Cheap car for bad winter days

ShandyAndy_2

Been toying with the idea of selling our second car as both our cars are becoming expensive to run (10 years old), need something to get to work so been contemplating a cheap commuter scooter, the only thing that worries me is snow and black ice!, so I am thinking of buying a cheap £150 trade in car every winter with enough mot, put 6 months tax on and insurance and either sell or weigh it in after winter, can you get 6 month insurance policy?, if it blew up I'd just weigh it in and buy another one, does this sound feasible?, Work is only 6 miles away and I'd only use it when dangerous to go by motorbike!

Thanks

skittles_m

buy any small petrol car with skinny tyres. The first gen Yaris is good

RS2000.

So you're getting rid of your second car, buying a scooter and another car all to save money? :wall:

RS2000.

skittles_m wrote: »

buy any small petrol car with skinny tyres. The first gen Yaris is good

Would you recommend brakes on the rear wheels?

skittles_m

Honestly stop recycling the same old joke, it's getting boring now. If you want to mock me the least you could do is to come up with a more original and creative

RS2000.

skittles_m wrote: »

Honestly stop recycling the same old joke, it's getting boring now. If you want to mock me the least you could do is to come up with a more original and creative

So you're that darkmatter chap?

colino

Cheap bangers (cars) to get you through the winter don't exist at that price point anymore. For a <£500 plodder and with time to look, get an old school Clio diesel (ideally the antique 1.9D with no turbo) and with its weight over the fwd , decent tyres, you'll beat the snow-plough man to work.

ShandyAndy_2

There are some clowns on here.... There would be no depreciation, only 6 month tax instead of 12, save fuel throughout the year, 150 mpg on scooter, not sure if they do a 6 month insurance policy though, I can buy cheap trade ins from a guy that maybe very old and not fashionable ie Kia pride, battered micras, rusty fiestas which would be better than killing myself on black ice on the scooter, thought about a quad bike also but would probably depreciate more!. I have even made money when selling said cheap Cars when have done with them!.

Johnnysteppinghome

RS2000. wrote: »

So you're that darkmatter chap?

You know there is only one car to choose, I think it is called a L2, or an N4, or O5. Cant remember.

BeenThroughItAll

skittles_m wrote: »

Honestly stop recycling the same old joke, it's getting boring now. If you want to mock me the least you could do is to come up with a more original and creative

Perhaps people will do when you stop wasting their time. You think the joke's getting boring? Ever heard the phrase "Pot calling kettle black"?

Norman_Castle

I can buy cheap trade ins from a guy that maybe very old and not fashionable ie Kia pride, battered micras, rusty fiestas which would be better than killing myself on black ice on the scooter, thought about a quad bike also but would probably depreciate more!.

As you've got a source for £150 trade ins buying these instead of a scooter plus a car is likely to be cheaper.