Spec me a car for around a grand
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He just doesn't like french cars (He has a point
) and the skoda is a vw so out the question. He doesn't mind mercs, so an old merc would be considered. And he would rather carry them all on his back than drive a passat again. He had a bad experience with my moms T reg passat estate 1.8T. The oil pump failed and needed a whole new engine.
Will look into it
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He can prob manage upto £2k this time next year. I'll edit my original post.
He thinks all fords have crap engines. He says every old ford he sees burns oil. He's on his 2nd vauxhall now. First was an Lreg cavalier which he loved and run into the ground. He's now on a P reg Vectra and it's been a pita since he had it. Never again. He said subaru's are too boy racerish despite me telling him about the estate versions to which he replied with a grunt and shoulder shrug. Doesn't like volvo's full stop.
Will look into it
He likes the 75. He used to have an 800 but it just went rotten and started to fall apart. He's a miserable old man who is stuck in his ways. This is why i came to you lot and ask for advice.
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He used to have 3 mini's at one time. A red one, white one and blue one. How cool is that
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He has his own group of about 20 personal friends who he's known for years from his old work, he doesn't advertise and he works for himself. Just a bit of extra money coming in now he's retired.
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Lol - so he dislikes everything he's owned and had a problem with?
Shock horror, cars when driven 8 hours every day need work doing on them. FWIW my car burns no oil whatsoever - not a reccomendation, just a point that he might be barking up the wrong tree with his criteria
Shock horror, cars when driven 8 hours every day need work doing on them. FWIW my car burns no oil whatsoever - not a reccomendation, just a point that he might be barking up the wrong tree with his criteria
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He loved the cavalier, but when you have a certain brand of car and it does nothing but break, it does put you off that brand for ever don't you think?
He won't be driving it 8 hours a day. Just the average 12,000 miles a year
Not really - rational research and accepting that there could be other factors involved would be the way forward.
If he wants reliability as a key concern, he should be looking at decent data about average reliability rather than relying on old fashioned brand prejudices
If he wants reliability as a key concern, he should be looking at decent data about average reliability rather than relying on old fashioned brand prejudices
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Exactly what I was thinking.
http://pistonheads.com/sales/1249040.htm
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oh sorry.. bit too old lol xD 2 doors only.. im sure to hell would sit in a taxi like that tho..
on a serious note get omega... ye its a vauxhall but for the price it ticks all boxes.. but cmon.. for the budget he has, he wants way too much..
http://pistonheads.com/sales/1395496.htm
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oh sorry.. bit too old lol xD 2 doors only.. im sure to hell would sit in a taxi like that tho..
on a serious note get omega... ye its a vauxhall but for the price it ticks all boxes.. but cmon.. for the budget he has, he wants way too much..
http://pistonheads.com/sales/1395496.htm
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Unbelievable, a T reg Passat owned by a woman had problems. They must all be like that then, definitely don't buy anything German for that reason alone.
*every* Ford? Wow, I must see 500 a day and can't say that I notice any burning oil.
I find it hard to believe that a 1996 car could be a pita, don't they build them to last these days? Shocking!
His criteria is a bit too wide, can you ask him to narrow it down a bit more please then I might be able to suggest something. Maybe ask him what colours he doesn't like too, that might do the job.
