What cheap auto?

Trojan

Trojan

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For various reasons, I'm currently in the process of selling the 172 and am looking for ideas of a cheap replacement. The main criteria is as follows:

- Automatic
- Cheap to buy ie upto/around £1k
- Cheap to run and maintain

Now I wouldn't normally go for an auto myself however that's all my girlfriend can drive so that's that. I'm not bothered about performance, looks, or anything like that, just something that's going to be cheap to both buy and run. So, any suggestions?
 
I'd be inclined to go for something like a Merc 190E with sensible mileage on it. Service bits are easy to come by and they're pretty simple beasts also.

They're also not made of swiss cheese and magical fairy dust.

Bonus, also quite presentable in the right trim/wheel/interior combination :)
 
Rover 416i around a 99 plate for £600 - £800 comes with a Honda engine and gets around 34mpg.

Ride is smooth at low speeds but turns into a boat if you start pushing it.
 
Vauxhall Omega auto's are as cheap as chips at the moment.

Loads of car for the money, grab a 2.5 diesel ( BMW Engine ) one and you can't go wrong.

MV6 Omegas are quick, powerful and great to drive, but are a little thirsty. Still loads of car for the cash though. :cool:
 
DannyW said:
just make sure you avoid a ford auto - no matter how desperate..
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OP - in your budget do you really really need to have an auto? fuel economy will be crap and you will be looking at cars that are screaming out for a gearbox change (most likely), of which, a new gearbox and fitting will cost more than the price of the car.

If you must, then look for an old merc or a volvo imo.

EDIT: just noticed that its all your girlfriend can drive. up the budget and get something newer imo.
 
Morba said:
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OP - in your budget do you really really need to have an auto? fuel economy will be crap and you will be looking at cars that are screaming out for a gearbox change (most likely), of which, a new gearbox and fitting will cost more than the price of the car.

If you must, then look for an old merc or a volvo imo.

EDIT: just noticed that its all your girlfriend can drive. up the budget and get something newer imo.
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Tbh, I could not agree more.
 
Gotta be a biggun really. As mentioned, Merc/Volvo are probably the safest bet. Skippy got himself a Volvo auto for about 300 notes and it was plain sailing for over a year.

Guy I went to get a dog off last night had picked up a stolen/recovered Omega for £500. All it needed was new keys. ~£130 for the keys and the recoding at a main dealer. Bargaintastic.
 
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