what is the ultimate banger Contractor-mobile???

[d000hg]

I need a car for the winter to do 110 miles per day.

Brief:

Cost £1K-£2K
Economical
Petrol (NOT DIESEL)

Any ideas

Ford Focus is good these days but one that cheap is going back a few years, not sure they were as reliable then?
Toyota Corolla perhaps, or a Civic.

[Paddy]

Citroen C5, cheap as chips, cushioning hyrogas suspension...forget buying an older 'more reliable car' it won't be due to the age differencial and small cars are bad VFM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2002-CITROEN-C...d=p3286.c0.m14

Agree, the C5, bought one at 80,000k now done 230,000 with no failures. Diesel getting 55 mpg doing 70+++ down the motorway