£1k - fairly rapid, suggestions please.
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woah chill out, it's just a bit of friendly banter. Why is everyone so defensive on these forums? I like Fox really
It makes sense he recommends cars he knows about. Hell all I recommend are Hondas because thats what I have a experience with!
Sorry, I guess it's a bit late (not usually up this late, but am reinstalling Windows on a machine), but it's often that someone will berate Fox for recommending a car, and the thread will very quickly de-rail into an "everyone bash Fox" fest! 
Sorry, I guess it's a bit late....
... "everyone bash Fox" fest!
Dude, what you get up to when its late is your lookout
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Cheers for the suggestions, am happy for any further thoughts or experience of economy as well. I do around 400 miles each week total, around £62 per week @ 28mpg. That drops to £50/week @ 35mpg so an extra £50 each month - reasonable savings. Even @ 30mpg I save nearly £20 each month, enough for a decent saturday afternoon out with my old man.
Any real life figures and comparisons between the 'lude, Rover T and the V6 mondy would be nice!
Spare rear arches...
Seriously, I may have to take you up on that mate - few tatty bits here and there, need to see what it comes out like after my old fella has finished the paint job - by hand
Any real life figures and comparisons between the 'lude, Rover T and the V6 mondy would be nice!
Says who?
Got a garage/driveway full of parts btw if you need anything for the project
Spare rear arches...
Seriously, I may have to take you up on that mate - few tatty bits here and there, need to see what it comes out like after my old fella has finished the paint job - by hand
This would be a good suggestion, cheap as chips now and still generally rock solid (mine had 140k on when I sold it), will return good economy most of the time (the economy is actually the main thing I miss since switching to the S3), average of around 35-40mpg IME.
Unless you are very lucky I don't see you getting a vtec Lude for £1k or less. You can get one of course, but it will be one that needs a fair bit of work. I have seen a number of Ludes going for that figure but none that I would have considered buying. If you can afford to spend a bit more than that then you could get a good example. Otherwise I would look at something else.
Yeah it'd be an EG shape for 1k, though MPG wouldn't be that much different to an MB6 - could be a bit better actually, the EG's use the smaller 1.6 engine (160hp and 0-60 mid 7's)
Can't remember who, but someone on this forum got one really cheap. Might've been Neil?
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The Civic VTi sounds interesting, will do some research. As for cheap preludes, 1993-1997 can be had around the £1k mark, 100k+ examples normally, seems a fair few out there as well
Spare rear arches...
Seriously, I may have to take you up on that mate - few tatty bits here and there, need to see what it comes out like after my old fella has finished the paint job - by hand
Arches on my blue car are still solid. Obviously not as simple as unbolting them but they're there...
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Hmm, have been looking at replacement metal but the parts are the neck end of £300 from here - could be interested if you can get the panels off un good shape. If you want to add me to MSN it's a.j.kitching AT orange.net
Cheers