

x_raphael_xx

postingalwaysposting wrote: »

does that mean anything?do you have to let anyone know?

No, as it's a 'repair' rather than a modification. I.e, I don't have to tell them about my new alternator.