Cheap hatch for <£700

Ron Burgundy · 3 Oct 2006 at 09:17

So after drooling over the tidy Nova, what other cheap hatches can people shove my way? Aircon would be nice, but not essential, sunroofs are good too as well as CL, EW. PAS would also be nice.

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Jay · 3 Oct 2006 at 09:21

I've been looking at getting a 306 1.6i for my girlfriend. The one i'm looking at has 64,000 on the clock, P reg, Air Con, electric windows/sunroof etc.. for ~ £800

Has the same engine as the Saxo VTR

D4VE · 3 Oct 2006 at 09:22

A Rover 216 will be very reliable - get the older one with the Honda engine and gearbox.

triggerthat · 3 Oct 2006 at 09:26

1.4 Clio?

Hawk Tuah · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:01

205 GTI

Jay · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:12

Bug One said:
205 GTI

Would be my choice aswel! but my girlfriend isnt having any of it! haha

MrMatteh · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:14

triggerthat said:
1.4 Clio?

almost squeezed my valver in for that budget

a 1.8 of some form (RT/RSi/16v) might be in budget, but much harder to find

Lowe · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:24

You'll find a Clio 16v for that money. The rear arches will probably be a bit on the rusty side, but other than that if it's been looked after it shouldn't be too bad. Bes part of 140bhp in a small car that drives like a go kart for less than a grand isn't that bad.

Acolyte · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:33

Plenty of valvers in that price range, most of them dogs.

Ron Burgundy · 3 Oct 2006 at 11:16

Acolyte said:
Plenty of valvers in that price range, most of them dogs.

Sorry. forgot to mention, does need to be chepo as in insure, run, etc. So i'm limiting to 1.4 maybe 1.5td!!

Gribs · 3 Oct 2006 at 11:20

Don't get a clio 1.4. They're rubbish to drive, pretty gutless and cost loads to repair.

fonzee · 3 Oct 2006 at 11:23

Ron Burgundy said:
Sorry. forgot to mention, does need to be chepo as in insure, run, etc. So i'm limiting to 1.4 maybe 1.5td!!

push it to 1.6 and get the 205 1.6 gti...

still plenty fun to be had in that

saitrix · 3 Oct 2006 at 11:24

Ron Burgundy said:
Sorry. forgot to mention, does need to be chepo as in insure, run, etc. So i'm limiting to 1.4 maybe 1.5td!!

Try for the 1.6 205 GTi, if not then get a 1.4 XS/GT, pre cat ones. They had 85bhp and didn't weigh much so wern't that slow really.

Pigeon · 3 Oct 2006 at 13:22

AX GT, Metro GTi, Swift Gti - 1.4 and hot means small cars!

triggerthat · 4 Oct 2006 at 00:29

Gribs said:
Don't get a clio 1.4. They're rubbish to drive, pretty gutless and cost loads to repair.

1.2 is gutless. The 1.4 is fine considering the insurance group. And in terms of repairing, they very cheap

Paid £700 for mine, £60 or so on service parts. Never had any problems with mine. The central locking motor was abit dodgy. A second hand motor cost me £5. Driving, its fine for what it is, especially if you have a RT/RN model (PAS).