Your Bangernomics successes

GunJack

mr_harris wrote: »

Well abit for a waste of time

1st car was a 207 1.4 went to have a look alot of leaking oil round the gearbox and all the tyres needed changing just been through an MOT hmm wanted £950 just walked away poor car.


2nd Phoned about a focus and guy was quick to tell me sold as seen did not fill be with much confidence.

3rd 206 HDI abit tatty and found out it was a write off guy never stated this on his ad or phone.

Oh well keeping looking!

chin up, you'll find something

mr_harris

Thanks GJ I have brought you a virtual pint would buy you a real pint, looking at a mk1 focus soon for £700 yep I know it's abit more 12 mot and lots of at jobs done, sadly do not have the time to look for more weeks for a better bargain got alot on at the moment rather pay abit more if it lasts a few years as I have looked at some real rubbish tbh.

Could have viewed a 03 Fiesta but the mot picked up an eml.

Then another Fiesta a 1.4 TDCI but was a Cat D seller again making out they did not know hhmm! on email.

Also a Golf TDI but owner had no idea on the cambelt when it was last changed despite owning it for years and sure it's been for sale a while.

buglawton

As long as the cambelt hasn't actually snapped you'd just immediately replace it, factor that £200 in?

mr_harris

Golf Tdi struck of the possible list , saw the seller advertising it on another site with slipping clutch even after I had asked is there any issues with it yep I know many will say that.

This car search 90% of the cars have had knackered clutches and the sellers stating "oh I did not notice" yeah right LoL

k6chris

Just found this wonderful thread! As a non-mechanic, what is the sensible budget for entry level into Bangernomics? £1,000? Where to start looking?!

Arklight

I sold my Almera for £350. She had 134,000 on the clock and easily has another 134,000 in her. You don't even need to do oil changes on a car like that. Just top it up now and again, and use vegetable oil if you don't have anything else to hand.

GunJack

Arklight wrote: »

I sold my Almera for £350. She had 134,000 on the clock and easily has another 134,000 in her. You don't even need to do oil changes on a car like that. Just top it up now and again, and use vegetable oil if you don't have anything else to hand.

Yay!! Finally

GunJack

k6chris wrote: »

Just found this wonderful thread! As a non-mechanic, what is the sensible budget for entry level into Bangernomics? £1,000? Where to start looking?!

Depends....what sort of motoring do you do? sort that, then go from there..you may find you can get something that suits for a few hundred quid...

k6chris

GunJack wrote: »

Depends....what sort of motoring do you do? sort that, then go from there..you may find you can get something that suits for a few hundred quid...

Needs to tow a trailer (not caravan) and be able to do 300+ miles in a day (about 10 times a year). Reliable would be good too!!

GunJack

k6chris wrote: »

Needs to tow a trailer (not caravan) and be able to do 300+ miles in a day (about 10 times a year). Reliable would be good too!!

Plenty of 2ltr TDCi Mondeos around for under a grand, and no DPF to worry about