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[Vamps]

For years I have threatened my youngest stepson that he will be driving a Mini (a real one) when he is 17  Thing is, they are a lot of money, need at least £1500 for anything half decent, can hardly believe it, a Mig is cheaper than almost any Mini

Ideas for a cheap and cheerful car, easy and cheap to fix, tax and insure. I am out of touch with more modern cars, but only want to be spending a few hundred pounds. Only one Metro on ebay so thinking Ford fiesta, or similar............... :-/ :-/

Edit. i should add that I  may well trade in the Mig for something as it is just sitting there doing nothing, may try a swap.........

[KillerWatt]

Nothing is going to be "cheap" to insure at 17, especially on a provisional license.

[Darth Loo-knee]

For years I have threatened my youngest stepson that he will be driving a Mini (a real one) when he is 17  Thing is, they are a lot of money, need at least £1500 for anything half decent, can hardly believe it, a Mig is cheaper than almost any Mini

Ideas for a cheap and cheerful car, easy and cheap to fix, tax and insure. I am out of touch with more modern cars, but only want to be spending a few hundred pounds. Only one Metro on ebay so thinking Ford fiesta, or similar............... :-/ :-/

Personally I like Corsa's

[Vamps]

Nothing is going to be "cheap" to insure at 17, especially on a provisional license.

I realise that

[Vamps]

Don't know whether to spend decent money or not, :-/ thinking cheap, as about a month ago I pulled his mate out of a car he had rolled into a field

[tmx]

When i was 17 i had a Pugglet 205 GTi 1.6 it cost £600 and cost £800 to insure lol i smashed that into a field and nearly rolled it!

Little cars that are £500ish and cheap to insure and are reliableish: Seat Ibiza 1.4, VW Polo, Puglet 205 & 106 & 306,Renault clit but dire reliability on older ones!!!,most ford fiesta's 1.25s are still £900+ for good examples,Nissan almera & Micra bullet proof!! theres more but cant think of them right now but theres a few in the list!

i know where theres a lovely Ibiza 1.4 CLS forsale its SWMBO's

[Vamps]

When i was 17 i had a Pugglet 205 GTi 1.6 it cost £600 and cost £800 to insure lol i smashed that into a field and nearly rolled it!

Little cars that are £500ish and cheap to insure and are reliableish: Seat Ibiza 1.4, VW Polo, Puglet 205 & 106 & 306,Renault clit but dire reliability on older ones!!!,most ford fiesta's 1.25s are still £900+ for good examples,Nissan almera & Micra bullet proof!! theres more but cant think of them right now but theres a few in the list!

i know where theres a lovely Ibiza 1.4 CLS forsale its SWMBO's

I think 1.4 is over the car tax bracket? :-/  Swop for a Mig Estate?

[si vaux]

VW Polo or Seat Ibiza = Can't go wrong, Safe, Strong, Normally reliable and if not quite easy to fix, unless it's got a sunroof, I had one of each and both had sunroofs and I would regularly get a wet bottom and a shower on the way to college. Only problem is they hold their value quite well so might be a bit pricey. I'd stick to German reliabilityand solidness as apposed to french crumple zones and electrics problems.

[tmx]

Most important thing on the 1.4 AEX Vw engine to check is HG Failure very common down usually down to a faulty fan switch and check the crank breathers if they block then the crank seal goes but they leak loads and loads of oil when this happens

[si vaux]

Amen to the breathers

[albitz]

VW Polo or Seat Ibiza = Can't go wrong, Safe, Strong, Normally reliable and if not quite easy to fix, unless it's got a sunroof, I had one of each and both had sunroofs and I would regularly get a wet bottom and a shower on the way to college. Only problem is they hold their value quite well so might be a bit pricey. I'd stick to German reliabilityand solidness as apposed to french crumple zones and electrics problems.

Bought one of those to go to work and back (5 miles return) about 5 years ago,killed it dead in 2 months ,replaced it with a 1.1 205,did exactly the same thing,decided me and small cars arent cut out for each other.

[Vamps]

Thank you for your ideas, as I say, I am out of touch these days. Is there anything that has proper ignition and carb set up, like in the olden day's but modern...... I am not getting into anything with breather problems or ECU's. please just an ordinary engine.
At this rate it could be a 'Series' Land Rover..........
Swop a Mig for one, anyone..........

[si vaux]

Just remembered I may know of a Ford Ka going for £50 near by all I know is it's got couple months tax just run out of MOT couple of weeks ago. Will try and find out n let ya know A.S.A.P

[Vamps]

Just remembered I may know of a Ford Ka going for £50 near by all I know is it's got couple months tax just run out of MOT couple of weeks ago. Will try and find out n let ya know A.S.A.P

Thanks, but i think that might be too cheap...........

[albitz]

All cars will have injection/ecu etc nowadays to pass emissions test.