A Jazz is good cheapo option. They don’t tend to eat timing chains if they’ve had regular oil changes so check for proof of frequent servicing. Gearbox bearings can wear out above 100k so drive it and listen for excess noise and check the gears change cleanly. Look underneath for serious rot, check the front crossmember isn’t rotten and look at the Mot history looking for structural rot. Otherwise these are tough and cheap to run. But at £700 you’re on borderline scrap money at todays prices so you’ll be lucky to find something viable that’ll pass another Mot without a load of money spending. A Jazz is one of the better chances though as they typically don’t get abused.

Join the Honda Jazz FB club.Often cheapies for sale. www.facebook.com/groups/1901221316762375

Any car with 12 months MOT is going to be worth £700.

Just sold my 2003 A4 Tdi on Facebook Market Place which is the place to go. But if you are on F B put a message out that you are looking for a cheap car.

You May be surprised what results you get !

Avoid anything remotely specialist and buy basic mass market car - if there are failures second hand parts will be readily available and most back street garages are capable of fixing (if you can't).

For £700 anything that has:

• a valid 6+ month Mot,
• drives smoothly without undue noise and vibration,
• has reasonable tyres,
• some evidence of a service in the last year,
• no major signs of bodywork corrosion

will be as likely as any other to provide reliable transport for a few months to two years.

When I need a stop gap I always look for the old mk2 Polo.

These are so simple to sort and usually will last a bit.

Not too dear to fix either, something like this www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204413158166?mkcid=16&mkevt...Y

How weird is that... Just been looking at polo's! That was first ever car too! Thank you!