New car

Del Lardo · 29 Apr 2006 at 14:55

Just agreed to buy this little gem for the sum of £500

1 lady owner (who goes to church with me mum)
39700 miles
12 months MOT
5 months tax
Just serviced
4 very new tyres
FSH (by an independant chap who I used when I lived in Brum)
Just needs a bit of a clean and a polish to change it from pink to red

Realised on Thursday that I've put 9000 miles on my Elise in 7 months so was considering buying a second car. Insurance is £200 and tax is £100 so should allow me to save a bit of money on running my Elise.

thebrasso · 29 Apr 2006 at 15:23

Aye, should provide you with some cheap motoring. I found running my Micra very cheap to run. Even absolutely thrashing it I could get 35mpg, usually nearer 40mpg. Parts on a Fiesta like that will be cheap as well.

eidolon · 29 Apr 2006 at 15:53

Sounds like a good buy.

I considered getting a Cinquecento to use over the Winter months but decided to be crazy and cycle instead. I'm still a hardcore Northerner!! (although I once wore a hat when it was -37C)

Burbleflop · 29 Apr 2006 at 16:30

eidolon said:
(although I once wore a hat when it was -37C)

I didn't think it ever got that warm ooop North.

Conanius · 29 Apr 2006 at 17:21

bargain

should be able to sell it for that/more when your done with it

Nozzer · 29 Apr 2006 at 17:30

Well done, I can't contemplate using my Elise as my only car :eek:

Enfield · 29 Apr 2006 at 17:31

Cheap as chips, bit of a difference in power though lol.

Watch out for rust on the rear arches mate.

K.C. Leblanc · 29 Apr 2006 at 19:34

Very nice, with some performance mods from Max Power you won't even need an Elise.

[TW]Fox · 29 Apr 2006 at 19:36

I guess I'm the only person in this thread utterly confused at why you'd spend more than 50 quid on that?

Mic · 29 Apr 2006 at 19:51

[TW]Fox said:
I guess I'm the only person in this thread utterly confused at why you'd spend more than 50 quid on that?

I am too, it must be in impecable condition for that price.

[TW]Fox · 29 Apr 2006 at 19:53

Mic said:
I am too, it must be in impecable condition for that price.

It doesn't look it from the photo - looks faded and... stuff.

I'd rather put the miles on the Elise

Lashout_UK · 29 Apr 2006 at 19:54

JESUS H. CHRIST!

I actually read that as 50 quid.

500? That's real car money!

What The Hell Are You ON!

:eek:

Even if it was mint, why the hell would you buy it anyway!

Akira · 29 Apr 2006 at 20:04

Well played that little old lady

Lashout_UK · 29 Apr 2006 at 20:06

Well played that little old lady

Original prankster

atpbx · 29 Apr 2006 at 20:09

Cheapest thing you can run i have found is a Citroen C15.

you can by 3 year old ones with about 30k on them for 12-14 hundred pounds.
They do about 50mpg.
But they are really, REALLY horrible.

£500 quid for a 13 year old festa though.

She will go to hell for charging you that.

Chris01 · 29 Apr 2006 at 20:10

500 quid! similar spec is around 300 quid on autotrader!

Conanius · 29 Apr 2006 at 20:11

C15 ?

ajgoodfellow · 29 Apr 2006 at 20:17

Chris01 · 29 Apr 2006 at 20:18

Conanius said:
C15 ?

that what i was thinking

Conanius · 29 Apr 2006 at 20:24

so yeah... a random citroen white van.... for THREE TIMES the price of the fiesta....

fiesta ta.