Reply to: What car?

[DimPrawn]

I'm looking for a commuting mota for around 1500, this would fit the bill

4 wheel drive too. Don't be dull and buy some Toyota Avensis or some other souless reliable crap.

[Ticktock]

Yeah but not so hard to fix. I had a couple of citroens as work cars both cheap as chips to buy and nothing major went wrong with them. Really comfortable with the gas suspension.
One had abs sensor fault which was 30 quid to fix the other had nothing in 30000 miles. Contrast that with a vauxhall we had where repair bills totalled 2k in as many miles

I used to have Renaults and Citroens back when I was a poor permie, mostly due to them being cheap and having a nice range of gadgets.

Electronics were always the first thing to die (and did always die, in every car). I've been put off them for life now.

[ZARDOZ]

It's French with additional electrics.

Yeah but not so hard to fix. I had a couple of citroens as work cars both cheap as chips to buy and nothing major went wrong with them. Really comfortable with the gas suspension.
One had abs sensor fault which was 30 quid to fix the other had nothing in 30000 miles. Contrast that with a vauxhall we had where repair bills totalled 2k in as many miles

[eek]

Obviously not but they weren't VAG back in those days. Currious to see now see if there is one on ebay

To OP how about this?


http://ebay.co.uk/itm/321752549991?nav=SEARCH

It's French with additional electrics.

[SlipTheJab]

Get something with soul - trust me - you will be bored rigid in a focus/pashat

Jaguar X-Type 3.0 V6 Sport 4dr

I'm looking for a commuting mota for around 1500, this would fit the bill

[ZARDOZ]

Are there many Rapides or Estelles still around?

Obviously not but they weren't VAG back in those days. Currious to see now see if there is one on ebay

To OP how about this?


http://ebay.co.uk/itm/321752549991?nav=SEARCH

[PurpleGorilla]

Get something with soul - trust me - you will be bored rigid in a focus/pashat

Jaguar X-Type 3.0 V6 Sport 4dr

[Ramrod]

Thanks for all of your replies and wisdom.

I'm off to see a focus1.8TDCi tonight and a 1.9d Passat tomorrow, as well as anything else that takes my fancy over the weekend. At this stage, the focus is the favourite as it has lower mileage and good service history.

Incidentally I went to the client site yesterday, travel time was 1.5hours each way, which is very easily do-able for me, I might manage the occasional stopover, but will almost always be there and back in a day and don't find that prospect too daunting at all (at this stage).

Thanks again for your input, I'll give you a wave if I ever see you on the M6 - hopefully it won't be from the hard shoulder

[psychocandy]

But don't be total douche bag who keeps driving it when there is a warning light on and the temperature gauge has gone off the scale.

Worked as permie years ago we all had nice company cars. Colleague hammered his bmw up the m4 - oil light came home. He was late for flight out of heathrow so thought sod it and kept hammering it. 30 mins late (surprised it lasted that long) he was on the hard shoulder.

Engine seized completely. New engine needed. There was talk of company making him shell out for it but think he got off in the end.....

[psychocandy]

Rental for a half decent car is around £30-£50 a day (depending on the number of days) or £180 a week, unlimited milage with Enterprise. If you want the excess damage waiver that costs another £15 per day.

For £1500 you'll get 2-3 months worth of rentals depending on how you work it.

insurance4carhire - £100 a year.

[d000hg]

If cashflow isn't an issue - it's easier to live off less if you're rich sometimes - why not buy a better car, 4-5 years old perhaps, and then sell it afterwards?

[DaveB]

How much hire car would you get for £1500?

Rental for a half decent car is around £30-£50 a day (depending on the number of days) or £180 a week, unlimited milage with Enterprise. If you want the excess damage waiver that costs another £15 per day.

For £1500 you'll get 2-3 months worth of rentals depending on how you work it.

[GlenW]

yeah get a Vauxhall

Enterprise Rent-a-Car bills teacher £3,700 after rental Vauxhall Corsa conked out | Daily Mail Online

But don't be total douche bag who keeps driving it when there is a warning light on and the temperature gauge has gone off the scale.

[vetran]

yeah get a Vauxhall

Enterprise Rent-a-Car bills teacher £3,700 after rental Vauxhall Corsa conked out | Daily Mail Online

Car hire firm bills teacher £3,700 after four-month-old rental Vauxhall Corsa conked out – because he ‘ignored warning light for 15 minutes’
Fred Coker had to pull over on M25 when his rental car stopped working
Enterprise rental firm said he had carried on driving with warning light on
Company sent him huge bill claiming Vauxhall Corsa needs a new engine
But he claims he did not see warning light and believes he is the one who should be compensated

[eek]

How much hire car would you get for £1500?

Not much based on the mileage he needs to do....