Best £500 throw away car....

mjt · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:32

Old Volvo's worth a punt. Lots of spec, lots of comfort, lots of space, totally anonymous car.

snowdog · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:34

Anything really, an old volvo would be great, a mondeo, old carina or avensis ( if within price range), mazda 636, etc... Just filter by price and pick one that is in good nick mechanically and the one with the most options...

mjt · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:35

Or this, purely for the ad, and keep the change

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2320624.htm

ShakenNstirred · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:38

mine was a polo 1.3 T&T £165
took it for an mot after 7 months and it didn't need anything doing
it been a 100% reliable since i got it 12k+

Bennah · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:43

Blue Oval.

TheCrow · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:57

We got a BMW E36 318i for our Rust to Rome trip, it was just about flawless. Gutted that it was left in Rome as it was so much cheaper/quicker to fly home. Would get one as a second car any day.

MikeHunt79 · 12 Dec 2010 at 23:12

mjt said:
Or this, purely for the ad, and keep the change

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2320624.htm

sigma · 13 Dec 2010 at 00:20

Citroen AX GT with change in your pocket.

MOOGLEYS · 13 Dec 2010 at 00:33

I bought a 306 D turbo for £400 as a run-around whilst i was doing up cars. Damn thing lasted 3 years and was still going strong. It had Avtur in the fuel tank, Bio diesel and even 5 litres of untreated chip oil by a very drunk mate and it never skipped a beat. I gave it away in the end...

Dolph · 13 Dec 2010 at 00:36

Anything with 12 months ticket and in reasonable condition...

nanospider · 13 Dec 2010 at 00:37

Had a look for sub £500 stuff on ebay near me, anyone want to buy a pile of snow?

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1993-RENAULT-...9100100?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4155027ac4

wonder if the convertible part of it is essentially an igloo, it'd be perfect, when its warm enough for top down motoring the igloo melts!

gbradders123 · 13 Dec 2010 at 00:50

e30 325i any day of the week! can be a lot of fun, i got one for £216 of ebay, did 60k miles in it, perfectly reliable, well up until the last couple of months of use! Changed a few suspention bushes for mot's, never had a failure to proceed. Last of the well built bmw's. The e36 build quality was dreadful in comparison, esp at launch!

MarkDavis · 13 Dec 2010 at 00:50

InvaderGIR said:
MX-Gay

LOL.

zetec452 · 13 Dec 2010 at 01:01

reevsy said:
mmmmm Maestro?

Not a bad choice. I had the pleasure of buying one for £25 with 12 months MOT. Bit of tax and cheap motoring for 6-12 months. Shame the car was completely crap.

For £500 you just want to look at anything in reasonable nick.

Toxic Babyface · 13 Dec 2010 at 07:23

I was going to suggest a rover.
Maybe the volvo idea is the way to go though. My mum and dad still have an old v40 and it just goes on and on

Solid and reliable.

lemonade · 13 Dec 2010 at 15:12

Plenty of decent cars can be had. I would recommend an N15 Almera.

GT3 · 13 Dec 2010 at 20:06

406 SRI turbo, suprisingly fun and a bit of a sleeper especially if it has a tow bar and a bit more boost like mine

GT3 · 13 Dec 2010 at 20:25

http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2263575.htm

Sweet :cool:

Eliot · 13 Dec 2010 at 20:30

TAKE A FAST BEND AND IT WILL NOT LEAN

LOL

Stolly · 13 Dec 2010 at 20:32

Heh i bought a Pug 106 for a little more than £500 three years ago with the intention of driving it till it died. It ain't died yet and i've nearly saved up enough cash to get my next car with no finance. Target is May next year. If it gets me through to there with no bills over £200 i'll be a happy chap.