The 2003 fusion has served me well and is very cheap to run £30 tax etc .
It was bought 3 years ago with 90k on the clock for £2000 and has done 65k since, work done
leaking injector seal - £200
Clutch and Flywheel £500 ( cannot get that price now )
Couple of ther jobs amounting to £200 plus tyres .
In the last month I have noticed that the car struggles on any sort of incline , I have to use the 2nd gear and high revs but it is painfully slow and a local garage diagnosed a slipping clutch .
I would love to keep it , the clutch and flywheel was done around 30k ago and cost £500 , I was qouted £300 just to do the clutch but advised to do the flywheel at the same time .
The reason I went for the Civic they seemed the most reliable and may cost me less in the long run than a diesel from what I have read on the forums .
I do around 15k and need a car that can hold up to 5 guitars ( sometimes more ) in cases at a time with a mix of motorway and city driving .
As I said previously it is not just the cost of the car but the extra insurance ( £500 now - £850 for the civic 1.8 with 10 years of NC) - road tax and not including the extra cost of petrol .
I am just looking for the cheapest option - not too fussed how fast or any extras the car may have
It has just come at the wrong time of year and I was not expecting to be looking for another car before christmas .
Thanks again
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