Blast. Now I need another car.

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Wed 27 Oct 2004 14:30
Blast. Now I need another car. - oldbanger
Coming into work this morning I was going around a roundabout. A
big oval one. A medium-sized lorry pulled onto it right in front
of me. I could not stop before hitting it.

Now I need a new (second-hand) car.

I know very little about available makes and models.

What do the panel recommend to replace a 1.8 petrol Ford Escort
estate? I'd like a diesel estate. My budget is up to £4000, but
a bit less would be nice. I was quite happy with the old car's
performance, something similar would be fine. I am not too
image-concious.
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Wed 27 Oct 2004 14:44
Blast. Now I need another car. - Robert J.
A colleague of mine bought a 3 and a bit year old Vauxhall astra 1.7 diesel estate from the local auction for £3300 and he has been very pleased with it. Loads of room, good economy and so far reliable
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Wed 27 Oct 2004 14:46
Blast. Now I need another car. - daveyK_UK
hyundai lantra estate

lots of spec - good boot space (better than escort)

nice drive

reliable

and aroung 2 grand for a 5 year old good one.

(1.5 engine I think - I've had that many hyundais I cant remember)
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Wed 27 Oct 2004 14:57
Blast. Now I need another car. - Dynamic Dave
Personal note for daveyK_UK,

I'm sure it's been mentioned to you before about typing soley in UPPER CASE (classed as shouting in cyberland).

That's the last time I edit one of your posts, from now on I will just delete - which is far easier.

DD.
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Wed 27 Oct 2004 15:24
Blast. Now I need another car. - Quinny100
Citroen Xsara HDi Estate? £4k would even get you a Xantia HDi 110 estate or 406 HDi Estate in good condition.
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Wed 27 Oct 2004 17:48
Blast. Now I need another car. - oldbanger
Citroen Xsara HDi Estate? £4k would even get you a
Xantia HDi 110 estate or 406 HDi Estate in good condition.


All the Xantia/Peugot HDi 110 estates that I can see on the 'net seem to cost rather more than 4K - more like 5.5K - they look nice, but I can't afford that, unfortunately...
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Wed 27 Oct 2004 20:03
Blast. Now I need another car. - DavidHM
If you like Fords, www.gtccar.co.uk/cars/search3.asp?Id=221868 Not the best engine but brilliant value.

Otherwise, a 100k mile, year 2000 Xantia or 406 should be attainable. Or what about a C5 110 HDi LX tinyurl.com/5cutu in white? It even has a five figure mileage - just. I wouldn't rule out the HDi 90 in the Xsara, or even the older XUD with the turbo. I drive an XUDT 406 with 90 bhp and it's slow but the lower power engine in the smaller Xsara would be fine.

Failing that, it's doubtful that you'd get a nice Octavia TDi within budget but one would be ideal if you could. As ever, the Astra provides solid used value, though in general go for the best spec and the most powerful engine you can afford. (That said, there's an 82k, one owner, 1999 2.0 in the Trader for £1,995... shurely shum mishtake!)
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Wed 27 Oct 2004 20:19
Blast. Now I need another car. - JohnPug
Or how about a 306 Estate? Should be able to get a nice '99 or '00 Hdi for about £4k.
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Thu 28 Oct 2004 10:32
Blast. Now I need another car. - oldbanger
How on earth do you find these? I've been googling away merrily but with a lack of results such as these!! Maybe it's experience?

What about buying on ebay?

I'm not really a ford enthusiast, my old Escort seemed rather clumsy and porky - although it performed quite adequately.
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Thu 28 Oct 2004 11:09
Blast. Now I need another car. - Happy Blue!
go to autotrader see link on the left.
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Espada III - well if you have a family and need a Lamborghini, what else do you drive?
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Thu 28 Oct 2004 12:09
Blast. Now I need another car. - henry k
go to autotrader see link on the left.
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And if you register you can further refine your searches
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Sun 31 Oct 2004 20:29
Blast. Now I need another car. - oldbanger
I've been offered a Renault 25 for £100 that needs a new exhaust,
MOT till April - as a stopgap - comments?
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Sun 31 Oct 2004 21:14
Blast. Now I need another car. - Adam {P}
For a ton, there's not really a great deal you could complain about and as you say - it would only be a stopgap.
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Adam
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Mon 1 Nov 2004 18:56
Blast. Now I need another car. - daveyK_UK
will stick to being a lower case man from now on.
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Mon 1 Nov 2004 18:57
Blast. Now I need another car. - daveyK_UK
as for the renault 25 for a 100 quid.

if it last six months - one cant complain.
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