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I want to buy a cheap, reliable car with low insurance - what do you recommend?

I want to buy a cheap car with low insurance. It needs to be reliable and I'm not bothered about the badge. What do you recommend?

Asked on 22 October 2017 by rover 618

Answered by Honest John

Original shape Toyota Yaris from 1999 - 2005. Check the exhaust carefully, the clutch and the rear coil springs. But generally the best, most reliable, cheap to run small older car.

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